The Stack
Essential listening for anyone who cares about the printed word and developments in publishing. From independent publications, new forms of print media and graphic novels to little-known niche magazines, ‘The Stack’ is Monocle’s take on the world of print, focusing on everything from the glossiest fashion title to the grittiest local newspaper.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 111
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Surf photography, Australia’s top bookshop and modernism in print
We speak with Gaspard Konrad on his new book ‘Surf Porn’, showcasing the best of surf photography, and Joe Rubbo, managing director of Readings, which Monocle voted as Australia’s top literary outpos…
‘The Manchester Mill’, DistriPress and ‘Bibliotech’
This week we speak with the team behind news publication ‘The Manchester Mill’. Plus: highlights from DistriPress Congress 2023 and the new issue of ‘Bibliotech’.
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We love newsstands!
This week, it’s a newsstand special. We speak to Sandeep Garg from Shreeji Newsagents on Chiltern Street and Magculture’s founder, Jeremy Leslie. Plus: the newsstand winners of Monocle’s new Retail A…
‘We Stay’, ‘Krytyka’ and ‘Cake Zine’
We speak to Ukrainian photographer Lesha Berezovskiy about his new book, ‘We Stay’. Plus: ‘Krytyka’, Ukraine’s international review of books and ideas, and ‘Cake Zine’, a title that uses dessert as a…
‘Swill’ and ‘Sea Pools’
We speak with Myffy Rigby, editor of Aussie food title ‘Swill’, and Chris Romer-Lee talks about his book ‘Sea Pools’.
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The Hydra Book Club and ‘Red’ magazine
We mark the opening of the Hydra Book Club on the Greek island of the same name and talk about their new journal with Josh Hickey and Filip Niedenthal. Plus: Sarah Tomczak from ‘Red’ magazine celebra…
10 years of Indiecon, ‘Linseed’ and ‘To Have & To Hold’
We celebrate a decade of the independent publishing festival Indiecon. Plus: ‘Linseed’ magazine makes supper with a single ingredient and a title celebrating paper-bag ephemera.
‘Technikart’ and ‘Cultured’
We take a look at two clever titles covering pop culture, design, architecture and style: ‘Cultured’ by Sarah Harrelson and ‘Technikart’ by Laurence Rémila.
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Afluente, ‘The Drift’ and ‘Bagel’
This week on The Stack we speak with Brazil’s Julius Wiedemann about his new book publishing company, Afluente. Plus: cool literary title ‘The Drift’ and a new tennis magazine called ‘Bagel’.
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‘Flaneur’, ‘The Laterals’ and ‘Play & Display’
This week on The Stack we speak with the editor-in-chief of ‘Flaneur’ about the title’s new issue, which explores the history of the Boulevard Périphérique in Paris. Plus: cool Malaysian title ‘The L…
‘RACEWKND’, Typewronger Books and ‘The Paper’
This week on The Stack we speak with Magnus Greaves from premium Formula 1 title ‘RACEWKND’, plus we visit Scotland’s only typewriter repair shop and look at a new magazine from Wales, ‘The Paper’.
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