John D. Moore
@johndmoore.bsky.social
Acquisitions editor at University of Utah Press, acquiring in archaeology, anthropology & linguistics. Freelance copyeditor. Studies Japanese literature, film, and animation.
Opinions are my own.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Opinions are my own.
Salt Lake City, Utah
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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
Winner Whitney Koo for her manuscript CRY SOWER
Finalist Sara Femenella for her manuscript INHERITED MELANCHOLY
September 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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
Winner Whitney Koo for her manuscript CRY SOWER
Finalist Sara Femenella for her manuscript INHERITED MELANCHOLY
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All else aside there is nothing I want or need genAI to do for me. I like reading. I like doing research. I like playing around in spreadsheets. I like interviewing people. I like writing. I like doing these things for myself because I take pleasure in the doing and they make me a better thinker.
September 8, 2026 at 3:26 AM
All else aside there is nothing I want or need genAI to do for me. I like reading. I like doing research. I like playing around in spreadsheets. I like interviewing people. I like writing. I like doing these things for myself because I take pleasure in the doing and they make me a better thinker.
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Archaeology is one of them. Just no grants at all.
Finally, this has gone a bit under the radar, so I want to highlight it: The social, behavioral and economic sciences directorate (SBE) has simply ceased to deliver grants to many of its subareas. Any topic not specifically OK'd by the Trump administration is receiving zero new awards.
August 20, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Archaeology is one of them. Just no grants at all.
This is an important, beautiful book, and I'm so happy that it's now out there in the world.
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 can hundreds of tiny clay figurines tell us about a people who lived more than a thousand years ago?
August 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
This is an important, beautiful book, and I'm so happy that it's now out there in the world.
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New from the University of Utah Press:
The Mind of Janus: Intersections of Law and Science on the National Forests by Jamison E. Colburn.
The Mind of Janus: Intersections of Law and Science on the National Forests by Jamison E. Colburn.
August 18, 2026 at 3:02 PM
New from the University of Utah Press:
The Mind of Janus: Intersections of Law and Science on the National Forests by Jamison E. Colburn.
The Mind of Janus: Intersections of Law and Science on the National Forests by Jamison E. Colburn.
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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 can hundreds of tiny clay figurines tell us about a people who lived more than a thousand years ago?
August 13, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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 can hundreds of tiny clay figurines tell us about a people who lived more than a thousand years ago?
A few years ago, I realized every novel I’d read in at least two years had been by a woman and/or a person of color. Mostly women (of various ethnic backgrounds). Hadn’t even done it on purpose. It was a great run.
August 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
A few years ago, I realized every novel I’d read in at least two years had been by a woman and/or a person of color. Mostly women (of various ethnic backgrounds). Hadn’t even done it on purpose. It was a great run.
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idk it just feels like at this point it’s clear that sustained use of AI does something to your brain and for some people that ends up being truly life ruining and i’m like why would you not want to protect your brain.
August 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
idk it just feels like at this point it’s clear that sustained use of AI does something to your brain and for some people that ends up being truly life ruining and i’m like why would you not want to protect your brain.
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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.
July 20, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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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Introducing our Fall 2026 Catalog!
Explore our newest titles and forthcoming releases.
View the catalog: conta.cc/4yjGCma
Explore our newest titles and forthcoming releases.
View the catalog: conta.cc/4yjGCma
July 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Introducing our Fall 2026 Catalog!
Explore our newest titles and forthcoming releases.
View the catalog: conta.cc/4yjGCma
Explore our newest titles and forthcoming releases.
View the catalog: conta.cc/4yjGCma
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🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out!
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding.
Take Action: zurl.co/cY8HD
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding.
Take Action: zurl.co/cY8HD
July 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out!
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding.
Take Action: zurl.co/cY8HD
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding.
Take Action: zurl.co/cY8HD
Just got on the Link Light Rail in Seattle, and trains are great.
June 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Just got on the Link Light Rail in Seattle, and trains are great.
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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.
💜 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.
June 11, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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.
💜 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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"I never thought the cureloms would eat MY face," sobs woman who voted for the Cureloms Eating People's Faces Party.
The LDS Church was left off the Department of Defense’s list of Christian religions.
Are Latter-day Saints Christian? The U.S. Defense Department doesn’t appear to think so.
LDS Church left off Department of Defense’s list of Christian religions.
www.sltrib.com
June 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"I never thought the cureloms would eat MY face," sobs woman who voted for the Cureloms Eating People's Faces Party.
Very excited to attend my first @aupresses.bsky.social meeting in Seattle next week, y'all.
June 4, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Very excited to attend my first @aupresses.bsky.social meeting in Seattle next week, y'all.
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This scam is hitting basically every academic with a book out I guess and I would love if more people shared. The one I got about EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED was interested in the open world stuff, and when I looked up the book club they were spoofing it was entirely dedicated to romantasy.
LOLOL "What stood out most was ꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʙᴀᴄᴋ-ᴇɴᴅ ꜱʜɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ, which feels like the kind of nuance that naturally sparks layered and honest conversation in our group."
May 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM
This scam is hitting basically every academic with a book out I guess and I would love if more people shared. The one I got about EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED was interested in the open world stuff, and when I looked up the book club they were spoofing it was entirely dedicated to romantasy.
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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...
Learn more: uofupress.com/books/captur...
May 22, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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...
Learn more: uofupress.com/books/captur...
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Holy cow I adore this batshit insane advertisement for a low-cost birth control pill delivery service, especially in a country that hasn't been great about promoting them as a viable birth control method or making them accessible/affordable.
To have been a fly on the wall when they decided to call it this.
May 20, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Holy cow I adore this batshit insane advertisement for a low-cost birth control pill delivery service, especially in a country that hasn't been great about promoting them as a viable birth control method or making them accessible/affordable.
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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...
Find out in this new release from the University of Utah Press on Dos Pilas, Guatemala.
uofupress.com/books/classi...
May 18, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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...
Find out in this new release from the University of Utah Press on Dos Pilas, Guatemala.
uofupress.com/books/classi...
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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
#UPR #AccessUtah
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.
www.upr.org
May 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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
#UPR #AccessUtah
I do love this valley.
February 20, 2026 at 12:56 AM
I do love this valley.
The @uofupress.bsky.social is hiring a new press director!
Come work with me and let’s make some great books!
utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/195...
Come work with me and let’s make some great books!
utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/195...
Operations Management - Division/Business Unit (Non-Executive)
The University of Utah Press is located at the J. Willard Marriott Library, at the heart of the university’s academic community, on a growing campus with an expanding student population. The Press pub...
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February 20, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The @uofupress.bsky.social is hiring a new press director!
Come work with me and let’s make some great books!
utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/195...
Come work with me and let’s make some great books!
utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/195...
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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
#BlackHistoryMonth #UtahHistory #BlackHistoryInUtah #UofUPress #ReadBlackHistory
February 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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
#BlackHistoryMonth #UtahHistory #BlackHistoryInUtah #UofUPress #ReadBlackHistory
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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
Details & guidelines: uofupress.com/agha-shahid-...
#ᴘᴏᴇᴛʀʏᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ
#poetrycontest
#poetrymanuscript
#poetsofinstagram
#amwritingpoetry
#poetrybooks
#emergingpoets
#PoetryPrize
#ᴘᴏᴇᴛʀʏʟᴏᴠᴇʀs
#poetlife
#UofUpress
February 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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
Details & guidelines: uofupress.com/agha-shahid-...
#ᴘᴏᴇᴛʀʏᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ
#poetrycontest
#poetrymanuscript
#poetsofinstagram
#amwritingpoetry
#poetrybooks
#emergingpoets
#PoetryPrize
#ᴘᴏᴇᴛʀʏʟᴏᴠᴇʀs
#poetlife
#UofUpress