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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.
As 2 billion Muslims enter the fasting month of Ramadan, the world is reminded of Islam’s focus on reading, scholarship and storytelling. In this column, we recommend some of our books focusing on Muslim families, the customs of Ramadan and the connections with the other Abrahamic faiths, Christianity and Judaism. …
As Passover approaches each year, the seder meals in Jewish homes combine symbolic foods that remind us all of God’s powerful freeing of slaves in ancient Egypt. As this story is retold each year, families also are called to relate that deep spiritual wisdom to the needs of millions of …
Our Front Edge Publishing news this week is our launch announcement for one of the most important books we have published since our founding 15 years ago. We hope many people will join us on March 23 for an inspiring and informative 45-minute online launch event. This book is a …
A little online hospitality goes a long way. In this column, Front Edge Publishing’s Editor David Crumm illustrates how authors can help each other expand their audiences by featuring coverage of those other authors on their home websites and in their social media. …
After a long career as one of the nation’s top journalists, Bill continues to adapt to innovative forms of media—including a public book launch in the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic. Bill worked with the Kansas City Library, where he already had established a good working relationship as a presenter. …
JANUARY 1, 2021—Front Edge Publishing is pleased to announce an agreement to publish the final Introducing Christian Ethics lectures by Dr. David P. Gushee, who is known around the world as a leading Christian scholar and ethicist. Through decades of teaching Christian Ethics at Mercer University in Atlanta and Macon, …
We are celebrating the ongoing success of the book Changing Our Mind along with thousands of Dr. David Gushee’s readers who have found the book helpful in strengthening the love in their diverse families, congregations and communities. …
In the second of two columns about our timeless love for paper books, we report on what is surely the world’s most expensive gift-book offering for the holidays, a 3-volume set from Callaway Arts for the 2020 holiday shopping season. Callaway has a long history of touching off global buzz …
As surprising as this may seem, Americans are reading more books than ever before—and they’re preferring to read those books in traditional paper. It’s true. The vast majority of readers prefer ink-on-paper books. Editor David Crumm writes this week’s Front Edge Publishing column about our collective love affair with books. …
Over the years, our publishing house has encouraged authors to find comfortable ways to welcome readers online. Many authors choose to do that through resource-rich websites. Working with web designer Michael Thompson, two of our new authors are debuting such inviting and practical homes on the Internet. In this article, …