Jeff Crosby
@jeffcrosby.bsky.social
Book and music lover. Writer. Occasional editor. Champion of others' published works. Bridge builder. Holding on to wonder.
Byron Borger of Hearts & Minds Books in Dallastown, PA, will be hosting me on 10.20.25 at 8 p.m. eastern time for a conversation about "World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading," published this month by Paraclete Press. A link to register is below. Join us! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Byron Borger of Hearts & Minds Books in Dallastown, PA, will be hosting me on 10.20.25 at 8 p.m. eastern time for a conversation about "World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading," published this month by Paraclete Press. A link to register is below. Join us! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Two books to recommend to my publishing/literary friends. "Shelf Life" is an incredible history of publishing and bookselling in England, and the forthcoming "Nothing Random" (January, 2026) is a compelling read on Bennett Cerf and the powerhouse publisher Random House. Highly recommended.
September 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Two books to recommend to my publishing/literary friends. "Shelf Life" is an incredible history of publishing and bookselling in England, and the forthcoming "Nothing Random" (January, 2026) is a compelling read on Bennett Cerf and the powerhouse publisher Random House. Highly recommended.
Blue Sky friends who are in the Chicago area, please note that The Bookstore of Glen Ellyn is hosting a signing for "World Of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading," on Saturday, October 4, 2025. The independent general trade bookstore is at 475 N. Main in Glen Ellyn. Drop by for a chat or a copy!
September 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Blue Sky friends who are in the Chicago area, please note that The Bookstore of Glen Ellyn is hosting a signing for "World Of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading," on Saturday, October 4, 2025. The independent general trade bookstore is at 475 N. Main in Glen Ellyn. Drop by for a chat or a copy!
I'm pleased to see Jon Hirst launch a new initiative, "Innovation in Mission: Powering Ideas That Bring Change." You can learn more at the link below. I highly recommend Jon and his work. innovationinmission.com/how-it-works
Innovation in Mission
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August 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I'm pleased to see Jon Hirst launch a new initiative, "Innovation in Mission: Powering Ideas That Bring Change." You can learn more at the link below. I highly recommend Jon and his work. innovationinmission.com/how-it-works
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Featured Book: So delighted for so many reasons to find this in today's mail. My love for books. Their role in my spiritual life. And my respect for @jeffcrosby.bsky.social Published by Paraclete Press
August 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Featured Book: So delighted for so many reasons to find this in today's mail. My love for books. Their role in my spiritual life. And my respect for @jeffcrosby.bsky.social Published by Paraclete Press
From July 8-11, you can preorder "World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading" from @barnesandnoble.com and receive 25% off using coupon code PREORDER25. If you have an independent store in your area that you patronize, please consider inquiring there, as well.
July 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From July 8-11, you can preorder "World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading" from @barnesandnoble.com and receive 25% off using coupon code PREORDER25. If you have an independent store in your area that you patronize, please consider inquiring there, as well.
J. Dana Trent's "Between Two Trailers" was among my favorite reads of all of 2024, so it was a delight to receive her commendation for "World of Wonders," coming this fall from Paraclete Press. Pre-order a copy from your local bookstore or directly @ParacletePress.com.
July 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
J. Dana Trent's "Between Two Trailers" was among my favorite reads of all of 2024, so it was a delight to receive her commendation for "World of Wonders," coming this fall from Paraclete Press. Pre-order a copy from your local bookstore or directly @ParacletePress.com.
Worked on a website update in partnership with the team at www.Tertulia.com, and pleased with the results, which are at www.JeffreyCrosby.net.
Online Bookstore for Book Lovers & Passionate Readers
Explore a new and personalized way to discover books through all the lively and enriching conversations they inspire.
www.Tertulia.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Worked on a website update in partnership with the team at www.Tertulia.com, and pleased with the results, which are at www.JeffreyCrosby.net.
Today is #WorldBookDay, an international observance to symbolically honor literature. I appreciate what Byron Borger said about my forthcoming book "World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading." Coming fall 2025. Pre-order at @bookshop.org or your local bookstore.
April 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Today is #WorldBookDay, an international observance to symbolically honor literature. I appreciate what Byron Borger said about my forthcoming book "World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading." Coming fall 2025. Pre-order at @bookshop.org or your local bookstore.
A remarkable, highly recommended work!
Now available! Learn more at wjkbooks.com.
#JillJDuffield #Compassion #Philippians4v8 #inspirational #Devotional
#JillJDuffield #Compassion #Philippians4v8 #inspirational #Devotional
April 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A remarkable, highly recommended work!
“Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things. And shall we not best guide humanity by telling the truth about all this, so far as the truth is ascertainable?” - W.E.B. Du Bois (1935)
March 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things. And shall we not best guide humanity by telling the truth about all this, so far as the truth is ascertainable?” - W.E.B. Du Bois (1935)
A beautiful new book from @slantbooks.bsky.social exploring the richness of the classical music repertoire: Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov and more. The title Spirto Gentil translates from the Italian as 'gentle spirit,' an apt description for what's in these pages. Beautiful!
March 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A beautiful new book from @slantbooks.bsky.social exploring the richness of the classical music repertoire: Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov and more. The title Spirto Gentil translates from the Italian as 'gentle spirit,' an apt description for what's in these pages. Beautiful!
I'm looking forward to this May 2, 2025 release of a 1974 live concert recording from Tokyo, "Saturnight: Cat Stevens Live in Tokyo." Available now for pre-order!
March 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I'm looking forward to this May 2, 2025 release of a 1974 live concert recording from Tokyo, "Saturnight: Cat Stevens Live in Tokyo." Available now for pre-order!
Grateful to see Bookshop.org has my forthcoming project "World of Wonders" up for pre-order. I'll share more about the book in the coming weeks. bookshop.org/p/books/worl...
World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading
A Spirituality of Reading
bookshop.org
March 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Grateful to see Bookshop.org has my forthcoming project "World of Wonders" up for pre-order. I'll share more about the book in the coming weeks. bookshop.org/p/books/worl...
It's a good day for a listen to "Teaser and the Firecat" by Cat Stevens, and a re-read of the children's book of the same name - both released in 1971.
March 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It's a good day for a listen to "Teaser and the Firecat" by Cat Stevens, and a re-read of the children's book of the same name - both released in 1971.
What a time capsule: The great trumpet player Maynard Ferguson, from 1971 - covers of "My Sweet Lord," "Fire and Rain," "Your Song" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water," among others. open.spotify.com/album/7e05vE...
Alive and Well In London
Maynard Ferguson · Album · 1971 · 9 songs
open.spotify.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
What a time capsule: The great trumpet player Maynard Ferguson, from 1971 - covers of "My Sweet Lord," "Fire and Rain," "Your Song" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water," among others. open.spotify.com/album/7e05vE...
"In the world where I choose to live, even the coldest winter must yield to agents of spring and the darkest view of human nature must eventually find room for shafts of light."
Madeleine Albright, "Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 (HarperCollins, 2013, p. 414).
Madeleine Albright, "Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 (HarperCollins, 2013, p. 414).
March 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"In the world where I choose to live, even the coldest winter must yield to agents of spring and the darkest view of human nature must eventually find room for shafts of light."
Madeleine Albright, "Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 (HarperCollins, 2013, p. 414).
Madeleine Albright, "Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 (HarperCollins, 2013, p. 414).
"The internet asks us to speed up. Poetry invites us to slow down. I write with a pencil and paper, then use the computer only as a fancy typewriter. So no change really, except in its role as the most persistent distraction in human history."
Billy Collins, New York Times Book Review, 12/1/24
Billy Collins, New York Times Book Review, 12/1/24
December 2, 2024 at 2:32 AM
"The internet asks us to speed up. Poetry invites us to slow down. I write with a pencil and paper, then use the computer only as a fancy typewriter. So no change really, except in its role as the most persistent distraction in human history."
Billy Collins, New York Times Book Review, 12/1/24
Billy Collins, New York Times Book Review, 12/1/24
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"Mute words and tags" — this functionality alone will keep me on Bluesky so much longer than any other network. The quality of my experience just skyrockets. (Wouldn't it be great to have starter packs for "mute words and tags"?)
November 21, 2024 at 2:53 PM
"Mute words and tags" — this functionality alone will keep me on Bluesky so much longer than any other network. The quality of my experience just skyrockets. (Wouldn't it be great to have starter packs for "mute words and tags"?)
I'm enjoying the violin work of Vilde Frang of Oslo, Norway - especially her Mozart violin concertos and her work with the Elgar repertoire. What lovely music! open.spotify.com/album/7vgWmy...
Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos 1, 5 & Sinfonia concertante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Album · 2015 · 9 songs
open.spotify.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:17 PM
I'm enjoying the violin work of Vilde Frang of Oslo, Norway - especially her Mozart violin concertos and her work with the Elgar repertoire. What lovely music! open.spotify.com/album/7vgWmy...
My plan for the days to come...
November 19, 2024 at 2:33 PM
My plan for the days to come...
I'm delighted to see that @pittsburghpirates.bsky.social Paul Skenes has won Rookie of the Year in the National League. Well-deserved honor. www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/18/p...
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes wins NL Rookie of Year award — Chicago Cubs’ Shota Imanaga is 4th
Paul Skenes didn’t debut until May 11 against the Chicago Cubs but was such an immediate sensation he was selected to start the All-Star Game.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:09 AM
I'm delighted to see that @pittsburghpirates.bsky.social Paul Skenes has won Rookie of the Year in the National League. Well-deserved honor. www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/18/p...
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Voting just opened for our Readers' Best Awards!
Cast a vote for your favorite new books of the year:
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Cast a vote for your favorite new books of the year:
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November 14, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Voting just opened for our Readers' Best Awards!
Cast a vote for your favorite new books of the year:
englewoodreview.org/readers-best...
Cast a vote for your favorite new books of the year:
englewoodreview.org/readers-best...
