Journal tagged by New magazines

New US literary magazine Litt offers a beautifully art directed read—an immediate attraction is the match that can be ignited on the magazine’s strikable spine. Editor Anaïs La Rocca tells us about the origins of the magazine and discusses its literary ambitions as she shares her working week.

Sometimes a new magazine just hits a sweet spot, and that’s certainly the case with ROAM, a new launch aiming to make the growing folk artistic movement more inclusive, accessible and forward-thinking. It’s flown off our shelves this past week, so we asked founder Henry Rayment-Pickard to give us the lowdown.

Richard Turley’s latest publishing project is a fashion magazine that contains all the regular elements of such a magazine, except the clothes. Nuts (not to be confused with the nineties lads mag of the same name) is a brilliantly off the wall critique of fashion publishing, using Turley’s trademark editorial approach.

Each issue—or ‘archive’, as founder Kara Zwaanstra prefers it—of Ø8-12 promises a detailed look at a different niche topic, starting with Japanese dagashi sweets. Kara explains more, and reveals the subject of issue two, as she describes her working week and shares her inspirations.

We don’t often feature digital publications, but recent launch Byline caught our attention for the way its monthly, themed structure echoes print. It’s strong writing and vibrant design promises a lot. Cofounder Gutes Guterman, late of New York’s art scene report/parody publication The Drunken Canal, tells us more.

New magazine Mildew celebrates secondhand fashion, with features including tours of flea markets and celebrations of vintage denim brands. Editor Ellen Freeman introduces the new magazine, shares her week ahead and discusses the magazine scene in her adopted home of Mexico City.