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Mormon literature includes, but is not limited to, fiction, poetry, drama, essay, biography, family history, and children's literature, by, for, or about Mormons, and also the literary dimensions of scripture. AML-List is cosponsored by the English department at Weber State University and the The Association for Mormon Letters.

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Mormon Literature Links

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Literature and Arts
- The Mormon Literature Web Site, a large page hosted by BYU and maintained by Professor Gideon Burton. Includes bibliography, critical materials, bios, a list of publishers, and more.
- LDSF, AML-List's sister list, devoted to LDS speculative fiction (science fiction and fantasy). Moderated by Thom Duncan.
- LDS-Bookshelf, LDS book collectors mailing list. Includes lists and links to vendors and publishers.
- Mormon-J: The LDS Journal-list, a page for LDS Journalists and other writers, maintained by LauraMaery Gold.
- Arizona Night Writers Association, LDS women's writing group.
- LDS Women's Forum, a web-based group.
- Rick Walton's Bibliography of Utah Children's Authors and Illustrators, including many LDS.
- A page on Anne Perry, international bestselling mystery writer.
- Hatrack River, The Official Orson Scott Card Homepage, with very active message board.
- Nauvoo, an online community sponsored by Orson Scott Card.
- Tracy Hickman, bestselling fantasy writer.
- Richard Paul Evans, author of The Christmas Box and other national bestsellers.
- Rick Walton, children's author.
- Infobase, searchable CD-Roms.
- LDSWorld, site sponsored by Bookcraft/Infobase.
- Infobase's page on The Work and the Glory, by Gerald N. Lund. The old page may or may not work anymore.
- FARMS Online, Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies.
- Utah Arts Council.
- LDS-Gems, classic LDS stories.
- 150 Years Ago in Church History.
- The Watchmen Institute, art and media resources, many related to Utah and/or the LDS Church.
- BYU Museum of Art.
- The Springville Arts Museum, excellent collection of LDS art.
- Church Museum of History and Art.
- Sunstone LDS Artists, LDS arts resources, mostly music-related. Not related to the magazine or sympisium.
- Scripture-l Home Page, LDS scriptural interpretation.
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Events
- The Mormon Arts Festival, moving this year to BYU, March 25-27, 1999. Seminars, contest, performances.
- Life, the Universe, & Everything, Science Fiction and Fantasy symposium, focusing on the scholarly study of speculative fiction, but with much for fans as well. Many sessions deal with LDS sf or writers or sf from an LDS standpoint. Next conference is March 11-13, 1999 at BYU.
- Literature and Belief Colloquium, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Christian Values in Literature, to be held March 25-26, 1999 at BYU. E-mail Professor Richard H. Cracroft at RHC@email.byu.edu.
- BYU Performing Arts Calendar.
- Hale Center Theater, family-oriented theater in Orem, Utah. (Note that there are sister theaters in Glendale, California and in West Valley City.)
- CitySearch: Salt Lake City. Try clicking "Arts and Entertainment" then "Written and Spoken" for readings and events in the Salt Lake area. (See also Newspapers below.)
- Utah! musical near St. George.
- The Utah Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City.
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LDS and Related Publishers

(Note: See also the AML-List List of LDS Publishers, last link in this section.)
- Deseret Book, LDS publisher and bookstore chain.
- Bookcraft, LDS publisher, recently merged with Infobase, and sponsor of LDSWorld.
- Covenant Communications, LDS books and audiotapes.
- Hatrack River Publications, humorous LDS fiction.
- Aspen Books, LDS fiction, poetry, essay.
- Horizon, LDS fiction and doctrine.
- Signature, alternative LDS fiction and thought.
- Gibbs Smith, Publisher, books for the national marketplace, some LDS titles.
- BYU Studies, which has become a de facto BYU Press.
- University of Utah Press, scholarly press with several LDS titles.
- Utah State University Press, scholarly press with some LDS titles.
- University of Illinois Press, scholarly press with Mormon Studies titles.
- Zion's Fiction, electronic publisher of LDS Science Fiction.
- Encore Performance Publishing, LDS play publisher.
- Living Scriptures, scripture stories on video.
- Liahona Developmental, publishers, books, and bookstores serving the LDS Spanish-speaking world.
- The AML-List List of LDS publishers, with addresses and phones, one of the most complete lists available anywhere (additions invited).
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Journals and Magazines
- BYU Studies, a journal for the community of LDS scholars (includes poetry, occasional fiction).
- Weber Studies, occasional LDS fiction and verse.
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, from FARMS.
- FARMS Review of Books, (formerly Review of Books on the Book of Mormon).
- BYU Student Review, alternative student newspaper/journal at BYU.
- Betrachtungen (Reflections).
- Latter-day Magazine Online.
- This People, general interest articles, column by Eugene England.
- Brigham Young Magazine, BYU alumni magazine, column by Richard Cracroft.
- The Leading Edge, Speculative Fiction from BYU.
- Journal of Mormon History, organ of the Mormon History Association.
- Dialogue, scholarly articles, fiction, poetry, reviews. See this profile courtesy of Signature Books.
- Sunstone Magazine, (mail link), Mormon issues, fiction, poetry, drama, reviews. See this profile courtesy of Signature Books.
- The Ensign,official LDS magazine for adults (has published no fiction in recent years).
- New Era, official LDS magazine for youth (regular stories, poems, etc.).
- The Friend, official LDS magazine for children (regular stories, poems, etc.).
- Exponent II, womens' issues, fiction, poetry, essays
- Western Humanities Review, professional literary journal from the University of Utah.
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Newspapers

(Note: Literary notices and reviews appear most frequently in Sunday editions of Wasatch Front dailies. Literary news in the Herald Journal (Logan) appears Saturdays in Cache Magazine.)
- The Deseret News Web Edition
- The Salt Lake Tribune
- The Herald Journal Interactive, Logan, Utah.
- The Daily Herald, Provo, Utah.
- NewsNet, BYU student-run media (including the online Daily Universe).
- The Standard-Examiner, (StandardNET), Ogden, Utah.
- Salt Lake City Weekly, free alternative paper.
- Daily Spectrum, St. George.
- Latter-day Messenger, LDS paper in Northern California.
- LDSWorld, from Infobase, includes LDS-Gems news updates.
- The Unofficial Latter-day Saint News Source, similar to LDS-Gems news updates.
- LDS Mining Company, searchable list of LDS resources. News section has hyperlinks to newspaper articles.
- Salt Lake City Magazine
- NewsDirectory.com, newspaper listings.
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Bookstores

(Note: In addition to the several online LDS bookstores, most publishers now offer online browsing and ordering. I've included under this heading those that publish primarily LDS books. See the LDS and Related Publishers section for others.)
- Deseret Book, Internet presence for the LDS publisher and bookstore chain owned by the Church. Browse (mostly DB titles) and order online.
- Cover to Cover Books, LDS bookstore in Roseville, California with comprehensive online catalogs and online ordering.
- LDSDirect.com, a division of Cover to Cover.
- Brigham Book, LDS bookstore in Brigham, Utah. Browsable (popular titles only), online ordering.
- BYU Bookstore, LDS and general books. Browsable listings. Store portion uses third party "webstore" interface, apparently from Bookcraft/Infobase, which wasn't working as of 22 Dec 1998.
- Timpanogos Bookstore in Leesburg, Virginia. Catalog portion identical to BYU Bookstore's, also not working as of 22 Dec.
- LDS Books.com, This Is the Place LDS bookstore in Foster City, California. Store portion identical to BYU Bookstore's, also not working as of 22 Dec.
- BYU Creative Works Catalog.
- Sunstone Booksellers, online LDS bookstore, based in Iowa. No obvious connection to the magazine or symposium. (I don't know about the artists organization.) Browsable titles (mostly Bookcraft). Order by e-mail/regular mail.
- Cumorah Bookstore, Amazon.com reseller.
- HonfleurHill Mormon Discount Book Store, Amazon.com reseller.
- LDS Mining Company, searchable list of LDS resources. Bookstore is Amazon.com reseller.
- Return to Zion, online store with book list.
- ZCMI Book Department, online ordering, minimal selection so far.
- A Site Looking for a Bookstore.
- Covenant Communications, with browsable author and title listings (Covenant publications only) and online ordering.
- Signature, alternative LDS fiction and thought. Browsable listings and online ordering.
- Horizon, LDS fiction and doctrine. Browsable listings. Store portion identical to BYU Bookstore's, also not working as of 22 Dec.
- Hatrack River Publications, humorous LDS fiction. Browsable listings. Order through Deseret Book's toll-free line.
- LDSWorld, site sponsored by Bookcraft/Infobase.
- Infobase's page on The Work and the Glory, by Gerald N. Lund. The old page may or may not work anymore.
- Deseret Book Club, a commercial book-of-the-month type club.
- LDS Books Club, another book-of-the-month type club, owned by Bookcraft.
- Liahona Developmental, publishers, books, and bookstores serving the LDS Spanish-speaking world.
- Benchmark Books, used and rare LDS books.
- Sam Weller's Zion Bookstore, used and rare books.
- LDS Marketplace bookstore list.
- The LDS-Bookshelf List of Dealers, comprehensive sources for used and rare LDS books.
- Amazon.com Books, carries most LDS publisher catalogs and will special order about anything. Also has a reseller program where private individuals pick and arrange Amazon listings on their own web pages for a percentage of sales (see several such listings above).
- American Booksellers Association Bookweb, bookstores nationwide.
- NewsDirectory.com, bookstore listings.
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Libraries

(Note: Find books here, then order them through your local library by Interlibrary Loan.)
- Brigham Young University, web-based catalog. BYU's Harold B. Lee Library attempts to collect all LDS literature. Includes extensive links to other academic, government, and public libraries around the country and world.
- University of Utah, web-based catalog. Extensive LDS collection.
- Utah State University, Logan, Utah, WebPac catalog (click on "cataloging").
- Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, web based catalog.
- Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah, web based catalog.
- Salt Lake City Library, telnet, login as "citycat" (case sensitive).
- Salt Lake County Library homepage. Table of links to other public libraries.Go directly to Salt Lake County Library's card catalog, telnet, login as "lucas" (case sensitive).
- Logan Public Library, web-based catalog.
- Weber County Public Library. Click on "Library Information" for a link to telnet-based catalog. Login as "webercat" (case sensitive).
- Orem Public Library, telnet catalog, login as "catalog" (case sensitive).
- Provo Public Library (no online catalog yet).
- Utah State Library Division, web-based catalog.
- Library of Congress, for bibliographic information on most any book published in the United States. Direct link to catalogs.
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Other LDS-Related Resources

(Note: Many of the directories in this section have literature, arts, or related commercial listings, but none are very comprehensive.)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, official site.
- LDS World, searchable electronic index of LDS resources on the Internet from Bookcraft/Infobase.
- Deseret Book's searchable, browsable list of LDS resources, with lots of original content, store, etc.
- LDS Index, searchable, browsable list of resources, maintained by Dorothy W. Peterson.
- MormonLinks.com, searchable, browsable list of LDS resources. Gives you third party pages through its own frame.
- LdsDirectory, LDSCN's searchable index of LDS resources (I don't see a way to browse it though). LDSCN also coordinates the LDS Webring, sponsors e-mail lists, and hosts a roadshow site (under construction). Also at this address.
- Pearls, LDSCN's "best of" list, also at this address.
- LDS Mining Company, searchable, browsable directory of LDS resources. Very good list of e-mail lists (no separate url).
- CyberSaints, John Redelf's "opinionated guide" to LDS Internet resources. Good, current, annotated browsable listings.
- LDS Internet Resources, searchable, browsable list of LDS resources from the Bengali Project.
- LDS Resources, Gregory Woodhouse's LDS resource links.
- Clark Goble's LDS Internet FAQ, a good though increasingly dated annotated list of resources in text format (11 Dec 1997).
- Mormon Index, comprehensive LDS Internet resources. (Most recent list of lists is 3 March 1997, Volume 1, No. 11.)
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