Monday 8 April 2019

"Read All About It: 10 Magazines to Make and Share" by Kristyna Baczinski (Laurence King Publishing)

When I was a kid at school, nearly everyone was encouraged to either write for, draw for or contribute to the school magazine. It became something of an anarchic publication, perhaps an insight into most of our mental states at the time.

There's something insanely satisfying about making your own publication to share with others, and now Kristyna Baczynski and Laurence King Publishing are making it easier than ever with the arrival of "Read All About It: 10 Mini Magazines to Make and Share".

Everything you need is tucked between the covers of this brilliantly designed and inspirational book, with 10 pull-out 'zines' to get you started, and a ton of ideas to inspire you once you've used the book's resources and quite fancy striking out on your own.

From animal safaris and recipes to you and your family, pick your favourite topics and get going!

Each mini magazine has a distinct theme, with lots of ideas for stories, features and pictures - the rest is up to you and your imagination so let it loose and come up with something truly brilliant!

With fully-illustrated instructions and hints and tips along the way, this brand new book from zine publisher and comic artist Kristyna Baczynski will get you making your own brilliant zines in no time.

It's a perfect activity for schools, clubs or just a gathering of friends to get on with. Superb idea, and really well presented this! Another winner from Laurence King Publishing. 

Sum this book up in a sentence: A fantastic resource to get you started making your own magazines on any topic you like, with tons of inspiration and great ideas for would-be home publishers!

"Read All About it: 10 Mini Magazines to Make and Share" by Kristyna Baczynski is out now, published by Laurence King (kindly supplied for review).