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Cicada
Cicada is the best literature magazine around. It's stylish, refreshing, and just all around great. Includes beautiful poems, uplifting stories, and wonderful non-fiction. It's written partially by readers themselves, who send in their works to get published. This is my all-time favorite magazine, and probably always will be. Whenever I get a Cicada in the mail, I drop everything and read it cover-to-cover right where I am. It's so artsy, creative, and beautiful. The perfect gift for a writer/poet teen-Cicada will inspire, breathe life into, and carry him or her far, far away.

A Great Mix
I've been getting this magazine since freshman year, and I'm only now, as a senior, really beginning to appreciate the mix of stories in every issue. We just finished our short story unit in English class, and I'm now rereading my favorites from the past few years. This magazine is sold as 14+, but some of the stories offer pathways much deeper into the literary world-what comes to mind is James Baldwin's Sonny's Blues paired with Langton Hughes' poem Harlem. I'm now doing a research project on Baldwin, but Sonny's Blues remains one of my favorites of all of his work I've read so far. Cicada is perfect for those years in between children's books and college reading when some teenagers lose interest in reading for pleasure due to required reading for school.

Good for kids to whom Cricket is gotten old hat
This is a preteen/early teen mag. Lots of good writing. Well edited, has some tough stuff as written by kids themselves. It's a good magazine and is argued over for the first reading. ... Read more

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Some of the best science fiction shorts out there
Regular readers of my reviews are probably getting sick of me mentioning Kage Baker, but I have to credit her for getting me to try a lot of things that I wouldn't normally try if she hadn't been a part of them.Asimov's Science Fiction magazine is another time where this is the case.While I have boughtFantasy & Science Fiction magazine every month for a while now, I would also check Asimov's to see if it had a Baker story.If it did, I would buy it.What I have found, however, is that I have enjoyed most of the other stories in the issues I have bought as well.Thus, from now on I will be buying it every month too.
Possibly the greatest SF magazine in existence.
I would encourage everyone to subscribe, and help support the magazine. Asimov's Science Fiction (along with Fantasy & Science Fiction, and Analog Science Fiction & Fact) is truly the lifeblood of the science fiction genre. Short fiction has the unique advantage of being able to develop new worlds in a shorter amount of space than one might find in a novel, although in many cases a large portion of this world-building is left to the reader's imagination. Thus, good short fiction is able to convey a true sense of transaction between writer and reader, giving the impression that more has been said than has actually been specifically stated. Amazing!
This magazine is simply the best SF out there! Every issue goes well over 100 pages and it's a monthly! The June Issue has some great storys in it, so go pick it up at your local convience store, now! This magazine is awesome! ... Read more

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you won't get it....
I ordered this for my son at the end of March (the 25th)and it's June 15th and it's still not here.He ask everyday if it's come in the mail.At the very latest it was to be here June 3rd.I wish I hadn't told him about it....

Sweet!
I like these comic books alot! They are funny and mysterious! Buy every issue!

Bad Scooby
This comic book tries to emulate the innocent 1969 charm of the original Scooby-Doo Where are You? TV show but is really just a poorly disguised educational bore.
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Better Deal
Their Web site sells a year subscription for $45. I find that Amazon, or whoever their affiliate is, repeatedly sells magazine subscritions for more than the actual magazine itself.

Pretension, thy name is Believer.
Yep, pretension is the name of game here. Although it's not really pretension - its a kind of uber-pretense, a pretension so pretensive in its self-mockery that it somehow doubles back itself and actually becomes almost worthwhile.
amazing
this magazine is so great. i read it cover to cover every month. best summed up by its mission statement:
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My favorite magazine
I subscribe to Entertainment Weekly, Premiere, and any magazine with a photo of Johnny Depp or hobbits on the cover, but Scr(i)pt is my favorite magazine.
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true review
"true detective" is a classic old magazine. my 83 year old father in law loved seeing it again. an early father's day gift. he read it from front to back in a day. we were surprized to see it was shipped from England! my mother in law and i split the cost. it was well worth the money to order it, because he "truely" enjoyed it! thanks! lynn

1946 adition of true detective
i have a 1946 and 1945 adition of this magazine. i was wondering if they were worth anything and if so i would like someone to get back to me please. i might have some other ones but i have to go through all the magazines,but i would really like someone to get back to me so i can get some information on my magazines. they are in almost perfect condition.Read more

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I wait for it to come every other month
I can hardly wait for my next copy to come.I look forward to the magazine more than any other magazine I get and read every word in it.I save them for years and go back to them as they have relevance years back when new books come out.They give me pleasure with every read.Even though I can read them on the computer I just love having them around the house so I can pick one up and see what was around months ago or years ago.I'm a real fan.I can't say enough.I've given them as gifts to all of my friends that join audible.I buy books I might not have noticed without reading about it in audiofile.Thank you, thank you, thank you.What more can I say.Keep them coming.

Audiobooks Have Come A Long Way
I admit it; I'm addicted ... not to the heavy stuff, but instead head-over-heels in love with audiobooks.And they have found a friend in AudioFile, a truly wonderful magazine that informs addicts like me about the latest trends, equipment, books to hit the market. The down is that it's only published every other month.I voraciously read it both on line and the "hardcover" edition that arrives in my mailbox.Some other reviewer complains that the reviews are nothing more than recaps.While they are short and to the point, I disagree about the contents of the reviews.They're exactly what I'm looking for: an overview of the book, not an in-detail New York TImes type review.If I want to learn more I then check with Amazon to see what others feel.While I still purchase and read print books (they'll never go out of style!), I have found audiobooks a great alternative to curling up with Agatha Christie.And, hopefully, AudioFile, along with my newfound addiction to audiobooks, will continue to prosper and grow.It's good to be in on the ground floor!

A Valuable Service
For lovers of audiobooks, Audiofile Magazine performs a valuable service. While I read book reviews from many sources, Audiofile Magazine is the only reviewing service I've found that provides feedback on the quality of the listening experience. Highly recommended. ... Read more

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Indispensable Tool and Inspiration
I've been a P&W subscriber and reader (even when not a subscriber) for years. I've also tried various other writers' magazines, such as The Writer and Writer's Digest. The latter two were fine when I was just beginning to dip into the freelance market, just beginning to look at publishers for first manuscripts, but when I gained more experience, I soon realized those just didn't make the cut anymore. The articles were too often repetitive and geared towards such elementary basics that I was no longer gaining new insights. P&W was the next step up.
Focused on interviews/bios/reviews, heavy on ads
Certainly, it depends on what you're looking for- this periodical is thick and comes every two months.I felt that maybe too much of its thickness came from the large number of ads, mainly ads for writing retreats, seminars, or contests.I was interested in those things, but I was more interested in instruction/tips/exercises that would help me learn about writing, and this I felt was in somewhat short supply.So I didn't renew this, and instead subscribe to "The Writer," which comes monthly, includes lots of instruction/tips/exercises, as well as some ads and notices about opportunities for writers, but not as many as this publication."Poets & Writers" does include some good interviews, bios, and reviews, but for my money, I favor "The Writer."

Too much focus on poets for me
I only got the first issue, but it seems to be focused more on poets than other writers (hence the name).i dont enjoy poetry but i love writing fiction.They might do well to keep the two separate, especially the contests and events.It's an attractive format and very upscale, high quality literature reviews and advice.The stories are well written and enjoyable, although i think writers digest offers more for fiction writers. ... Read more

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Uninterrupted Crime Fighting since 1938
If you want the inside scoop on criminal activity in St. Louis written in a lively entertaining style, the "Evening Whirl" is your premiere source.I do miss the "Wife Beaters and Mean Mistreaters", "The Elite Gun Club", and "Booze Hound and Hooch Hound Club" columns that were previous features of the publication. When a major crime occurs in St. Louis the "Evening Whirl" gives you details that the major paper ignores or glosses over. And they have colored boxes at the beginning of articles to classify them:
If you live in Saint Louis
You would loove this if you are drom the Saint Louis Area.It is a way to keep up the the going on in the Saint Lous area.I like it alot.It is a crime newspaper. I would not pay the 1.15 for an issue.If I am not mistaken the paper cost 50 cents ... Read more

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All Fantasy
For those of you who prefer fantasy over science fiction, this is the magazine to subscribe to. It has on average five to eight stories every two months with plenty of columns to read, such as book reviews, video games reviews, and folklore. A must have for writers of fantasy.

Excellent Full-Sized Fantasy Magazine
I have been fortunate to subscribe to this magazine since it began.Each magazine does a very good job of covering fantasy in all its media aspects, with occasional nods to horror and science fiction.
A magazine devoted to fantasy...what's not to like?
In my quest to be caught up on a large portion of the science fiction and fantasy short story markets, I decided to give Realms of Fantasy a try after being away from it for a long time (the last issue I had picked up before the October 2004 issue was back in the mid-1990s).This issue was quite good, so I decided to try the next one.While December 2004 wasn't quite as good, it still had some interesting stuff in it.Sure, it doesn't quite attract the big names in fantasy fiction (there is the occasional one, such as Gene Wolfe in the December 2003 issue), but it does have some authors that I have heard of.Kage Baker has had a story published in the magazine (I know!I know!Shut up about Baker!).Also, Stephen Popkes was in the October issue, but I don't think I would have ever heard of him if I hadn't read a couple of "Best of the year" anthologies.Then again, I guess that means he's pretty good.
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Long Live Analog
I have been a regular subscriber of sci fi mags for just about the past 15 yrs or so.It all began with Omni and when Omni folded, I found a a copy of Science Fiction Age.I had been subscribed to it for about 2 years before it folded.I found a few Omni-like glossy mag twins thereafter, but they all folded as well.Finally, I found the magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and Analog and have been consistently subscribed to other for the past 10 yrs.Both of the latter are outstanding 'zines but for me, Analog is the best because it satisfies the craving for hard sci fi and *fact* at the same time. If F&SF & Analog ever have to close up shop then I would hope they would merge because then I'd have my hard sci fi, fact *and* horror/fantasy all in a one stop shop.

Hard Science SF
Analog brings a dependable collection of hard-science fiction stories, novellas, and frequently, a serialized novel.Almost all of them are worth reading; I'm having trouble thinking of an Analog story that made me give up before reaching the end.While its sister publication Asimov's tends more to the social-SF or more literary forms, Analog sticks to a formula of hard-SF with some recurring features: one factual science article, one speculative science article, and a short SF humor piece (Probability Zero).Analog also has a lively letters column, where editor Stanley Schmidt or the story authors often reply.And Schmidt's editorials are always a good read. Reminiscence
I haven't actually read Analog for about 20 years, but it was my introduction to science fiction very nearly 40 years ago, when I shared a flat (sorry, must use American, an appartment) in New York with one of John W. Campbell's editorial assitants!Since then, the genre has provided education, solace, amusement - and some disdain from others - and I despair at how few really good new English SF writers there seem to be.However, anyone (and I do mean anyone) who tries Analog with an open mind will find it a revelation. ... Read more

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exhausted
I was clearly influenced to purchase this subscription by the "auesome" review below. However, my breath expired at the half-way mark due to a complete lack of punctuation. Now I will be unable to ascertain the full impact of this rather worryingly written "review". Forget Mad Kids and obtain "Fundamentals of Better Writing" instead. You can thank me later.

Beware! This is only a FOUR issue subscription!
My son loves the first Mad for Kids (he gets the older MAD version now)--but when we went to subscribe, we saw that it was only for quarterly editions. It's a fun magazine, just know that when you order, it won't come every month.
auesome!!!
omg this mag is so auesome its like mad but for kids well duh its called mad kids but no cussingall that mite be bad is some gross jokes like wallace and vomit and some ppl mite be offended of a comic of a kid that always dies butseriously thats not bad unless ur to over protective ages 6-11 its aimed for and i get the jokes more than regular mad and easier to read comics i know how to read but mad has comic bubbles in weird places so u kno wat i mean so i reccomend u to buy this mag full of laughsits better than nick mag thanx mad for coming out wit a magizine just for kids cuz my parents sometimes wouldnt let me buy mad due to some nudity or overused cussing now i can buy every issue of this cuz no nudity or cussing the bad thing tho is this mag only comes out 4 times a year for rite now well it just started tocome out icant wait for #2 coming out in febuary ... Read more

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The Great Tradition Continues
When WEIRD TALES was revived around 1988, I was sorely disappointed in the direction the editorial staff had taken.It was too "progressive" and not enough like the old WT so many of us afficionados knew and loved.Lin Carter had a great thing going for the four paperback issues he came out with under the Zebra imprint in the early 1980's.Unfortunately, he was not allowed to continue.His idea was to keep the FLAVOR of the old WEIRD TALES alive, and he did it very well.
The Magazine That Never Dies.
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Paul Dini writing--now worth reading!
Beginning with Detective 821, the wonderful Paul Dini, who many Batman fans know and love from the sorely missed TV show Batman: The Aninmated Series, will be taking over this comic. His first issue, entitled "The Beautiful People" is a knockout! He is only doing single-issue, standalone stories, which is awesome for those of us who don't invest in trillion-part crossovers like "Infinite Ultra-Crisis" or whatever the heck it's called.

What?
I order this comic over two months ago, and I have yet to receive a copy. ... Read more

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excellent tool
this is an excellent wrap of style, technique, sales and back story.Lots of info, lots of history and ideas about success.A practical tool, professionally done. ... Read more

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Alfred Hitchcock
I've been getting this magazine for a number of years and do enjoy it.

Not So Much "Mystery" as "Misery"
During the 1960's, when my sister subscribed to AHMM, the stories mirrored the fantastic television show; the stories were primarily mysterious, creepy, and unique, with lots of murders and the twist endings that made the show so great.Now, the majority of the stories in the magazine are plain, uninteresting "detective" stories.I subscribed up until about the early 1980's, but stopped because of the same old boring "cops and robbers" material.I tried to read a recent copy while waiting for my aunt at the beauty shop, but switched to one of the media rags instead when discovered that AHMM hadn't changed. Subscribe only if you are a fan of pure "police" fiction.

Poor Quality
How bad can it get--ask the folks who put this magazine out every month and charge gullible subscribers $39.95 to read this stuff.Read more

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