Signature Books Podcast

Signature Books
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Signature Books Podcast

Signature Books, founded in 1981, publishes some of the best books in Mormon studies. We specialize in narrative and documentary history, biography, fiction, poetry, and Western Americana. Our books have received numerous honors over the years from the Mormon History Association, the John Whitmer Historical Association, the Utah State Historical Society, and the Evans Biography Award. This podcast will include interviews with Signature Books authors from both our new releases and some of the significant books from our backlist.

  1. HACE 6 DÍAS

    "Journeys from a Desert Road," a conversation with author Mary Clyde

    "In what novelist John Gardner referred to as 'the vivid and continuous fictional dream,' Mary Clyde writes two stories of alternate realities with the same or similar characters. Here, fugue-like, a post-apocalyptic world in the Arizona desert informs, undercuts, reiterates, and ultimately harmonizes with a family struggling to tend to a son and brother hospitalized with traumatic brain injury. Or is it the other way around? Winner of the 1999 Flannery O'Connor Award for her collection, Surv...

    28 min

  2. 30 OCT

    Writing Mormon History 2: Authors' Stories Behind Their Works

    Dive into the stories behind Mormonism’s best-known histories with Signature’s soon-to-be released anthology, Writing Mormon History 2. Authors and contributors Joe Geisner, Elisa Eastwood Pulido, Roger D. Launius, and Konden R. Smith Hansen join Signature editorial manager John Hatch for a lively discussion of their work behind their books that made Mormon history. Joseph W. Geisner is an independent researcher who has published in the Journal of Mormon History, Sunstone, John Whitmer H...

    1 h y 1 min

  3. 15 OCT

    "Fifty Years of Exponent II" Authors & Contributors Discuss Feminism and Mormonism

    Authors Katie Ludlow Rich and Heather Sundahl, along with contributors Kalani Tonga, Linda Hoffman Kimball, and Amy McPhie Allebest, discuss the background behind Fifty Years of Exponent II with Signature Books director Barbara Jones Brown.Covering topics from origins of the book to the intersection of Mormonism and feminism, you will love hearing about the awakenings these panelists experienced.Katie Ludlow Rich is a writer and independent scholar of Mormon women’s history. Her work focuses ...

    55 min

  4. 30 SEPT

    To Be a Friend of Christ: The Life of Marion D. Hanks

    Marketing specialist Beth Brumer-Reeve talks with author Richard D. Hanks about his new book, To Be a Friend of Christ: The Life of Marion D. Hanks, just released by Signature Books. In this discussion, Richard shares how his father, Marion, was always willing to champion the underdog while a prominent leader within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Drawing on thousands of letters and journal entries, we get a glimpse of the man behind the calling, and why mercy and compassion ...

    48 min

  5. 13 AGO

    Fifty Years of Exponent II

    Join special guest host Rachel Rueckert, editor-in-chief of Exponent II magazine, for an insightful conversation with Katie Ludlow Rich and Heather Sundahl about their soon-to-be-released book, Fifty Years of Exponent II.They explore the common themes that feminist women have been facing since the inception of the Exponent II in 1974.Katie Ludlow Rich is a writer and independent scholar of Mormon women’s history. Her work focuses on centering women’s voices and their agentive decisions even w...

    1 h y 3 min

  6. 11 JUN

    Scholars Share New Insights on Early Mormon Polygamy

    Listen as contributors to the new volume, Secret Covenants: New Insights on Early Mormon Polygamy, delve into the complex history of early Mormon polygamy. The discussion covers Joseph Smith's controversial marriage proposals, the enduring fascination with the practice, and the pivotal role of Fanny Alger in the narrative. The guests emphasize the importance of centering women's experiences and perspectives when examining this chapter of Mormon history, shedding new light on a topic that cont...

    55 min

  7. 14 MAY

    The Book of Queer Mormon Joy

    Marketing specialist Beth Brumer-Reeve is joined by Kerry Spencer Pray, editor and one of more than thirty essayists in The Book of Queer Mormon Joy, just released by Signature Books. In this discussion, Kerry addresses how this book came to life, the importance of focusing on joy in the queer community, and why everyone should read it. Kerry Spencer Pray teaches writing at Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Maryland. Mormon by birth, she taught at Brigham Young University for fourtee...

    28 min

  8. 23 ABR

    An Evening with Signature Poets 2024

    Signature Books held a captivating evening of poetry to celebrate National Poetry Month with our amazing authors.Utah Poet Laureate Lisa Bickmore emceed the event and introduced our two most recently published poets, Maureen Clark, author of This Insatiable August, and Darlene Clark, author of Count Me In.Other poets who read include Marilyn Bushman-Carlton, Warren Scott Hatch, Steven L. Peck, Laura Hamblin and Lisa Bickmore.Listen to the power of the spoken word from the poets as they speak ...

    51 min
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Signature Books, founded in 1981, publishes some of the best books in Mormon studies. We specialize in narrative and documentary history, biography, fiction, poetry, and Western Americana. Our books have received numerous honors over the years from the Mormon History Association, the John Whitmer Historical Association, the Utah State Historical Society, and the Evans Biography Award. This podcast will include interviews with Signature Books authors from both our new releases and some of the significant books from our backlist.

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    Signature Books
  • Años de actividad
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodios
    50
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    © 2024 Signature Books Podcast
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