Few people have thought as hard or as well about magazines as Jeff Jarvis does. He describes Magazine as an elegy, and it's a beautiful one, but it's so much morea love letter to the heyday of a glorious form, a roundhouse punch thrown at those who failed as its custodians, an elegant and insightful history of a medium, and a vivid, funny, unsparing memoir. It's a pleasure to read him, and a privilege to learn from him. * Mark Harris, journalist and author of Mike Nichols: A Life (2021) * A starter, lover, student, and doubter of magazines, Jeff Jarvis is here to explain to usin beautiful and entertaining prosewhat the magazine was when it was great, and how the internet undid it, by wiring us together in a different way, and giving everyone a printing press. The call that magazines once answered is still heard, he argues. It is to set the idea of community free from geography.' * Jay Rosen, Associate Professor of Journalism, New York University, USA * Having devoted a chunk of my life to writing for and editing magazines, I wondered whether Jeff Jarviss smart little chronicle, Magazine, would feel like nostalgia or PTSD.
He opened so well, it ceased to matter. * The Common Reader * This Is an insightful, succinct history of a cherished institution and a vivid, often funny and unsparing tribute to a fast-faltering entertainment medium. * The Irish Scene *
