Dancing With Crazy

Emily Pearson's memoir of an unbelievable life

POSTED // Feb 6,2012 - It probably sounds like a cliché to say that Emily Pearson’s memoir Dancing With Crazy describes the kind of life that lands people on Geraldo.

Tales of A Peculiar People

Trio of new books explores LDS beliefs

POSTED // Dec 26,2011 - Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman Jr. have both had to answer plenty of questions about Mormon doctrine during their presidential campaigns.

Jacob T. Marley

Utah author creates the back story

POSTED // Oct 31,2011 - The classic Dickens tale A Christmas Carol begins with the sentence, “Marley was dead, to begin with.” Marley then goes on to play a pivotal role ...

Secrets & Wives

Author explores polygamy in new book

POSTED // Aug 9,2011 - For journalists, that mysterious line called “objectivity” is fragile under the most ideal circumstances.

Alt Press Fest 2011

Celebrate local fringe arts

POSTED // Jul 5,2011 - The Salt Lake City Main Library’s zine collection was founded in 1997 principally by one solitary librarian named Julie Bartel.

Changes of Heart

New conversion-themed LDS books

POSTED // May 30,2011 - The conversion process is a great vehicle for storytelling: the immersion into new ideas; a person feeling his life changing; the moment when he sees the world in a whole new way ...

Author John Sayles

Exploring “The American Century”

POSTED // May 24,2011 - The new novel from author (Union Dues) and filmmaker (Matewan, Eight Men Out, Lone Star) John Sayles, A Moment in the Sun, is an epic spanning events in America ...

@FakeAPStylebook's Write More Good

Faking With Style: A Utah contributor helps @FakeAPStylebook fans to Write More Good.

POSTED // Apr 4,2011 - In 2009, the Twitter feed @FakeAPStylebook launched as a satire of the guide for journalism conventions, credited to a collection of contributors known as “The Bureau Chiefs.”

New Year, New Reads

A preview of upcoming works from local authors.

POSTED // Jan 3,2011 - If you haven’t finished 2010’s reading list, ditch it—because 2011 is shaping up nicely for books by local authors.

New Books Explore Relationship Between Mormons and Traditionally Liberal Territory

POSTED // Dec 17,2010 - Two words generally not uttered in the same sentence with the Provo school are “environmentalism” and “Hollywood.” What would such traditionally liberal territory have to do with the conservative bastion of Utah County?