The Stack
For print and publishing lovers. Covering everything from indie magazines to major publications and the evolving world of print media.
Latest Episodes
Jocks & Nerds
Were you a jock, a nerd or fortunate enough to fit somewhere in between? From its vintage-inspired roots, ‘Jocks & Nerds’ magazine has launched a brand version of itself onto newsstands. We meet the magazine’s founder and editor Marcus Agerman-Ross. Plus: the newsstand view from Merano with Monocle’s editor in…
Hot off the press
We speak with Heather Reisman, CEO of Indigo Books, Canada’s largest book retailer. We also review fashion biannual magazines with Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco, and we speak with Christian Rocca, the editor of ‘IL’, the monthly lifestyle magazine of Italian daily ‘Il Sole 24 Ore’.
A look at the biggest print markets in the world
This week on ‘The Stack’ we look at two of the biggest print markets in the world – the US and Japan – with our New York and Asia bureau chiefs. Plus: the booming regional magazines market in North America.
International prestige
For most of the year Cannes is like any other sleepy city on the French Riviera – until the prestigious Cannes Film Festival ramps up that is. From ‘Variety’ to ‘The Hollywood Reporter’, we take a closer look at the daily print titles that the festival wakes up to during…
Denim and diamonds
Whether it’s evening attire or tips on how to redecorate for the season, fashioning the pages of a style magazine demands fearless originality – but a splash of fun always helps. From Istanbul to London, Ben Rylan joins Sagra Maceira de Rosen and Bryan Levandowski to review our newsstand picks.
Factual fatigue
Are we tired of the truth? Rob Orchard certainly hopes not. We sit down with the editor of the renowned longform journalism publication ‘Delayed Gratification’ after one of the more bizarre weeks in world politics. Plus: setting off for Belgrade, we meet the Serbian government minister with a peculiar fascination…
Architectural print
When you’re designing and building your architecture pages, deciding on your materials is a challenge. But whether it’s the abundance of design prowess inside the pages of ‘Lobby’ or the expertly crafted minimalism of ‘Disegno’ – architecture on the page is a constructive undertaking all of its own.
‘Die Dame’
From Munich to Berlin, German readers are a voracious bunch. We pay a visit to the editorial team behind much-loved pre-war classic ‘Die Dame’, out of print since the 1940s but about to roar back to life. Plus: ‘Allegramag’ and its commitment to journalism on paper and a leaf through…
Making covers pop
From Byron Bay to London’s Paddington, we’ve assembled a healthy line-up of some of today’s – and yesterday’s – best magazines from across the globe as we delve into the nitty gritty of eye-popping imagery and the finest font-making. The Hyman Archive’s James Hyman joins Monocle’s Tom Edwards to discuss…
How to present print
On this week’s Stack we speak with Alex Wisch from Bloomberg Intelligence about the latest numbers in the industry and get updates from the European press with Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûlé.
