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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Meet our new director! The J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah is delighted to announce the new director of the University of Utah Press, Brett Rushforth, Ph.D. uofupress.com/the-universi...
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This event is happening soon! If you know Utah, you know the Salt Lake Temple. Come hear about the renovation project at the Marriott Library.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Announcing our 2026 Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry winner and finalist! Chosen by judge Abigail Chibitnoy. Winner Whitney Koo for her manuscript CRY SOWER Finalist Sara Femenella for her manuscript INHERITED MELANCHOLY
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Announcing our 2026 Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry winner and finalist! Chosen by judge Abigail Chibitnoy. Winner Whitney Koo for her manuscript CRY SOWER Finalist Sara Femenella for her manuscript INHERITED MELANCHOLY
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
While we aren't involved in this conference, we are fans with anything that uses potato chips as a logo! Check out this conference! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
New from the University of Utah Press: The Mind of Janus: Intersections of Law and Science on the National Forests by Jamison E. Colburn.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Now Available: Faces of the Fremont: Anthropomorphic Figurines in Fremont Society by David T. Yoder What can hundreds of tiny clay figurines tell us about a people who lived more than a thousand years ago?
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Now Available: Faces of the Fremont: Anthropomorphic Figurines in Fremont Society by David T. Yoder What can hundreds of tiny clay figurines tell us about a people who lived more than a thousand years ago?
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Who was John Steele? Read a little bit about him here: fromthedesk.org/who-was-the-...
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Who Was the Latter-day Saint Pioneer, John Steele? – From the Desk
John Steele was a defiant Irish convert, Mormon Battalion soldier, and frontier explorer who enforced order while settling Southern Utah’s rugged landscape.
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MNG - University Presses @mngupbooks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
NEW IN STOCK - A collaboration between English professor and photographer W. Scott Olsen and Tomasz Trzebiatowski, founder of Frames magazine, Reading Frames gathers sixty-nine photographs first featured in Frames’ digital companion. 📚 buff.ly/tb2jOwa @uofupress.bsky.social
Reading Frames: Explorations in What Makes a Photograph Work
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
What did pioneer life sound like? In her letters to her missionary husband, Sarah Peterson Lund wrote candidly about loneliness, love, family, faith, and the challenges of daily life in territorial Utah.
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Philly Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
New #poetry #books from Westbrae Literary Press, @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social, Orison Books, @lsupress.bsky.social, @aaknopf.bsky.social, @blacklawrence.bsky.social, CLASH Books & @uofupress.bsky.social. #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-poetry-t...
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New Poetry Titles (7/21/26)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 7/21 from Westbrae Literary Press, Bloodaxe Books, Orison Books, LSU Press, Knopf, Black Lawrence Press, CLASH Books & University of Utah Press.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
What did pioneer life sound like? In her letters to her missionary husband, Sarah Peterson Lund wrote candidly about loneliness, love, family, faith, and the challenges of daily life in territorial Utah.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
What did pioneer life sound like? In her letters to her missionary husband, Sarah Peterson Lund wrote candidly about loneliness, love, family, faith, and the challenges of daily life in territorial Utah.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
What did pioneer life sound like? In her letters to her missionary husband, Sarah Peterson Lund wrote candidly about loneliness, love, family, faith, and the challenges of daily life in territorial Utah.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
What did pioneer life sound like? In her letters to her missionary husband, Sarah Peterson Lund wrote candidly about loneliness, love, family, faith, and the challenges of daily life in territorial Utah.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What did pioneer life sound like? In her letters to her missionary husband, Sarah Peterson Lund wrote candidly about loneliness, love, family, faith, and the challenges of daily life in territorial Utah.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
What did pioneer life sound like? In her letters to her missionary husband, Sarah Peterson Lund wrote candidly about loneliness, love, family, faith, and the challenges of daily life in territorial Utah.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
What did pioneer life sound like? In her letters to her missionary husband, Sarah Peterson Lund wrote candidly about loneliness, love, family, faith, and the challenges of daily life in territorial Utah.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Introducing our Fall 2026 Catalog! Explore our newest titles and forthcoming releases. View the catalog: conta.cc/4yjGCma
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Introducing our Fall 2026 Catalog! Explore our newest titles and forthcoming releases. View the catalog: conta.cc/4yjGCma
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Celebrate America by getting out and exploring it! Hit the trail with the newly updated edition of A Guide to Southern Utah’s Hole-in-the-Rock Trail and discover one of the West’s most remarkable historic routes. Adventure, history, and spectacular scenery await. uofupress.com/books/a-guid...
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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
📚️ Check out the reviews from Utah Historical Quarterly Vol. 94, Iss. 2! - "On the Overland Trails with William Clark" @univnebpress.bsky.social - "Red Rock and Rawhide" @uofupress.bsky.social - "Diné dóó Gáamalii" @univpressofkansas.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/issu...
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Onur Inal @onurinal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🥁 @kmkentel.bsky.social and I have a new book coming out very soon! “Istanbul Unbound” will be the inaugural volume in the new series Transregional Middle Easts from @uofupress.bsky.social 🥂 Thanks to support from @fwf-at.bsky.social it will be fully Open Access 🎊 uofupress.com/books/istanb...
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Announcing Reading Frames by Scott Olsen. See the book trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1QQ...
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Learning to See Photographs Again: "Reading Frames" by W. Scott Olsen
YOU CAN ORDER THE "READING FRAMES BOOK HERE: 📖 Official publisher page: https://uofupress.com/books/reading-frames/ 📖 Amazon…
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Celebrate Pride Month with stories that expand our understanding of love, faith, and identity. 💜 Habibi Means Beloved by Moudi Sbeity 💜 Gay Mormon New York by Val Holley Now available for preorder, just in time to celebrate Pride with stories that matter.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Celebrate Pride Month with stories that expand our understanding of love, faith, and identity. 💜 Habibi Means Beloved by Moudi Sbeity 💜 Gay Mormon New York by Val Holley Now available for preorder, just in time to celebrate Pride with stories that matter.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This is tonight! Please come by for what will surely be an interesting discussion! Benchmark Books 5:30 Thomas Murphy discusses his book UNSETTLING SCRIPTURE www.facebook.com/share/1AGSRy...
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
New release from the University of Utah Press! Constructing Space explores how faith becomes form, revealing the ways religious communities shape and are shaped by the spaces they create. Learn more: uofupress.com/books/constr...
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
New release from the University of Utah Press! Constructing Space explores how faith becomes form, revealing the ways religious communities shape and are shaped by the spaces they create. Learn more: uofupress.com/books/constr...
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
New formats, same great books! Several of our standout titles are now available in paperback!!
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Now available from University of Utah Press: Capturing Water. Explore the history, science, and significance of water in Chaco Canyon, building on the work of Gordon and his son Gwinn Vivian. Learn more: uofupress.com/books/captur...
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Remember the “I’m a Mormon” campaign? Mitt Romney’s presidential run, The Book of Mormon on Broadway? That “Mormon Moment” reshaped public conversations—and it didn’t stop there.
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Mormon identity in the digital age on Access Utah
Mitt Romney’s presidential run, the hit Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon," and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ “I’m a Mormon” media campaign all drew the public eye in the 2010s.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Now available from University of Utah Press: Capturing Water. Explore the history, science, and significance of water in Chaco Canyon, building on the work of Gordon and his son Gwinn Vivian. Learn more: uofupress.com/books/captur...
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
New Release! _A Reed Shaken with the Wind_ tells the story of Utah’s Bear River Marsh, its deep past, fragile present, and uncertain future. Andrew H. Hedges weaves history, ecology, and human choices into a compelling portrait of a landscape worth knowing and protecting.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
What can the rise and fall of an ancient Maya city teach us about inequality and power? Find out in this new release from the University of Utah Press on Dos Pilas, Guatemala. uofupress.com/books/classi...
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Listen to Access Utah interview Rosemary Avance about her book Mediated Mormons and how digital media continues to reshape religious identity: www.upr.org/show/access-... #UPR #AccessUtah
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Mormon identity in the digital age on Access Utah
Mitt Romney’s presidential run, the hit Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon," and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ “I’m a Mormon” media campaign all drew the public eye in the 2010s.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
What can the rise and fall of an ancient Maya city teach us about inequality and power? Find out in this new release from the University of Utah Press on Dos Pilas, Guatemala. uofupress.com/books/classi...
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Remember the “I’m a Mormon” campaign? Mitt Romney’s presidential run, The Book of Mormon on Broadway? That “Mormon Moment” reshaped public conversations—and it didn’t stop there.
upr.org
Mormon identity in the digital age on Access Utah
Mitt Romney’s presidential run, the hit Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon," and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ “I’m a Mormon” media campaign all drew the public eye in the 2010s.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
New formats, same great books! Several of our standout titles are now available in paperback!!
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
New Release! _A Reed Shaken with the Wind_ tells the story of Utah’s Bear River Marsh, its deep past, fragile present, and uncertain future. Andrew H. Hedges weaves history, ecology, and human choices into a compelling portrait of a landscape worth knowing and protecting.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Attending SAA? Come see us at booth 400! View our new and older titles, receive a 35% discount, and meet John, our archaeology acquisitions editor! Want the books but don't want to carry them home? Use SAA35 on our website for 35% off. #SAA26 #SAA2026 #SAA2026SFO #Archaeology
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
To all writers and authors: Writing from the Land is a nurturing writing workshop hosted by The Entrada Institute at its headquarters in Torrey, Utah. Those of us at the Press support the work of the Institute and value the collaborative work that happens each year.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
This Earth Day, we’re highlighting books that engage with environmental scholarship, place-based knowledge, and the human relationship to the natural world. #EarthDay #EarthDay2026 #EnvironmentalBooks #ReadForThePlanet #Sustainability #universitypress #ReadUP
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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
📙Amy Tanner Thiriot's "Slavery in Zion" (@uofupress.bsky.social) offers a critical intervention in the historiography of American religion, race, and archival recovery. Review by Editor @jstuart.bsky.social in Mormon Studies Review Vol. 13: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/msr/arti...
Cover of Mormon Studies Review, Vol. 13, 2026
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Attention Poetry lovers and writers! Two weeks left to submit your manuscript! First listen to the winner of the 2025 Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry, Dan Murphy, as he talks craft and about his book ESTATE SALE. Then submit your own manuscript to the contest!
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
New Book Release! _The Urban Questions: Interdisciplinary and Multiscalar Approaches to Investigating the Ancient Mesoamerican City_ is now available from University of Utah Press.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We are incredibly proud to publish these books!
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Ben Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Philip Schaefer @uofupress.bsky.social
Once

I took a mason jar of fireflies
and shook them
like a snowglobe.

So much death
lighting up.

Manhattan
in my hands.
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Excited to share The Americas’ First Sermons, now available from University of Utah Press!
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