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June 2, 2022 (May 27, 2022)

UIP at Mormon History Association Annual Meeting

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We are so excited to attend the 57th Annual Meeting of the Mormon History Association in Logan, UT on June 2-5, 2022! Attendees can find the following books and journals […]

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June 6, 2020 (June 4, 2020)

MHA 2020 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to our MHA 2020 virtual exhibit! Even though we are unable to attend MHA in person, we are still excited to share with you our Mormon studies related content. […]

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June 4, 2020 (June 4, 2020)

Christine Talbot on Mormonism and Polygamy

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The following is a guest post from Christine Talbot, author of A Foreign Kingdom: Mormons and Polygamy in American Political Culture, 1852-1890. This June, we are offering a free ebook […]

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June 2, 2020 (June 1, 2020)

Get a Free Ebook of A Foreign Kingdom by Christine Talbot

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In June’s free ebook, join Christine Talbot as she explores how Mormon plural marriage generated decades of cultural and political conflict over competing definitions of legitimate marriage and family structure […]

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March 13, 2019 (March 4, 2019)

Watch the Book Trailer for Mormons, Musical Theater, and Belonging in America by Jake Johnson

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Coming in July 2019, Mormons, Musical Theater, and Belonging in America by Jake Johnson merges the study of belonging in America with scholarship on voice and popular music to explore the […]

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March 26, 2018

Announcing a New Series: Introductions to Mormon Thought

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The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce the new series Introductions to Mormon Thought. Dawn Durante, a senior acquisitions editor at the University of Illinois Press, will be […]

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October 26, 2016 (October 26, 2016)

Holly Welker on the radio

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Holly Welker, author of Baring Witness, recently sat down for a radio interview with the National Public Radio affiliate in Phoenix. Want an enlightening look at the world of Mormon marriage from […]

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September 20, 2016 (July 27, 2016)

Release Party: Baring Witness

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One of the Press’s more eagerly awaited recent titles, and a runaway hit at this summer’s Book Expo in Chicago, Baring Witness is now on sale. Acclaimed author-editor Holly Welker and thirty-six […]

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September 16, 2016 (September 19, 2016)

Q&A with Baring Witness editor Holly Welker

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Holly Welker is an award-winning poet and essayist living in Arizona. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Best American Essays, and […]

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June 30, 2016 (June 29, 2016)

Throwbacklist Thursday: The Story of the Smiths

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Often overlooked in the literature written about American families, the Smiths of Western New York nonetheless have a claim over the Rockefellers and Adamses and all the other subjects of […]

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June 14, 2016

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Biography honored

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Since its initial publication, Michael Hicks‘s book The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Biography has attracted raves for telling the fascinating inside story of the beloved American institution. We are pleased […]

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October 20, 2015 (October 20, 2015)

A Mormon Tabernacle Choir FAQ

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When Michael Hicks spoke at Benchmark Books in Salt Lake City about The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A Biography, he sought to answer the top questions he’d been asked about his […]

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