One foot in front of the other

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Issue 12: Available Now

It's landed! Yes, "One Foot in Front of the Other" is New Escapologist's long-overdue walking-themed issue. We've got a marvellous interview with Will Self; accounts of world-renowned walks like the Camino de Santiago and the Lyke Wake Walk; poetry from Murray Lachlan Young; Paula Billups on drifting in Berlin; Joshua Glenn on Baudelaire's perfect flaneur; and plenty of the free-wheeling Escapological writing you've come to expect and adore. Grab your copy today.

Subscriber and pre-ordered copies will be in the post soon.

Escape Everything!

As if a whole new issue weren't enough to enjoy, the long-awaited book is about to hit the shops too. If you've not already order a copy, get yours from Amazon, Unbound, Waterstones or a participating indie bookshop from 28th January.
 

The Future of NE

We're considering a new approach to the production and format of New Escapologist: our first change of this sort in eight years.

We wouldn't want to jump in without consulting the readers, so please tell us what you think. There are three options on the table and the cost of each is the same at £12 per year.

1. Leave it alone! You currently get two print or PDF issues per year, typically containing an editorial, an interview, and 8 long-form essays.

2. Move to a more conventional magazine format. You'd still get two print or PDF issues per year but with fewer essays and more conventional magazine items like regular columns, humour pages, letters and reviews. We'd probably ditch the current cover scheme and square page format.

3. Move to a monthly concern. You'd get a monthly long-form essay plus ad-hoc bonus items (podcasts?) delivered to your inbox or posted to a subscribers-only blog. This would probably be managed by something like Patreon and you'd pay £1 per month. The advantages would be (a) a more regular hit; (b) more material for your money overall; and (c) a more predictable monthly income stream for the magazine. We wouldn't turn our backs on print: each essay would be numbered (e.g. 13.1, 13.2), and collected into a printed Issue (e.g. Issue 13) at the end of the year, which you could then buy for a little extra dough (either an extra 50p per month or £6 on release).

Which of these potential futures do you like best? Go here to cast your vote and leave any comments.

Enduring thanks,

Robert Wringham (ed.)