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Posted inEditor's Pick

How to Keep a Great Magazine Going

by Peter Rubin January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

“When I started writing for ‘Texas Monthly’ in 1973, I didn’t expect it to last very long. But it’s still here, five decades later.”

Posted inMedia, Reading List, Story, Unapologetic Women, Writing

Celebrating Bitch Magazine: A Reading List

by A.H. Reaume May 12, 2022October 19, 2022

A writer traces her own feminist journey as she reflects on the forthcoming shutdown of Bitch Media.

A man unpacking boxes of magazines to stock a newsstand
Posted inAnnouncements, Nonfiction, Uncategorized

All the Stories Nominated for the 2022 National Magazine Awards

by Peter Rubin February 25, 2022October 19, 2022

Consider this your reading list for the next few weeks.

Posted inNonfiction

Curator Spotlight: Robert Sanchez on Highlighting Notable Storytelling from City Magazines Across the U.S.

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands October 26, 2021October 21, 2022

The longtime writer at Denver’s 5280 magazine talks about City Reads, the stellar work published by fellow journalists, and the intimate experience of reading thousands of solidarity letters mailed from across the country, demanding justice for Elijah McClain.

Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

How Covid Is Decimating British Music Journalism

by Aaron Gilbreath June 1, 2020October 19, 2022

What will England be like with fewer music magazines?

Posted inNonfiction

The Gilded Age of (Unpaid) Internet Writing

by Rebecca Schuman October 2, 2018October 27, 2022

How ’90s webzines heralded the best — and worst — of today’s online media landscape.

Posted inArts & Culture, Business, Media, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

A Cover That Could Launch a Million Retweets

by Aaron Gilbreath September 5, 2018October 19, 2022

What does a magazine cover mean in the digital age?

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women, Writing

Lyrical Ladies, Writing Women, and the Legend of Lauryn Hill

by Michael Gonzales August 30, 2018October 19, 2022

Joan Morgan’s “She Begat This” looks back at how Lauryn Hill crashed through hip-hop’s glass ceiling, while our critic looks at how the author and a cadre of black women writers did the same for hip-hop music journalism.

Posted inProfiles & Interviews

Publishing the Best of the Desert: An Interview With Ken Layne

by Aaron Gilbreath April 25, 2018October 19, 2022

“If you’re doing something small, something that’s mostly your labor and vision, then stick to what makes you satisfied.”

Posted inBlog Post

Journalists Shouldn’t Be Fired for Investigating Their Own Publications

by Danielle Tcholakian February 5, 2018October 19, 2022

And everyone in this industry should speak out against it.

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