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Josi S. Kilpack
Josi S. Kilpack (born May 26, 1974) is an American novelist. She has authored 26 books, including a 13 book culinary mystery series. She is the recipient of a Whitney Award from LDStorymakers, a guild for authors who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (of which she is a member) and has been awarded the Best of State in fiction in the state of Utah. Early life and family Josi S. Kilpack was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her parents are Walt and Marle Schofield. Her father was a principal at Milford High School. She graduated in 1992 from Olympus High School, where she met her husband. She was married to Lee Kilpack on April 1, 1993, in the Salt Lake Temple. The couple have four children. Kilpack is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and currently lives in Willard, Utah. Career As of 2016, Kilpack has written 25 novels and one cookbook. She began her first novel in 1998 when she was on bed rest during her third pregnancy. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, the city is the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which had a population of 1,257,936 at the 2020 census. Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo Combined Statistical Area, a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along a segment of the Wasatch Front, comprising a population of 2,746,164 (as of 2021 estimates), making it the 22nd largest in the nation. It is also the central core of the larger of only two major urban areas located within the Great Basin (the other being Reno, Nevada). Salt Lake City was founded July 24, 1847, by early pioneer settlers led by Brigham Young, who were seeking to escape persecution they had experienced whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Mountain Publishing
Deseret Book () is an American publishing company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, that also operates a chain of bookstores throughout the western United States. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation (DMC), the holding company for business firms owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Deseret Book is a for-profit corporation registered in Utah. Deseret Book publishes under four imprints with media ranging from works explaining LDS theology and doctrine, LDS-related fiction, electronic resources, and sound recordings such as The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square albums. History The Deseret Book Company was created in 1919 from a merger of the Deseret News Bookstore and the Deseret Sunday School Union Bookstore. Both of these Utah bookstores trace their roots to George Q. Cannon, a Latter-day Saint general Authority. " Deseret" is a word from the Book of Mormon that is said to mean "honeybee." George Q. Cannon & S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
