Rare Mags

I’ve had a look and remember now that we’ve made a flat rate using FedEx as Royal Mail syndicating to Canada Post was throwing up so many issues it wasn’t worth doing. So you’re right, it’s not worth it for a small order, but quite good for getting a few things at once.

Black and white inky expressionist southern gothic moments for The Night of the Hunter screening at Rare Mags, Stockport

Fun to do some MOVIE artwork for a 70th anniversary screening of The Night of the Hunter at @raremags.bsky.social in Stockport. Only 6 nugs and includes a bottle of @runawaybrewery.bsky.social, wine or OTHER on arrival. I'm not making it up! raremags.co.uk/collections/...

A photograph of the building that contains on the ground floor the shop Rare Mags (sells magazines and books) the shop front is blue, the sky is blue, the sun is shining

Hello. We are the blue shop that is located under the blue sky. Oh and this place is called a Bluesky. Woah. Easy to find. See you later. Thanks.

Wyrd Science – Rare Mags One of those magazines that does exactly what it sets out to do, no messing around, cramming every page full of what they want in the magazine and nothing else. Tabletop gaming, but now with added fil...

Imagine buying a magazine today? Honestly you’d feel like A BOSS

So, with that in mind i want to give a Saturday shout out to @raremags.bsky.social who not only have our latest issue but also a bewilderingly good selection of other stuff, so let’s have a look & see what I want to read…

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Hello, which magazine is it? Some of them are pretty weighty, and unfortunately that does cost a lot

‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers

The wonderful @helleborezine.bsky.social scaring the faithful with the old ways, seriously if any of our readers want to magic up some free international media coverage for us by wearing one of our tees to a Cliff Richard gig or something please do

Wild to think that in January Wyrd Science will celebrate 5 years of having more journalistic integrity than the NY Times. Need to think of a way to celebrate.

Picked up my copy of #callinginsickmagazine 15 from the lovely people at @raremags.bsky.social yesterday. If I’m counting my blessings sat by this lake this morning. Rare Mags is definitely on the list. A trove of printed matter & stationary

We are cool, but emailing us the best bet, public shows of affection make us bashful.

We'd have taken more if you'd had 'em!

A photograph of a complete run of Macguffin magazine on a glass shop counter

A photograph of two issues of Tools magazine on some cobbles

Photograph of various small press publications

A photograph of four Cafe Royal zines

Magazines about stuff and things. raremags.co.uk

An image of the front cover of the new issue of the magazine Tools, which features a big red orange glazed jug/pot/receptacle on a white background and the word “TOOLS” written in a similar shade at the top of the magazine’s cover.

Another section of our multi-part pre order saga is the new Tools magazine, this time taking in the act of spinning. We know a lot of you like to do that stuff. So get in on the action, copies hitting the shop early next week directly from France.

The book The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi

Tickets here - raremags.co.uk

Thanks as always to @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social for working with us on these events.

A photo of the book The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi, published by Fitzcarraldo. It is white with blue text and is pictured on the corner of a wooden and glass shop counter in the shop Rare Mags

A poster for an event for the release of the book The Tower.

The Tower is out today, and we have Thea in the shop tomorrow evening talking with Jodie Matthews about fairytales and folk and stories. You can come - tickets from the site or the counter now

A photo of the front of the shop Rare Mags which is blue and contains books and magazines. Either side of the shop are jasmines in pots, a pink bench and a black bench. You can see a bit of pavement and the door is open. The inside of the door is white. The lights are on in the window display which gives a warm look as the overall weather appears to be quite grey.

It’s us. Big load of new book releases today, autumn magazine arrivals, fancy pencils and coffee all day

Wyrd Science – Rare Mags One of those magazines that does exactly what it sets out to do, no messing around, cramming every page full of what they want in the magazine and nothing else. Tabletop gaming, but now with added fil...

New issue now in stock at our favourite blue shop, @raremags.bsky.social, alongside the worlds best other magazines

A photograph of the inside of the book and magazine shop Rare Mags showing various shelves made from plywood displaying books and magazines with their covers facing outwards. Also in the centre of the shop are two display units with stationery within.

We’re going to keep hand writing you a note with every web order, hand writing the address label, running events so that people can be in the same room as each other, recommending stuff we think you’ll like, making you a coffee (with a biscuit) even saying hello when you walk in. Ta.

A photograph of a blue shop front for the shop Rare Mags with books and magazines in the window, a plant either side and a bench either side. The bench on the left is black, the bench on the right is pink.

We’re here selling books and magazines (print is dead), in a physical shop (the high street is dead), writing these words using a human brain (we don’t even need to think any more though right?)

10/10 - Thea Lenarduzzi And Jodie Matthews - The Tower – Rare Mags On Friday 10th October Thea Lenarduzzi, writer, broadcaster and editor will be coming to Stockport to chat all about her new book The Tower. We've been looking forward to hosting this author since the...

10 October: Thea Lenarduzzi will be in conversation with Jodie Matthews @raremags.bsky.social: raremags.co.uk/blogs/events...

Thank you Harry.

A photograph of the blue painted frontage of the magazine and book shop Rare Mags. There is a road narrows sign to the right, two benches (one pink, one black) and a pavement sign made from ply which has seen better days and is due to be replaced very soon. Also the whole photo is covered in lens flare due to the time of day/angle of the sun

We’re here for another week of this stuff. Expect A/W 2025 influx, pre orders for the new Calling In Sick and Tools flying out, new Olga Tokarczuk (!!!), more stationery favourites from Penco, maybe even a Rare Dunk or two.

A photograph showing the shop front of Rare Mags (blue) with various other buildings that are either falling down or being built. To the left of the frame is a crane extending upwards (blue and orange)

Just us in the middle of it all. The street is changing around us, hang in there while we get some new neighbours. We’ll be here.

New stuff every day, coffee machine on, every day apart from Mondays, all on the website is in stock, ready to go. Happy to help, we love what we do.

We’ve looked in to this before, hasn’t been a new issue for a while so keeping an eye on it for the future

Photographs of various pens and pencils, ink and stationery in plywood display cases.

Photographs of various pens and pencils, ink and stationery in plywood display cases.

Photographs of various pens and pencils, ink and stationery in plywood display cases.

Photographs of various pens and pencils, ink and stationery in plywood display cases.

Newly constructed (by Holly, who else?) stationery displays are in the shop now. We welcome Penco to go with our old friends Kaweco and Milan. A selection of what you need and want to make marks on paper. On the site too, but you’ll have to imagine the newly oiled plywood smell.

Two stone cold classics!

A photograph showing a roadworks “road narrows” sign from a low angle, with four magazines propped against it. The magazines are the latest issues of The New Order, Chalk, Never Too Small and Boys! Boys! Boys!

Due to the sheer number of new magazines arriving, the highway is narrowed. All roads lead to good print.

Old school transport / tourist board illustrated poster "Visit Reddish Ale" where Refreshment Awaits! Vale then Ale. Reddish viaduct with idyllic Reddish Vale surrounds. Person walks past thinking of a pint and crisps, a modern walker looks at water probably thinking the same. two pints cheers in the foreground. Vale then Ale we all agree

Craig from Reddish Ale asked me to draw an old tourist board type poster to stick up in their neighbouring Reddish Vale to point possible punters towards pints after a walk. This is the online version but the IRL version has "Thirsty? x minutes walk to Reddish Ale -->" type instruction.

Oh and of course they’re on here too - @chalk-magazine.bsky.social - hello!

Yes. It is us again. Yes it is us, the magazine and book shop with the unlocked door. Ready. For all of you.

A photograph of an internal page of the magazine Chalk.

A photograph of an internal page of the magazine Chalk.

A photograph of an internal page of the magazine Chalk.

A photograph of an internal page of the magazine Chalk.

This is a serious bit of print and we’re very excited to see where it goes. For fans of Delayed Gratification, Translator, Macguffin and the sorely missed Works That Work. Up on the site now, or of course on the shelf.