Deseret Book Company

Deseret Book Company

Parent companyDeseret Management Corporation (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
StatusActive
Founded1866
FounderGeorge Q. Cannon
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationSalt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Key peopleSheri L. Dew, CEO
Publication typesBooks, art, teaching aids
Nonfiction topicsMormonism
"Values-based" subjects
ImprintsDeseret Book
Bookcraft
Eagle Gate
Shadow Mountain
Covenant Communications
No. of employees150 (headquarters)
800–900 (overall)
Official websiteDeseretBook.com

Deseret Book (/ˌdɛzəˈrɛt/ ) 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 Latter-day Saint theology and doctrine, fiction, electronic resources, and sound recordings such, as The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square albums.