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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 3d

We'll be at the Wasatch Festival of Books on Saturday. Come visit us and peruse books and attend some awesome sessions. All sessions are at the Salt Lake City Public Library's main downtown library.

See more here: www.wasatchfestivalofbooks.org

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 11d

There's something special about stepping out from behind the screen and sharing real space with the people who make this place what it is. The future of the press feels brighter when you're building it with people you genuinely admire. I'm grateful I get to work with this team.

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 14d

Meet John, our new acquisitions editor for archaeology, anthropology, & linguistics. We're very excited to have him on board!
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 22d

Join us Friday, September 19 for the Water Commons: Living Legacies of Utah Waterways conference. Find more information here: tanner.utah.edu/center-event...

The Water Commons: Living Legacies of Utah Waterways - Tanner Humanities Center

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 22d

Check out Paul G. Nauert's review of "Sustainable Capitalism: Essential Work for the Anthropocene," edited by Inara Scott, published in 2024 by @uofupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #sustainability #capitalism
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 25d

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University of Utah Press | We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe / Recuerdo, Celebración, y Esperanza

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · 25d

This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we’re celebrating the vibrant stories and enduring contributions of Utah’s Latino communities.
Discover their legacy in Latinos in Utah — a powerful tribute to culture, resilience, and history.
#LatinosInUtah #UtahHistory #RepresentationMatters

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Onur Inal @onurinal.bsky.social · Sep 9

Just signed a contract with the @uofupress.bsky.social for the publication of the volume I co-edit with @kmkentel.bsky.social, “Istanbul Unbound: Environmental Approaches to the City” 🎊

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Sep 2

Congratulations to Caleb Nolen! Jennifer Chang chose his manuscript, Afterlight, as the winner of the 2025 Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry. Look for the book in spring of 2026. #Uofupress #poetry #PoetryCommunity

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Aug 28

This week 105 years ago, the Nineteenth Amendment was certified. Celebrate Women’s Equality Day with a book from the University of Utah Press! #WED #WomensEqualityDay #uofupress

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · Aug 22

Reviews in @dialoguejournal.bsky.social 58.2:

📗"The Annotated Book of Mormon" @oxunipress.bsky.social
📚"Tales of the Chelm First Ward" & "American Trinity" @bccpress.bsky.social
📙"I Spoke to You with Silence" @uofupress.bsky.social

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Cover of Dialogue, Volume 58, Issue 2, Summer 2025
On the covers: Julie Yuen Yim, The Plan of Salvation II, 2019, Chinese paper cutting, 21” x 21”

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Aug 18

Available now!

_The Mountain: Journeys in High Places _by Robin Patten. This book takes readers into higher realms, exploring the complex kinship between mountains and human thought, traditions, and ways of being.

Read more here: uofupress.com/books/the-mo...

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Aug 5

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University of Utah Press | The University of Utah Press Unveils New Juniper Tree Logo

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Aug 5

We are excited to announce our new colophon, the juniper tree!

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Aug 1

The highlight of my job is calling the poetry winner every year. I believe Dan was in an airport about to head to Ireland!

Dan Murphy @dmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 1

A year ago today, @uofupress.bsky.social called & let me know they’d be publishing my book of #poetry. The elation! Today, it’s 4 sale online—just in time 4 the #SealeyChallenge. & if you don’t participate in that, that’s cool, too—you can still have a quiet, slow read 😀: dmurphy.online/estate-sale/

Estate Sale - Dan Murphy

Praise for Estate Sale “Early in Dan Murphy’s elegiac debut, Estate Sale, the poet writes: ‘There is only so much sweetness/in this world. I kiss and kiss and it’s gone. ‘Haunted by the inevitable gri...

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Jul 30

Expand your audiobook collection with our books on Audible! tinyurl.com/mtvm27bw

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Jul 21

Pioneer Day is a time to reflect on Utah’s roots.

The Marriott Library blog features a great roundup of books from the University of Utah Press that explore the state’s early history and the people who lived it.

Worth a read: blog.lib.utah.edu/university-o...
#PioneerDay #UtahHistory #UofUPress

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · Jul 15

📚 More reviews from Utah Historical Quarterly 93.1!
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📘 @columbiaup.bsky.social
📙 @upcolorado.bsky.social
cc: @holly-g.bsky.social
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Cover of Utah Historical Quarterly, Volume 93, Issue 1, Spring 2025
Cover Image: Polio vaccination at a Salt Lake City school, April Salt Lake Tribune staff. Utah Historical Society, photo no. 24161-5.

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · Jul 16

Check out Evelyn Brister's review of Betsy L. Howell's "Wild Forest Home: Stories of Conservation in the Pacific Northwest," published in 2024 by @uofupress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #conservation
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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Jul 14

_An Exaltation of Parks_ by Steve Kemp tells how America’s wonderlands were saved, not by government alone, but by a man with vision and means. More timely now than before.

#AnExaltationOfParks #Conservation #Philanthropy #NationalParks #UofUPress

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Jul 8

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#zionnationalpark #capitolreefnationalpark #rockymountainnationalpark #grandtetonnationalpark #glaciernationalpark #archesnationalpark @altnps.bsky.social

University of Utah Press | Celebrating 75 Years of Academic Publishing

The University of Utah Press publishes books on Utah history, american indian history, mormon history, middle eastern studies, western american studies, landscape, environmental, literature, anthropol...

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Jul 8

Celebrate America all month long. You know what makes our country great? Our national parks. During the rest of the summer save 25% in 2025 on our National Park Reader Series by using code PARK25 on our website.

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Jun 30

We celebrate immigration.

#AmericanWestHistory, #AsianAmericanVoices, #DiversityInPublishing, #ImmigrantHeritage, #ImmigrantMemoirs, #ImmigrantVoices, #ImmigrationMatters, #ImmigrationStories, #JapaneseAmericanHistory, #LatinoHistory, #ReadImmigrantVoices

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The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social · Jun 19

This #PrideMonth, we highlight two powerful books that confront what it means to be queer within the LDS Church.

These works explore the pain of institutional silence and the strength it takes to speak out, question, and belong.
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Dan Murphy @dmurphy.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thanks so much for sharing! Great to see it already making its way from @uofupress.bsky.social to bookshelves—hope it holds up! 😀

David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · Jun 18

Just got my copy of “Estate Sale” by poet and Bearded Bard, @dmurphy.bsky.social. Immediate leap to the top of my TBR list.

Cover of “Estate Sale,” a poetry collection by Dan Murphy, featuring the top half of an old television set in the lower eighth of the image, against a blue wall in the background that morphs into the night sky as it move up the image.

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