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
Laurel C. Day, President
Publication typesBooks, art, teaching aids
Nonfiction topicsMormonism
"Values-based" subjects
ImprintsDeseret Book
Bookcraft
Eagle Gate
Shadow Mountain
Covenant Communications
Number of locations38 stores (2026)
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 38 bookstores throughout the United States which includes: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington. 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.