OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW YEAR'S READS.

At the end of every year, The Black Table goes through the heap of magazines we subscribe to, kill off the ones that disappointed and load up on a whole new batch. But with 4,600 magazines on the market, nearly double the number there was in 1986, finding nuggets of gold in the oversaturated marketplace is a chore. No wonder newsstand magazine sales dropped to 1.6 billion from 2.1 billion over that same span.
To make life a little easier as the holidays approach, The Black Table has tackled the magazine rack and found four magazines you should take a shot at over the next 12 months, four you should shun from the mailbox and one you need to keep an eye on. (As a convenience, you can click the picture to subscribe to the magazine through Amazon.com. But know that prices are often cheaper when bought through the magazine inserts.)

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