I’ve written this blog for a long time without really saying much about why I love to read independent magazines. My love of books came first; I remember becoming so engrossed in a book at bedtime, I would forget to fall asleep. I remember itching to explore my friends’ bookshelves at sleepovers when I was…
We popped into Magalleria in Bath on the way to visit friends in Bristol the other weekend. As a child I couldn’t resist a bookshop, now apparently I can't resist a magazine shop! Tucked in Bath's quaint shopping streets, Magalleria, an independent magazine shop, was founded by Daniel McCabe and Susan Greenwood in 2015. Magalleria…
The moment I scrolled to Zabby Allen's post announcing her new magazine the Procrastination Paper, I knew I wanted to read it. I was trying to break the habit of automatically opening Instagram on public transport by taking a book, magazine or notebook with me. The Procrastination Paper's mantra of 'spend more time offline' made…
How can you buy independent magazines in the UK and how you can easily browse lots of independent magazines to find more issues that you'll love? Whether you buy from shops, set up a subscription, buy online or from the publisher will depend on what kind of magazine you want to buy - an old…
Happy New Year! Even though it's 6 days in to 2019, it doesn't feel right to start this post without saying it! I hope you are having a wonderful start to the year. In January, I like to reflect on what's happened in the last year, and set some goals for the new one. Calling…
It’s not often that I read an independent magazine that’s older than I am, so I was impressed to discover Kyoto Journal, a quarterly magazine based in Asia. Kyoto Journal was founded in 1987 and recently published its 92nd issue. Interestingly, Kyoto Journal is a not for profit organisation that is driven entirely by volunteers…
It’s the first weekend of December, and less than a month to go until Christmas. With present buying and wish-lists in mind, I thought it would be a great time to talk about my Stack Magazines subscription. As someone who is passionate about magazines. It’s one of the best gifts I’ve received. Independent Magazine Subscription…
Scenario Magazine is an independent magazine on culture and ideas about possible futures. Founded in 2010 by ‘futurists’ from Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, Scenario Magazine explores trends, products and cultural shifts that will define our future society. Scenario Magazine's Focus on the Future People from all around the world contribute to the magazine through…
The mainstream news is a pretty depressing read, so Emily Coxhead created The Happy Newspaper to celebrate good news. Emily founded The Happy Newspaper in 2015 through Kickstarter when she realised the effect the news was having on her. Looking for a platform to celebrate good news and wonderful people, she decided to set up…
Kajet Journal is an independent journal about Eastern European culture, identity and experiences. I bought issue 1 about Communities as I was keen to read it since enjoying Miroslav Penkov, a Bulgarian writer’s short stories. His writing captured my imagination about Eastern Europe, and made me aware that we don’t often hear stories or people’s…
