Award-winning Titles

Greg Kofford Books has been the recipient of numerous awards, highlighting the quality and scholarship of our publications. We are proud of our authors and the contributions they have made to the diverse field of Mormon studies.

	Life and Times of John Pierce Hawley A Mormon Ulysses of the American West By Melvin C. Johnson 2020 Best Biography Award, John Whitmer Historical Association “Through the biography of one man, Johnson introduces us to five different incarnations of the Latter Day Saint tradition.” —Christopher James Blythe, author of Terrible Revolutions: Latter-day Saints & the American Apocalypse
	Dime Novel Mormons Edited by Ardis E. Parshall and Michael Austin 2018 Best Anthology Book Award, John Whitmer Historical Association “The editors provide helpful introductions to the now forgotten age of this piece-work for hire. They are just fun to read.”—By Common Consent
	The Trek East Mormonism Meets Japan, 1901–1968 By Shinji Takagi 2017 Best International Book Award, Mormon History Association “This is a wonderful book, full of historical knowledge on a lesser-known subject in LDS history”—Deseret News
	Writing Ourselves Essays on Creativity, Craft, and Mormonism By Jack Harrell 2016 Best Literary Criticism Award, Association for Mormon Letters “A worthy successor to the work of Eugene England.”—Association for Mormon Letters
	As Iron Sharpens Iron Listening to the Various Voices of Scripture Edited by Julie M. Smith 2016 Best Religious Non-fiction Award, Association for Mormon Letters “An excellent study on the challenges found in the Mormon scriptural cannon.”—Association for Mormon Letters
	William B. Smith In the Shadow of a Prophet By Kyle R. Walker 2016 Best Biography Award, John Whitmer Historical Association “The definitive biography for years to come.”—Association for Mormon Letters
	Traditions of the Fathers The Book of Mormon as History By Brant A. Gardner 2015 Best Religious Non-fiction Award, Association for Mormon Letters “Rich, thorough, provocative.”—Association for Mormon Letters
	For the Cause of Righteousness A Global History of Blacks and Mormonism, 1830–2013 By Russell W. Stevenson 2015 Best Book Award, Mormon History Association “A valuable and welcome addition.”—BYU Studies Quarterly
	Mormon and Maori By Marjorie Newton 2015 Best International Book Award, Mormon History Association “Should be considered groundbreaking.”—Journal of Mormon History
	Re-reading Job Understanding the Ancient World's Greatest Poem By Michael Austin 2014 Best Religious Non-fiction Award, Association for Mormon Letters “Serves as a helpful introduction to deeper study of Job.”—Studies in the Bible and Antiquity
	From Above and Below The Mormon Embrace of Revolution, 1840–1940 By Craig Livingston 2014 Best International Book Award, Mormon History Association “Landmark book.”—D. Michael Quinn, author of Mormonism and the Magic Worldview
	Tiki and Temple The Mormon Mission in New Zealand, 1854–1958 By Marjorie Newton 2013 Best International Book Award, Mormon History Association “A very scholarly and informative read.”—BYU Studies Quarterly
	“Swell Suffering” A Biography of Maurine Whipple By Veda Tebbs Hale 2012 Best Biography Award, Mormon History Association “A splendid biography.”—Mormon Historical Studies
	The Gift and Power Translating the Book of Mormon By Brant Gardner 2012 Best Criticism Award, Association for Mormon Letters “A game changer.”—By Common Consent
	Hearken, O Ye People The Historical Setting of Joseph Smith's Ohio Revelations By Mark Lyman Staker 2011 Best Book Award, Mormon History Association and John Whitmer Historical Association “Immensely helpful reference tool.”—Juvenile Instructor
	Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism The Generations after the Manifesto By Brian C. Hales 2007 Best Book Award, John Whitmer Historical Association “The most thorough and comprehensive study written on the subject .”—Alexander Baugh, past editor of Mormon Historical Studies
	Hugh Nibley A Consecrated Life By Boyd Jay Petersen 2003 Best Biography Award, Mormon History Association “Delightfully accessible.”—Publisher's Weekly
	Mormonism in Transition A History of the Latter-day Saints, 1890–1930, 3rd ed. By Thomas G. Alexander 1988 Best Book Award, Mormon History Association “Required reading for all historians of Mormonism.”—Journal of American History