# crescent (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover crescent. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Sea, the Stone, and the Song](https://johnleesanders.substack.com/p/the-sea-the-stone-and-the-song) _2026-08-15 · John Lee Sanders · John’s Substack_ For the past six years now, I’ve been living right here in the middle of history in Palos de la Frontera. ## [Crescent City Read-Along: Book 2, Week 7](https://hollyslitmagic.substack.com/p/crescent-city-read-along-book-2-week-8a2) _2026-08-15 · Holly Fairall · Holly’s Literary Magic_ The ultimate companion to reading Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City books. ## [Reflections on Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall](https://hollyslitmagic.substack.com/p/reflections-on-hilary-mantels-wolf) _2026-08-12 · Holly Fairall · Holly’s Literary Magic_ In this month's Side Quest, I'm sharing some of the highlights and rabbit holes I went down reading this Booker Prize-winning modern classic. ## [Arrivederci, Texas: From the Shadow of the Colosseum to the Maharajah’s Keys](https://johnleesanders.substack.com/p/arrivederci-texas-from-the-shadow) _2026-08-09 · John Lee Sanders · John’s Substack_ ~The Sacred Dust of Italy and the Crescent City Soul ## [Crescent City Read-Along: Book 2, Week 6](https://hollyslitmagic.substack.com/p/crescent-city-read-along-book-2-week-4c3) _2026-08-08 · Holly Fairall · Holly’s Literary Magic_ The ultimate companion to reading Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City books. ## [New books with ancient horrors, remote islands, and fairy-swapped children.](https://hollyslitmagic.substack.com/p/the-town-crier-ancient-horrors-remote) _2026-08-07 · Holly Fairall · Holly’s Literary Magic_ August 2026 round-up of my favorite recent reads, notable new releases, and screen adaptation updates. ## [A Highway of Light and Shadow: 52 Cards, St. Louis, and Saying Goodbye to Gladys](https://johnleesanders.substack.com/p/a-highway-of-light-and-shadow-52) _2026-08-03 · John Lee Sanders · John’s Substack_ I spent the autumn of 2003 split right down the middle—half of my heart tethered to a fading light down south, and the other half carrying a heavy rhythm across America’s highways on a tour that would stretch well into the new year of 2004. ## [Crescent City Read-Along: Book 2, Week 5](https://hollyslitmagic.substack.com/p/crescent-city-read-along-book-2-week-c1a) _2026-08-01 · Holly Fairall · Holly’s Literary Magic_ The ultimate companion to reading Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City books. ## [Cosmic Vibrations: The Story Behind "Flight of the Angels" and the Album Artwork](https://johnleesanders.substack.com/p/cosmic-vibrations-the-story-behind) _2026-07-30 · John Lee Sanders · John’s Substack_ The Story Behind “Flight of the Angels” and the Album Artwork ## [Surreal in Denton: Living with Dika Newlin and the Ghost of Mahler](https://johnleesanders.substack.com/p/surreal-in-denton-living-with-dika) _2026-07-29 · John Lee Sanders · John’s Substack_ Looking back, that wild season in Denton didn't just teach me how to play music—it taught me how to live inside it, oddities and all. ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/meChiCBw2UjK) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Crescent City Read-Along: Book 2, Week 4](https://hollyslitmagic.substack.com/p/crescent-city-read-along-book-2-week-ead) _2026-07-25 · Holly Fairall · Holly’s Literary Magic_ The ultimate companion to reading Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City books. ## [The Artful Dodger, The Dog, and The Tenor Sax](https://johnleesanders.substack.com/p/the-artful-dodger-the-dog-and-the) _2026-07-19 · John Lee Sanders · John’s Substack_ Beyond the Curtain: Memphis, Monroe, and the Music In-Between ## [Crescent City Read-Along: Book 2, Week 3](https://hollyslitmagic.substack.com/p/crescent-city-read-along-book-2-week-213) _2026-07-18 · Holly Fairall · Holly’s Literary Magic_ The ultimate companion to reading Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City books. ## [Greek Mythology Reading Guide](https://hollyslitmagic.substack.com/p/side-quests-greek-mythology-reading) _2026-07-15 · Holly Fairall · Holly’s Literary Magic_ In honor of Christopher Nolan's new film The Odyssey, here is a definitive list of books bringing Greek Mythology to life. ## [Crescent City Read-Along: Book 2, Week 2](https://hollyslitmagic.substack.com/p/crescent-city-read-along-book-2-week-799) _2026-07-11 · Holly Fairall · Holly’s Literary Magic_ The ultimate companion to reading Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City books. ## [The Night I Sang with Diana (And Brought the House Down with a Hand-Fart)](https://johnleesanders.substack.com/p/the-night-i-sang-with-diana-and-brought) _2026-07-10 · John Lee Sanders · John’s Substack_ And that’s the beauty of Vegas—you go looking for a show, and sometimes, you end up becoming the headline act your mother never expected to see. ## [The Gospel According to Mozart (and Me)](https://johnleesanders.substack.com/p/the-gospel-according-to-mozart-and) _2026-07-08 · John Lee Sanders · John’s Substack_ "Why I Had to Write "Preaching to the Choir." A Sunday School Boy’s Reckoning in a World of False Prophets ## [The View from the Porch: A Story of “Sundown Town”](https://johnleesanders.substack.com/p/the-view-from-the-porch-a-story-of) _2026-07-06 · John Lee Sanders · John’s Substack_ An American Reckoning in Song and Memory ## [The Canvas and the Crescent: Painting the Soul of New Orleans](https://johnleesanders.substack.com/p/the-canvas-and-the-crescent-painting) _2026-07-04 · John Lee Sanders · John’s Substack_ From the neon streets of the Crescent City to the canvas of my own life, join me for a deep, rhythmic journey into the heart of the music that defines us. ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6xJPSXzez3v0) _2026-07-04 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [Crescent City Read-Along: Book 2, Week 1](https://hollyslitmagic.substack.com/p/crescent-city-read-along-book-2-week) _2026-07-04 · Holly Fairall · Holly’s Literary Magic_ Welcome to House of Sky and Breath as we read our way through all three of Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City books.