Cake Zine, a NYC print legend for the modern day, has taken a brief hiatus from their dessert focus to release this special edition issue: Steak Zine.

While smaller in physical size, it doesn’t skimp on the culinary/literary content we’ve come to expect from them. Inside you’ll still find short stories, essays, and visual art all connected to the meaty theme.

Great for: Foodies that write, writers that eat, and anyone with some imagination.

One of the absolute staples in the indie magazine world, McSweeny’s has been publishing their literary quarterly since 1998! A feat!

Not only do they set the standard for their editorial curation, but they consistently push the boundaries of editorial design. Past issues have been composed of ‘junk mail’, a auditory issue with a complete sound experience to match the physical and even a lunchbox.

This issue is a classic literary magazine with work by Shruti Swamy, Ashley Nelson Levy, Michael DeForge and Percival Everett among others.

Great for: The book club host, your friend who is impossible to buy for, and anyone who admires true craftsmanship.

It's the home & lifestyle magazine you love with a slow creep of literary inclusions. Lush photography per usual but this issue has interviews with Louis Fratino, Ignasi Monreal, Lourdes Castro & Anita Vitale.

Great for: Housewarming Gift (normalize buying friends coffee table magazines), architectural nerds and creatives in need of inspiration.