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The University of Utah Press is celebrating 75 years in 2024!
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Introducing our Fall 2026 Catalog! Explore our newest titles and forthcoming releases. View the catalog: conta.cc/4yjGCma
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
New formats, same great books! Several of our standout titles are now available in paperback!!
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.
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
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.
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
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!
New Book Release! _The Urban Questions: Interdisciplinary and Multiscalar Approaches to Investigating the Ancient Mesoamerican City_ is now available from University of Utah Press.
Excited to share The Americas’ First Sermons, now available from University of Utah Press!
This Black History Month, we honor the powerful legacy of Black communities in Utah, stories of resilience, creativity, scholarship, and leadership that continue to shape the state in meaningful ways. #BlackHistoryMonth #UtahHistory #BlackHistoryInUtah #UofUPress #ReadBlackHistory
Poets! Do you have an unpublished poetry manuscript ready to meet the world? Details & guidelines: uofupress.com/agha-shahid-... #ᴘᴏᴇᴛʀʏᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #poetrycontest #poetrymanuscript #poetsofinstagram #amwritingpoetry #poetrybooks #emergingpoets #PoetryPrize #ᴘᴏᴇᴛʀʏʟᴏᴠᴇʀs #poetlife #UofUpress
New Book Release! We’re thrilled to announce the publication of Talking to the Rain: Paintings and Carvings on Stone in Chihuahuan Desert Landscapes by renowned rock art scholar Polly Schaafsma, featuring breathtaking photography by François Gohier.
New semester, new way of learning! The Saga of Lucien L. Nunn & Deep Springs College by L. Jackson Newell is now available! Discover the remarkable story of L.L. Nunn—an innovator who founded one of the most unique and intellectually daring colleges in America: Deep Springs College.
New Release! When the Earth Was New by Alex K. Ruuska explores oral traditions, reshaping our understanding of the Great Basin’s past. Discover how Indigenous knowledge converges with archaeology, geology & history. #NewBook #GreatBasin #IndigenousKnowledge #Anthropology
Our Spring/Summer 2026 Catalog is here! Explore a fresh collection of thought-provoking and scholarly books from the University of Utah Press. Check out the full catalog via the link in the comments.
Heads up! Our offices are closed until January 5, but online orders are still open. Use WINTER35 on our website for 35% off all books on sale through December 31!