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For over two decades, Greg Kofford Books has been a leading publisher in Mormon Studies with award-winning books focusing on Mormon history, theology, scripture, and culture.

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Unboxing our recent arrivalβ€”"Sacred Scar: Poems" by Scott Hales.

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Unboxing our first copies of "Loved Ones," a collection of poems by Kevin Klein.

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Sacred Scar and Loved Ones, LDS poetry collections from Scott Hales and Kevin Klein - Dawning of a Brighter Day A guest post by Scott Hales and Kevin Klein In February of this...

The authors of our two newest books published a guest post at the Association for Mormon Letters today. @mormonletters.bsky.social

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Every Man a Prophet a novel byΒ Stephen C. LeSueur Now available in paperback and ebook. "In Every Man a Prophet, not only has Stephen C. LeSueur captured the lives, desires, trials, and struggles of young missionaries an...

"Every Man a Prophet" by Stephen C. LeSueur is up for consideration for the 2025 Association for Mormon Letters Novel Award.

"I laughed, I commiserated, I wept unabashedly, I feel so much closer to my roots." β€” Melvin C. Johnson

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The Mormon History Association lecture by Sharalyn Howcroft that was scheduled for tomorrow evening has now been moved to April 9, 2026. (The previous registration link now shows the new date.)

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Faith Under Constraint: Sneaking to Church in Saudi Arabia: A Conversation with Stephanie Kilpatrick
YouTube video by Dialogue Journal of Mormon Thought Faith Under Constraint: Sneaking to Church in Saudi Arabia: A Conversation with Stephanie Kilpatrick

In a new video posted by Dialogue: a journal of Mormon thought, Stephanie Kilpatrick discusses her recent Dialogue essay, β€œSneaking to Church in Saudi.”

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Now available in paperback and ebook!

β€œKevin Klein reminds us that, in an ongoing restoration, imagination is just as necessary as faith.” β€” Carol Lynn Pearson

"Loved Ones," poems by Kevin Klein

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Available in paperback and ebook!

β€œThis collection made me laugh and made me cry, but more importantly, it helped me find beauty in the struggle of being human.” β€” Katherine Cowley

"Sacred Scar: Poems" by Scott Hales

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Poet Death Match | Feat: Kevin Klein & Scott Hales | Episode 1015
YouTube video by The Cultural Hall Poet Death Match | Feat: Kevin Klein & Scott Hales | Episode 1015

@richietsteadman.bsky.social interviews Kevin Klein and Scott Hales in a Poet Death Match (!) in this new video from The Cultural Hall.

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(Check out Kevin and Scott's new poetry collections here: gregkofford.com/collections/...)

16.02.2026 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Poetry and LDS Experiences: With Liz Garcia, Zachary Hutchins & Lance Larsen
YouTube video by Dialogue Journal of Mormon Thought Poetry and LDS Experiences: With Liz Garcia, Zachary Hutchins & Lance Larsen

Dialogue @dialoguejournal.bsky.social recently posted a video interviewing three Latter-day Saint poets entitled "Poetry and LDS Experiences."

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Mormon Constitutional Making and the Council of FiftyFeaturing: Nate Oman
YouTube video by MHA Latter Day Histories Mormon Constitutional Making and the Council of FiftyFeaturing: Nate Oman

Nate Oman's presentation "Mormon Constitutional Making and the Council of Fifty," part of the Latter Day History Lectures series from the Mormon History Association, is now available to watch online.

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Join poets Scott Hales and Kevin Klein as they read from their new books on Friday, Feb. 20, at 6:30 PM at The Compass Gallery (@thecompassgallery.bsky.social) in Provo, UT.

RSVP: www.thecompassgallery.com/event-detail...

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Available February 17 in print and ebook.

"Sacred Scar" is an unflinching collection of poems that moves effortlessly between the sacred and the everyday.

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Available February 17 in print and ebook.

"Loved Ones" is a luminous collection of forty poems that trace the arc of human devotion through the Christian virtues of faith, hope, charity, and love.

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Poet Death Match - Kevin Klein - Scott Hales - 1015 - The Cultural Hall Podcast Sacred ScarΒ is a luminous, unflinching collection of poems that moves effortlessly between the sacred and the everyday. Drawing on the lives of saints, pioneers, ancestors, and the poet’s own family, ...

At The Cultural Hall podcast, Richie T. Steadman interviewed authors Kevin Klein and Scott Hales about their new books in what has been termed a "Poet Death Match"! 😲

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Read an interview with Justin Pack about his new book "Grace or Money: Rediscovering the Gift of Grace in an Age of Greed."

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Who Was William Marks? - FromtheDesk.org Learn more about William Marks, the Latter-day Saint leader favored by Emma Smith to succeed her husband, Joseph Smith.

"It provides a valuable bridge between competing Latter Day Saint traditions and offers fresh insight into the complexities of leadership, loyalty, and belief in a formative era of Mormonism."

– Coauthor Cheryl Bruno, from the interview

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Unboxing the first copies of the newly released "Grace or Money: Rediscovering the Gift of Grace in an Age of Greed."

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"This book is a thing of beauty, it is ABSOLUTELY stunning to hold.... It is a BEAUTIFUL thing to own. It will look very good on your shelf or book table." – Andrew Hamilton for the Association for Mormon Letters

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Register now for the next installment in the Latter Day Histories Lectures series from the Mormon History Association, held Thursday, Feb 19, 2026, at 7:00 PM MST, featuring Sharalyn Howcroft discussing The History of Lucy Smith.

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Just released!

Justin Pack's "Grace or Money: Rediscovering the Gift of Grace in an Age of Greed" is a provocative and timely exploration of two fundamentally different ways of understanding the world.

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Grace or Money: Rediscovering the Gift of Grace in an Age of Greed - 1011 - The Cultural Hall Podcast Justin Pack’sΒ Grace or Money: Rediscovering the Gift of Grace in an Age of GreedΒ is a provocative and timely exploration of two fundamentally different ways of understanding the world: the divine β€œord...

Richie Steadman interviews Justin Pack about his new book, "Grace or Money: Rediscovering the Gift of Grace in an Age of Greed," on the latest podcast from The Cultural Hall.

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Times & Seasons – Truth Will Prevail

At the TimesandSeasons.org blog, Stephen C has just shared "Cutting Edge Latter-day Saint Research, January 2025."

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Grace or Money: Rediscovering the Gift of Grace in an Age of Greed by Justin Pack Available February 3, 2026 in paperback and ebook "Pack's perceptive, witty, and irreverent-in-all-the-right-ways book serves as a necessary criticism and course correction, revealing t...

"β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… Strong critique of 'modern economy'!" – Joseph C., advance reader review of "Grace or Money"

Available Feb. 3. Preorder your copy today!
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The Juvenile Instructor Office - Craig Smith - 1008 - The Cultural Hall Podcast Part history, part annotated bibliography, and wholly enlightening, this book also provides an extensive catalog of the office’s diverse publicationsβ€”from Sunday School cards to bound catechisms and s...

At The Cultural Hall, Richie interviews Craig S. Smith about his new book, "The Juvenile Instructor Office: The Growth of Specialized Publishing in Utah in the 1880s."

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Preorder Now!
Available February 3, 2026 in paperback and ebook.

"Pack's perceptive, witty, and irreverent-in-all-the-right-ways book serves as a necessary criticism and course correction." – Ryan D. Ward

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Why Utah is Digging Up a $2.4BN Mega-Temple
YouTube video by The B1M Why Utah is Digging Up a $2.4BN Mega-Temple

The B1M, the world's largest video platform for construction, engineering, and architecture, recently posted a video about the complex refurbishing of the Salt Lake Temple.

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Hearken, O Ye People: The Historical Setting of Joseph Smith’s Ohio Revelations - Mark Staker - The Cultural Hall Podcast More of Mormonism’s canonized revelations originated in or near Kirtland than any other place. Yet many of the events connected with those revelations and their 1830s historical context have faded ove...

The Cultural Hall interviews Mark L. Staker, expert on the Kirtland period of Church history, about his research and his book, "Hearken, O Ye People: The Historical Setting of Joseph Smith’s Ohio Revelations."

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Tonight at 7:00 P.M. MSTβ€”β€œState of the Field on Gender: A Roundtable Discussion.”

REGISTER: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The discussion will be chaired by Taylor G. Petrey and will feature Caroline Kline, Amanda Hendrix-Komoto, Janan Graham Russell, and Nathan Kitchen.

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LDS leader turns to Book of Mormon for comfort after death of his dad and β€˜best friend’: apostle Jeffrey Holland Speaking at BYU, LDS general authority Seventy Matthew Holland shares the grief he is encountering since the death of his father, apostle Jeffrey Holland.

An article in the The Salt Lake Tribune reported on an address Elder Matthew S. Holland delivered at Brigham Young University about reading the Book of Mormon in "good times and bad."

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