If you have been up on the 3rd floor recently, you may have noticed that our circulating magazines have been moved from Balcony 2B to the shelves behind the 3rd floor circulation desk. You can now easily find a 2 year old recipe from Cook’s Illustrated or research Bookforum reviews from 2010. Members can borrow up to 5 magazines at a time, from either the hanging files or the older magazine shelves, but if you are overwhelmed by the rows and rows of titles at your disposal you can also browse through our magazine collection on our website.
The Annual Magazine Sale is also currently in progress so don’t hesitate to come up to the 3rd floor and pick out your favorite titles to take home!
We are always adding new and interesting magazines to our collection. Here’s a small sampling of magazine titles we’ve added in the past year:
Published by McSweeney’s here in San Francisco, Lucky Peach is a quarterly journal of delicious food and clever writing. Each issue focuses on a single theme such as chefs and cooks, “Chinatown” eats, or food before and after the Apocalypse. Articles and sections in each issue explore the featured theme cover to cover via photography, art, and, of course, recipes.
Orion is a bi-monthly magazine focusing on nature, the environment, and culture. Each advertising-free issue aims to address ongoing environmental and societal issues and has featured noted authors such as Michael Pollen, Wendell Berry, Sandra Steingraber, and Barry Lopez.
Another bimonthly title of a similar vein, Shambhala Sun offers a nonsectarian view of 'Buddhism, Culture, Meditation, and Life.' Presented within its pages are teachings from the Buddhist and other contemplative traditions and encourages applying the principles of mindfulness and awareness to everyday life. The magazine aims to engage readers through these teachings and practices with the hope of bringing spirituality to all of the important issues we face in life: livelihood, family, relationships, social issues, and the arts.
Published quarterly, Boom: A Journal of California is a thoughtful, provocative, and insightful magazine that brings energy and focus to topics relevant to the social, cultural, and political issues of our times, primarily here in California but also beyond our borders. Boom includes scholarly articles, personal essays, interviews, photography, art, and short informal pieces that will capture your attention.
