We're hosting a big day of magazines on 18 Sept, drawing on 300 years of publishing history to shed fresh light on the role of print magazines today. You should come! Both in-person and digital tickets are available, so you can join in wherever you are. sbf.org.uk/whats-on/vie...

It's not often that I screengrab an email to put it on here, but this one is worth it. Welcome, New York Review of Finance, cousin of @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social

Commentators are queuing up to tell you that reading is dead, and our societies are falling apart as a result. We decided to see if we could sketch in some of the detail that's getting lost amongst the headlines – see our full report, on the Stack site now. stackmagazines.com/update/the-s...

The Stack reading habits report - STACK magazines

See the results from our 2026 survey, created to understand people's reading habits, and how they feel about reading

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Pencil Magazine laying down the law with Steve Heller: "We accept any pencil—4H, 4B, HB, etc.—and we do not have a preference for either mechanical or standard pencils. We don’t accept work created with charcoal, water-soluble graphite pencils or colored pencils." www.printmag.com/daily-heller...

The Daily Heller: Getting the Lead In – PRINT Magazine

'Pencil Magazine' is a must-have.

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"We're not Vogue!" Mother Tongue founders and editors Natalia Rachlin and Melissa Goldstein share their indie approach to working with celebrity cover stars. See our full conversation on the Stack site... stackmagazines.com/women/the-ev...

"Nobody appointed me to this job..." Lots of independent magazine makers have to deal with this anxiety, because they became the boss just by starting the magazine. John Power Jr is editor of @wyrdscience.bsky.social and he shares his thoughts on the Stack podcast: stackmagazines.com/art-design/w...

Just coming to terms with the realisation that next week we'll lose a 25-week writing streak on Beehiiv. I'm sad to be closing The Mortar, but I didn't realise how much I care about that little hexagon.

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Six months ago we started The Mortar as an independent publishing experiment, and today we're bringing it to a close. Thanks very much to everyone who was part of it – here's what we learned along the way... stackmagazines.com/update/closi...

Six months ago we started The Mortar as an independent publishing experiment, and today we're bringing it to a close. Thanks very much to everyone who was part of it – here's what we learned along the way... stackmagazines.com/update/closi...

Closing The Mortar - STACK magazines

Some thoughts on six months of The Mortar magazine, and why it's time to close our independent publishing experiment

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"Imagine a magazine all about sandwiches..." Nancy Heley is editor and creative director of Sandweegies, and in the new Stack podcast she explains how she ended up making a magazine all about the sandwiches in her adopted home city. stackmagazines.com/food-drink/g...

Editor and creative director Austė Skrupskytė Cullbrand says Playground magazine is leaning into its the Nordic and Baltic identity to differentiate itself on newsstands around the world. See our full conversation: stackmagazines.com/art-design/n...

Have you told us how you read? (Or don't read?) Our reading habits survey closes at midnight on Sunday – we'd love to hear from you! form.typeform.com/to/eZI5QF6i

Is it true that nobody reads these days? Take our survey so we can get a better idea of how people do or don't read, and how they feel about it. (Also, leave your email address at the end and you could win a year of Stack magazines...) form.typeform.com/to/eZI5QF6i

In the new episode of the Stack podcast Andy Crysell, editor of No Way Back magazine, speaks about the massive potential for learning from the music and subcultures of the past, and the importance of avoiding nostalgia. stackmagazines.com/music/a-firs...

Join us on Thursday night next week for a conversation with @countyhwy.bsky.social managing editor Ryan Basemann. We'll be talking small town America, publishing beyond politics, and the allure of the 19th-century newspaper. stack-county-highway.eventbrite.co.uk

"It's kind of the antithesis of the endless scroll, and that feels really important..." In our new episode of the Stack podcast, the editors of Folding Rock magazine speak about the value of print in a digital age stackmagazines.com/literature/f...

"Nope, arts jobs don't exist really." Finlay Mackay, editor of Piscine magazine, on the shock of graduating from arts school and starting to work in restaurant kitchens, and how the magazine became a response to the situation stackmagazines.com/art-design/p...

"If you build your business on social media, it doesn't really encourage creative exploration..." Chris Hassell explains why he and @joshjoshjones.bsky.social decided to make Ralph, a print magazine led by "creativity and joy" stackmagazines.com/humour/ralph...

The latest Debris magazine is themed 'No!', tapping into a general sense of dissatisfaction in the air. In the new episode of the Stack podcast, the editors explain how they used the most negative word in the English language to make something positive stackmagazines.com/race/debris-...

Yes, Easter is next week. And yes, that means it's time for our half-price subscription offer. Get three months of Stack at 50% of our normal prices – offer ends at midnight on Easter Monday. stackmagazines.com/update/half-...

Half-price independent magazine subscription - STACK magazines

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Hear our independent magazines event, recorded live at the St Bride Foundation and featuring stories from @thefence.bsky.social Die Quieter Please, @dispatchmedia.bsky.social and Piscine stackmagazines.com/literature/i...

In the new episode of the Stack podcast I spoke with editors Hillary Brenhouse and Meara Sharma, and heard how Elastic magazine is stretching the definition of psychedelic, creating something that's, "ordinary, only slightly, weirdly, off" stackmagazines.com/art-design/e...

We supply independent cafes across the UK with free magazines for their customers to read, and we want to do more! If you run an independent cafe, fill in our form and we'll start sending great publishing your way... stackmagazines.com/update/disco...

Discovering independent magazines across the UK - STACK magazines

We're expanding our project working with independent venues across the UK, helping more people to discover independent magazines

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Gabriel Solomons, editor and art director of Beneficial Shock, on the passion that drives his independent movie magazine stackmagazines.com/film/illustr...

"Carrier issue two, apart from my children, it's the best thing I've brought into the world." Hear our full conversation with Carrier editor Tom Parr, on the new episode of the Stack podcast stackmagazines.com/outdoors/car...

What's the point of a fashion magazine today? Come to our event on 4 March to hear the ideas and motivations behind three of the most disruptive fashion titles you'll find on the shelves. stack-ravensbourne.eventbrite.co.uk

Material Worlds – Fashion in Print

Three independent publishers speak about the role that fashion plays in their magazines

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"What if there were no rules, no templates? What if we just went wild?" Chris Harrigan, editor of The Story, speaks about escaping the confines of literary publishing stackmagazines.com/literature/s...

I have to go out in five minutes so I'm going to miss the start of the first @offalindustries.bsky.social live stream. Hopefully back before the end of @drblacklock.bsky.social doing his bit... www.youtube.com/live/9mj_dOw...

OFFALISM 001 (Pilot)

YouTube video by Offal Industries

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This is going to be loads of fun. Independent magazines on stage, at St Brides on Thursday night, with @thefence.bsky.social, Die Quieter Please, @dispatchmedia.bsky.social, and Piscine. Tickets are £6.50 and all proceeds go to St Brides. Come join us! billetto.co.uk/e/stack-inde...

Stack Independent Magazines on Stage – with Die Quieter Please, Dispatch, The Fence, and Piscine

Stack x St Bride Foundation Stack Independent Magazines on Stage With Die Quieter Please , Dispatch...

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Stack Independent Magazines on Stage – with Die Quieter Please, Dispatch, The Fence, and Piscine. Thu 5 Feb, 6 pm, St Bride Foundation Love seeing magazines come to life! 🤗 @stackmagazines.bsky.social Book now:

Stack Independent Magazines on Stage – with Die Quieter Please, Dispatch, The Fence, and Piscine

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Last month saw a massively expanded Tokyo Art Book Fair run across two weekends instead of one, doubling its capacity as people clamoured for independent print. Yuto Miyamoto was there – read his full report on the Stack blog stackmagazines.com/everything/t...

Tokyo Art Book Fair 2025 - STACK magazines

Take a tour of the tables at the massively expanded Tokyo Art Book Fair 2025, with Yuto Miyamoto from Troublemakers magazine

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