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David Crumm is founding Editor of Front Edge Publishing. Nationally, he is known as a veteran journalist—a top writer and editor—with experience both in the U.S. and overseas. He is based in Canton, Michigan, where he also serves as Editor of Read the Spirit online magazine. His columns on trends in media appear twice a month on our Front Edge Publishing website.
The world’s oldest Methodist weekly newspaper reviews John Harnish’s ’30 Days with E. Stanley Jones’ and recommends it for Advent. We’re sharing the entire review in this column. …
Editor David Crumm reports on the controversial Penguin Random House purchase of Simon & Schuster to shrink the Big Five publishers to a Big Four. …
Editor David Crumm describes the global popularity of cozy mysteries and offers tips for aspiring cozy authors to plot their first murder. …
Reporters around the world are charting paper shortages and rising prices that affect everything from newspapers to tissue paper. …
Front Edge Publishing founding Editor David Crumm begins a series of columns about “What makes a great book?” This first column focuses on what makes a great historical account, drawing on wisdom from Richard Cohen’s new book ‘Making History.’ …
David Crumm recommends our best books for understanding ‘Our Muslim Neighbors’ in Ramadan 2022. …
Editor David Crumm writes about consensus among journalists to stop using either a hyphen or a capitalized letter in spelling antisemitism. …
In this column and video, Front Edge’s David Crumm explains the inspiration behind our books, especially a new one on E. Stanley Jones. Since our founding in 2007, our books have been uplifting the lives of readers from a wide range of religious backgrounds. …
In February 2022, we are celebrating two new books that each were marked with No. 1 banners that Amazon flashed across their online listings. Amazon was able to calculate that top ranking because of the ‘metadata’ files we prepare for each book. …
Last week, I wrote about the importance of remembering that all publishing depends on individual readers—and local communities. The flip side of this truth is that, these days, all publishing is international as well. Front Edge Publishing uses a global network of printers and distribution hubs. Even more importantly, we …