A quick tour through the mags that dropped through the letterboxes of our Free Range subscribers in July.

We've got four different subscription streams and we send out a different mag to subscribers every two months with tasting notes to tell them all about the mag. 

We only send out mags that we enjoy reading, mags that delight, inspire, move or challenge (and that look pretty good too), so you can guarantee a blooming good read below.

THE GOOD LIFE

In brief: Named for the German word for cheerful or joyful, Heiter is a beautiful lifestyle and wellbeing mag that inspires you to live and style your life in a way that feels good. 

Why we chose it: The Good Life is all about taking pleasure in the small things so we found the concept of Heiter very appealing. A beautiful looking mag that feels gentle, warming and good for the soul. 

Try it: Find Heiter No. 2 here.

THE CREATIVE SPARK

In brief: A biannual magazine that celebrates making and makers, showcasing incredible craftspeople, promoting craft's heritage and championing its future.

Why we chose it: Crafts sits at the heart of a community of makers, craft enthusiasts, galleries and businesses. It's for established craftspeople, and craft enthusiasts too. It celebrates art and creativity whilst also diving into its history, cultural significance and importance for human connection. In short, it's full of creative spark. 

Try it: Find Crafts Issue 298 here.

THE BIG ADVENTURE

In brief: Stories of the ocean, transporting you to some of the most enchanting and least understood places on the planet, celebrating wildlife and championing its conservation.

Why we chose it: The Big Adventure is all about exploration and discovery and this time we're mixing in a bit of conservation.Oceanographic is like an Attenborough documentary in print with both incredible photography and brilliant writing bringing the wildest places on earth right to you.  

Try it: Find Oceanographic Issue 37 here. 

THE TOTALLY FREE RANGE 

Nobody Issue 3

In brief: An eclectic mag "about people, places and the things they carry." The makers wanted to make a magazine for untold stories that you wouldn't normally find in mainstream media with reportage, photo stories, memoir and experiments in voice.  Each issue starts with a theme and then shoots off in some fascinating directions. 

Why we chose it: We really enjoyed the breadth of stories in their second issue, with one page taking you to communities in China still living by Maoist ideals and the next to a dinosaur hunter in a sleepy US town. Issue 3 is no different with a brilliant story of an island filled with acid-spitting ants, anti-colonial shipworms and boom and bust America.

Try it: Find Issue 3 of Nobody here. 

If you fancy a journey through some of the best indie mags out there, you can find out more, choose your stream and get started at freerangemags.com