Today's Bestselling Travel Magazines

Who Reads Sunset?
Sunset celebrates the promise of the West. It covers travel, garden, home, and food, guiding readers to experiences and advantages only the West can offer. Sunset provides foolproof yet adventurous recipes, step-by-step gardening information, ingenious designs for homes and outdoor-living spaces, and travel discoveries for day trips and weekend escapes. It inspires its audience with new ideas and show them how they can easily make them their own. Sunset focus on serving homeowners in the 13 Western states, with content customized into five editions: Northern California, Southern California, Northwest, Mountain, and Southwest. Localized content for each edition includes a five-page Weekend Guide and garden advice tailored to the distinct growing conditions in each area.

What You Can Expect in Each Issue:

• Weekend Guide for 5 different regions: What to do close to home right now: city day trips; new shopping and dining experiences; hiking and other outdoor activities; romantic getaways and quick vacations.
• Taste Journey: The top food/travel destination each month, from a great seafood joint to a stellar sparkling winery.
• Design That Works: What makes a great outdoor living space? We break it down.
• Garden Checklist: How to keep your garden thriving each month.
• Natural Home: Innovative, eco-friendly home decor and remodeling ideas.
• Fast & Fresh: Delicious dishes, ready in 30 minutes.
• Wine in the West: Perfect pairing ideas and the best bottles to buy.
• Features: An in-depth look at how to experience the best of the West, such as “The Last Great Ski Resort, “Secret Grand Canyon,” “Lavender Fields of Dreams,” or “Western Wine Awards.”

Magazine Layout:
Sunset’s photos and design elements work together to invite readers to get out and experience the West for themselves: to visit the destinations, grow the gardens, cook the food. Photographs are simultaneously inspirational and informative; "Design That Works" departments draw out specific takeaway lessons from the photos. Functional maps in each month's Weekend guide make it possible for readers to grab the issue and go. Step-by-step photos and captions spell out how to lay a gravel path or carve a turkey. .

Click on any image below to see select pages from Sunset:



Contributors:
Sunset is written by people who live in the West for people who live in West. Our staff writers are recognized experts in Western travel, garden, home and remodeling, food and wine. Major voices in the West, such as Jane Smiley or Tobias Wolff, are sometimes invited to share their perspectives.

Past Issues:


Comparisons to Other Magazines:
Sunset is both honest and inspirational. Its ideas and recipes are tested and refined in the contributors’ own travels, test kitchen, test garden, and Idea Houses. Unlike other lifestyle magazines, Sunset is not for “armchair readers.” The stories are written for people who want to get out and do: go, garden, build, and entertain.

Advertisers:
Advertisers are a mix of major brands such as airlines, cruise lines, wine makers, and manufacturers of remodeling materials, looking to reach the active, engaged Westerner. Unique to Sunset is the regional “Travel Directory,” which delivers information and special offers from local destinations.

Awards:

• 2007 Maggie Award (from Western Publications Association): Best regional or state magazine
• 2007 American Graphic Designer Award for Sunset Outdoor Living
• 2007 Horticultural Communication Award to Sunset Garden Editor Kathleen Brenzel

Who Reads Coastal Living?
Coastal Living captures the timeless romance of life by the sea. It gives readers the relaxed feeling and sense of renewal that you can get only at the beach. By providing the escape route, Coastal Living helps break the routine of everyday life. Its readers are young adventurers, savvy travelers, creative homeowners, everyday gourmets, aspiring beach dwellers, affluent boomers, and coastal connoisseurs.

What You Can Expect in Each Issue:

• CURRENTS: Each issue opens with an "I want to be there" beach image along with a Top 10 List. The section continues with 1- or 2-page articles of decorating ideas, products, shops, and beach beauty. One of the new favorite columns is "What's in Your Beach Bag?" where a famous, semi-famous, or quirky beach personality tells us his/her must-haves for a day at the shore.
• HAVENS is the homes and gardens section, featuring aspirational and practical ideas for beach-chic decor, design, architecture, and landscape. Columns include Signature Style, Shack to Chic, Natural Beauty, ECO-tecture, Seaside Style, and Creative Outlet.
• The R&R section is a resource for anyone who's beach bound, and a voyeuristic escape for everyone else. With columns such as Hideaways, Waterfront Weekend, Dive In, and ECO-trip, Coastal Living provides readers with a variety of vacation options, from relaxing spa vacations to environmental adventures to family-friendly resorts.
• COASTAL KITCHEN gives readers ideas and inspiration for weeknight seafood suppers, casual get-togethers, and the lowdown on coastal cuisine—including restaurants and chefs from all U.S. shores and the Caribbean. Columns include Fresh Catch, Local Flavor, Dinner in a Breeze, and Toast of the Coast.
• Feature Articles: Features showcase the best of Coastal Living, including all of the content pillars. Recent examples include an artist cottage in Key West, Florida; a coastal community in Northern California built in the '70s that was 'green' before green became mainstream; the annual Best Seafood Dives roundup—a guide to the best in local casual fare on all coasts. The Marshall garden in Maine proved that if you can grow gorgeous flowers on these rocky shores you can grow them anywhere, and the Upcountry Maui story provided a glimpse of the island that only locals know about: the lavender fields, flower farms, goat farms, and volcanoes off the beaten track. We get decorating advice from a Florida surfer with great style and a hip, laid-back vibe , and readers learn how to throw a summer supper—lobster for 4 or 40—with all the tabletop accessories, wine recommendations, how-tos, and side dishes included.

Magazine Layout:
Amazing photography is the driver: The coast, in all its glory, is the star. But Coastal Living doesn’t shy away from providing readers ideas, tips, how-tos, break-outs, and other service-style elements to give them all the information they need to live the lifestyle. The clean, uncluttered design organizes all the helpful information and makes reading our magazine a pleasurable experience. The editors want their pages to provide an everyday escape to the beach.

Click on any image below to see select pages from Coastal Living:



Contributors:
Coastal Living works with the country's best photographers, writers, stylists, and producers. Most of the scouts live in waterfront communities on the East, West, and Gulf coasts. Coastal Living chooses contributors who share its sense of relaxed style, passion for adventure, love of entertaining, and environmental stewardship.

Past Issues:


Comparisons to Other Magazines:
Coastal Living provides readers with a stronger, more balanced variety than they get with the competition. The Coastal Living reader gets high-end but practical decorating ideas and products to get the look of a casual beach style—more specific and in-depth than a typical homes magazine. The travel pages give 'where to go' and 'what to do' details—everything a beach vacationer needs to know without all the extraneous information travel magazines tend to provide. For healthy weeknight menus and casual entertaining, at home or on vacation, it gives readers recipes, menu ideas, drinks, how-tos, and shopping guides—specially tailored for seafood or beachy fare.

Advertisers:
Coastal Living advertisers span a variety of categories, from travel to real estate, home products, automotive, food/beverage, health/beauty, pharmaceutical, and more. Advertisers may run national or regional ads in a variety of sizes. Ad pages make up approximately 50% of the magazine.

Awards:

• Freelance photographer John Sylvester has been awarded second place in the 2009 Northern Lights Awards For Excellence in Travel Journalism and Photography. His photography illustrating the feature story “Of Ice and Men,” about Newfoundland’s northern peninsula, appeared in the June 2008 issue of Coastal Living.
• 2008 Printing Industry Association of the South Graphic Awards: Award of Excellence for Coastal Living July/August 2007 in the “Magazines/Periodicals 4 or More Colors” category
• 2007 Printing Industry of America, Inc. Certificate of Merit: The Premier Print Awards Certificate Print Awards Certificate of Merit for Coastal Living May 2007 in the “Magazines” category
• 2007 Folio: Magazine Eddie Award: Gold Winner Shelter/Home-March 2007

Who Reads The New Yorker?
Readers of The New Yorker are curious about everything the world has to offer. When they become interested in a topic, they want to learn all about it. They are intellectual networkers, launching new ideas and shaping public opinion. And New Yorker readers are 'culture-preneurs" - the people who actively define the cultural scene.

What You Can Expect in Each Issue:

• Talk of the Town: Short, witty takes on news and events in and around New York.
• Reporting and essays: Award-winning explorations and revelations of world affairs and national issues, and personal reflection.
• The Critics: Music, dance, theater, film, TV, and arts reviewed and illuminated.
• Fiction and poetry: The best works by the finest writers of our time, both new and established.
• Cartoons: The New Yorker's famous cartoons, with a unique wit all their own.
• Features: The New Yorker is a collection of intelligent, penetrating, and funny voices. A signature mix of politics, world affairs, business, science, arts and letters attracts millions who come to The New Yorker to be informed, to be surprised, to laugh, and to be moved. Recent issues have included Hendrik Hertzberg on the Clinton and Obama showdown; Margaret Talbot on talking animals; James Surowiecki on the Bear Stearn's collapse; David Sedaris on smoking; and fiction by Annie Proulx.

Past Issues:

Contributors:
Among The New Yorker staff writers, Ken Auletta, who covers the media business and is an authority on the communications industry, is the author of 9 books, including the best-seller Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way. Seymour M. Hersh has written for The New Yorker since 1971. He has won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize for his investigations into the My Lai massacre, and is the author of eight books, including Chain of Command. The legendary John McPhee, on staff since 1965, teaches writing at Princeton. Jerome Groopman is a Harvard Medical School professor and the author of over 150 scientific articles. His latest book, The Anatomy of Hope, was a best-seller.

Magazine Layout:
The New Yorker is a readers' magazine. Articles range from short Talk of the Town pieces to in-depth explorations of politics and world affairs. Short reviews of restaurants, movies and the arts in Goings On About Town can be quickly skimmed, while, at the back of the book, longer, richer reviews of selected books, plays and movies can be read at a more leisurely pace. And the dozen or so cartoons in each issue offer their sheer wit and entertainment.

Comparisons to Other Magazines:
The New Yorker offers the long-form journalism that has all but disappeared in today's media landscape. New Yorker writers are not bound by daily deadlines, and it is not uncommon for them to spend months working on an article. Nor are the writers constrained by a mandated point of view. They are free to follow a story wherever it leads.

Advertising:
Advertisers include financial service companies, car-makers, luxury goods purveyors, hotels, publishers, and arts events. Small ads throughout the magazine offer a boutique-style shopping experience for everything from customized jewelry and Panama hats, to expedition ship cruises and villa rentals.

Awards:
The New Yorker is the most-honored magazine in publishing history. It has won 48 National Magazine Awards, the magazine world's equivalent of the Oscars. Its contributors have won many of the major awards, including The Nobel prize and The Pulitzer prize. In 2008, two of the Pulitzer-Prize winning books included work that originally appeared in The New Yorker: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz won the fiction prize and Time and Materials by Robert Hass won for poetry.

Who Reads Coastal Living?
Coastal Living captures the timeless romance of life by the sea. It gives readers the relaxed feeling and sense of renewal that you can get only at the beach. By providing the escape route, Coastal Living helps break the routine of everyday life. Its readers are young adventurers, savvy travelers, creative homeowners, everyday gourmets, aspiring beach dwellers, affluent boomers, and coastal connoisseurs.

What You Can Expect in Each Issue:

• CURRENTS: Each issue opens with an "I want to be there" beach image along with a Top 10 List. The section continues with 1- or 2-page articles of decorating ideas, products, shops, and beach beauty. One of the new favorite columns is "What's in Your Beach Bag?" where a famous, semi-famous, or quirky beach personality tells us his/her must-haves for a day at the shore.
• HAVENS is the homes and gardens section, featuring aspirational and practical ideas for beach-chic decor, design, architecture, and landscape. Columns include Signature Style, Shack to Chic, Natural Beauty, ECO-tecture, Seaside Style, and Creative Outlet.
• The R&R section is a resource for anyone who's beach bound, and a voyeuristic escape for everyone else. With columns such as Hideaways, Waterfront Weekend, Dive In, and ECO-trip, Coastal Living provides readers with a variety of vacation options, from relaxing spa vacations to environmental adventures to family-friendly resorts.
• COASTAL KITCHEN gives readers ideas and inspiration for weeknight seafood suppers, casual get-togethers, and the lowdown on coastal cuisine—including restaurants and chefs from all U.S. shores and the Caribbean. Columns include Fresh Catch, Local Flavor, Dinner in a Breeze, and Toast of the Coast.
• Feature Articles: Features showcase the best of Coastal Living, including all of the content pillars. Recent examples include an artist cottage in Key West, Florida; a coastal community in Northern California built in the '70s that was 'green' before green became mainstream; the annual Best Seafood Dives roundup—a guide to the best in local casual fare on all coasts. The Marshall garden in Maine proved that if you can grow gorgeous flowers on these rocky shores you can grow them anywhere, and the Upcountry Maui story provided a glimpse of the island that only locals know about: the lavender fields, flower farms, goat farms, and volcanoes off the beaten track. We get decorating advice from a Florida surfer with great style and a hip, laid-back vibe , and readers learn how to throw a summer supper—lobster for 4 or 40—with all the tabletop accessories, wine recommendations, how-tos, and side dishes included.

Magazine Layout:
Amazing photography is the driver: The coast, in all its glory, is the star. But Coastal Living doesn’t shy away from providing readers ideas, tips, how-tos, break-outs, and other service-style elements to give them all the information they need to live the lifestyle. The clean, uncluttered design organizes all the helpful information and makes reading our magazine a pleasurable experience. The editors want their pages to provide an everyday escape to the beach.

Click on any image below to see select pages from Coastal Living:



Contributors:
Coastal Living works with the country's best photographers, writers, stylists, and producers. Most of the scouts live in waterfront communities on the East, West, and Gulf coasts. Coastal Living chooses contributors who share its sense of relaxed style, passion for adventure, love of entertaining, and environmental stewardship.

Past Issues:


Comparisons to Other Magazines:
Coastal Living provides readers with a stronger, more balanced variety than they get with the competition. The Coastal Living reader gets high-end but practical decorating ideas and products to get the look of a casual beach style—more specific and in-depth than a typical homes magazine. The travel pages give 'where to go' and 'what to do' details—everything a beach vacationer needs to know without all the extraneous information travel magazines tend to provide. For healthy weeknight menus and casual entertaining, at home or on vacation, it gives readers recipes, menu ideas, drinks, how-tos, and shopping guides—specially tailored for seafood or beachy fare.

Advertisers:
Coastal Living advertisers span a variety of categories, from travel to real estate, home products, automotive, food/beverage, health/beauty, pharmaceutical, and more. Advertisers may run national or regional ads in a variety of sizes. Ad pages make up approximately 50% of the magazine.

Awards:

• Freelance photographer John Sylvester has been awarded second place in the 2009 Northern Lights Awards For Excellence in Travel Journalism and Photography. His photography illustrating the feature story “Of Ice and Men,” about Newfoundland’s northern peninsula, appeared in the June 2008 issue of Coastal Living.
• 2008 Printing Industry Association of the South Graphic Awards: Award of Excellence for Coastal Living July/August 2007 in the “Magazines/Periodicals 4 or More Colors” category
• 2007 Printing Industry of America, Inc. Certificate of Merit: The Premier Print Awards Certificate Print Awards Certificate of Merit for Coastal Living May 2007 in the “Magazines” category
• 2007 Folio: Magazine Eddie Award: Gold Winner Shelter/Home-March 2007

Who Reads Outside Magazine?
Outside readers are passionately committed to leading an active lifestyle. Outside not only motivates readers to uncover and define their own personal day-to-day adventures, but also provides them with the tools, products and information to fulfill them.

What You Can Expect in Each Issue:

• Dispatches: The latest news and events in the world outside
• Media: This month in books, film, TV, and video
• Destinations: The hottest places around the world for active travel
• The Guide: Our exhaustive A-to-Z compendium on a variety of subjects that matter to our readers
• Bodywork: Fitness for the Outside athlete
• The Essentials: The latest gear, equipment, apparel, and electronics
• Exposure: World-class photography from all across the globe
• Feature Articles: Outside’s focus is on the highest-quality journalism on sports, adventure, political and environmental topics, health and fitness, and much more, with a strong dose of consumer service in every issue. Three recent issues contained feature articles on mountaineer and humanitarian Greg Mortenson, an A-to-Z description of an unprecedented El Capitan climb, a report on conservation in Brazil, a tale of murder by pirates off the coast of Mexico, a first-person account of the construction of a dream cabin in Patagonia, a behind-the-scenes look at bike manufacturer Specialized, and packages like the "Outside 100" year-in-review, a guide to nutrition, and a travel feature on 50 great places for getting lost.

Contributors:
The typical Outside contributor is a world-class journalist who bridges the worlds of high-caliber magazine writing and active participation in the outdoors. Our writers are in tune with great stories from every corner of the world, and they bring vigorous, fluid styles, wit, and unflappable reporting skills. Our regulars include Patrick Symmes, Ian Frazier, Hampton Sides, Wells Tower, Steven Rinella, Kevin Fedarko, and Bucky McMahon.


Magazine Layout:
Outside’s design is the visual synthesis of a three-decade tradition of literary journalism built on robust storytelling and inspiring service journalism. The layout and typography reflect and enhance the verve and excellence of the magazine’s reporting and photography.

Past Issues:

Comparisons to Other Magazines:
For 31 years, Outside has set itself apart through its comprehensive, award-winning coverage of travel, sports, adventure, health and fitness, the environment, and the personalities, style, and culture of the world Outside. None of its competitors offers the scale of coverage that it does, or the same level of quality.

Awards:
Outside has won numerous awards for excellence in journalism, photography and design. Chief among its many accolades, Outside is the only magazine to receive three consecutive National Magazine Awards for General Excellence.

Who Reads New York Magazine?
New York is eagerly awaited each week by readers seeking the energy and excitement of the city itself in a magazine with smart writing, beautiful photography and sophisticated design. New York's audience of more than 1.7 million readers each week reaches far beyond its namesake city. Readers come to the magazine for the latest news and social trends, to explore the city’s cultural happenings, and for a navigational tool for all aspects of city life.

What You Can Expect in Each Issue:

• Intelligencer: Packed with news, gossip, and commentary, the magazine's Intelligencer section provides a snapshot of what New Yorkers are talking about this week. Look for everything from sharp Q&A's with newsmakers, 100-person polls, and essays from opinion leaders, anchored by the magazine's “Party Lines” page where celebrities weigh in on the questions of the day.
• Columns: Kurt Andersen on the political and cultural landscape, James J. Cramer on finance, John Heilemann on national politics, and Will Leitch on sports--New York's regular columnists offer original “thought scoops” on the antics of the players that matter in the city.
• Strategist: The magazine's Strategist section is devoted to telling the reader what to know in order to enjoy urban life to the fullest with the latest in shopping, dining, real estate, travel, and more. Strategist constantly provides fresh information and thoughtful, useful direction on how to live in New York, whether you’re a local or simply an enthusiastic fan.
• The Culture Pages: The goal of New York’s “Culture Pages” section is to report on, reflect, and critique culture in a city that is bursting at the seams with it. At the section’s core are some of the best critics in the business—from Jerry Saltz on art to David Edelstein on the movies to Sam Anderson on books to Justin Davidson on classical music and architecture—who bring pointed, impassioned, and extremely knowing voices to bear on their respective fields.
• Agenda: Definitive and authoritative, the magazine's Agenda listings on Movies, Theater, Art, Music, Nightlife, Readings, Restaurants, and Kids activities provide the ultimate guide to the week in New York.
• Features:New York's feature stories cover the broadest range of topics--from politics to social trends, fashion to finance, the magazine's features find the city's story line. Recent stories have looked at the secret lives of married men, identified a new trend in plastic surgery, chronicled a custody battle in the Hasidic community, and profiled New York icon Sarah Jessica Parker.

Magazine Layout:
New York’s visuals—its stunning photography, ingenious infographics and illustration, and a design that manages to be both fresh and familiar—are equal partners with its words. The magazine insists that it is possible to be brainy and beautiful, serious and playful, at the same time.

Past Issues:

Contributors:
Under editor-in-chief Adam Moss, New York's contributors include both magazine veterans and rising talent: Steve Fishman, Mark Jacobson, Jennifer Senior, Vanessa Grigoriadis, Robert Kolker, Amy Larocca, Joe Hagan, Geoffrey Gray, Duff McDonald, and Gabriel Sherman are among the magazine's regular contributors.

Who Reads The New Yorker?
Readers of The New Yorker are curious about everything the world has to offer. When they become interested in a topic, they want to learn all about it. They are intellectual networkers, launching new ideas and shaping public opinion. And New Yorker readers are 'culture-preneurs" - the people who actively define the cultural scene.

What You Can Expect in Each Issue:

• Talk of the Town: Short, witty takes on news and events in and around New York.
• Reporting and essays: Award-winning explorations and revelations of world affairs and national issues, and personal reflection.
• The Critics: Music, dance, theater, film, TV, and arts reviewed and illuminated.
• Fiction and poetry: The best works by the finest writers of our time, both new and established.
• Cartoons: The New Yorker's famous cartoons, with a unique wit all their own.
• Features: The New Yorker is a collection of intelligent, penetrating, and funny voices. A signature mix of politics, world affairs, business, science, arts and letters attracts millions who come to The New Yorker to be informed, to be surprised, to laugh, and to be moved. Recent issues have included Hendrik Hertzberg on the Clinton and Obama showdown; Margaret Talbot on talking animals; James Surowiecki on the Bear Stearn's collapse; David Sedaris on smoking; and fiction by Annie Proulx.

Past Issues:

Contributors:
Among The New Yorker staff writers, Ken Auletta, who covers the media business and is an authority on the communications industry, is the author of 9 books, including the best-seller Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way. Seymour M. Hersh has written for The New Yorker since 1971. He has won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize for his investigations into the My Lai massacre, and is the author of eight books, including Chain of Command. The legendary John McPhee, on staff since 1965, teaches writing at Princeton. Jerome Groopman is a Harvard Medical School professor and the author of over 150 scientific articles. His latest book, The Anatomy of Hope, was a best-seller.

Magazine Layout:
The New Yorker is a readers' magazine. Articles range from short Talk of the Town pieces to in-depth explorations of politics and world affairs. Short reviews of restaurants, movies and the arts in Goings On About Town can be quickly skimmed, while, at the back of the book, longer, richer reviews of selected books, plays and movies can be read at a more leisurely pace. And the dozen or so cartoons in each issue offer their sheer wit and entertainment.

Comparisons to Other Magazines:
The New Yorker offers the long-form journalism that has all but disappeared in today's media landscape. New Yorker writers are not bound by daily deadlines, and it is not uncommon for them to spend months working on an article. Nor are the writers constrained by a mandated point of view. They are free to follow a story wherever it leads.

Advertising:
Advertisers include financial service companies, car-makers, luxury goods purveyors, hotels, publishers, and arts events. Small ads throughout the magazine offer a boutique-style shopping experience for everything from customized jewelry and Panama hats, to expedition ship cruises and villa rentals.

Awards:
The New Yorker is the most-honored magazine in publishing history. It has won 48 National Magazine Awards, the magazine world's equivalent of the Oscars. Its contributors have won many of the major awards, including The Nobel prize and The Pulitzer prize. In 2008, two of the Pulitzer-Prize winning books included work that originally appeared in The New Yorker: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz won the fiction prize and Time and Materials by Robert Hass won for poetry.

Who Reads Sunset?
Sunset celebrates the promise of the West. It covers travel, garden, home, and food, guiding readers to experiences and advantages only the West can offer. Sunset provides foolproof yet adventurous recipes, step-by-step gardening information, ingenious designs for homes and outdoor-living spaces, and travel discoveries for day trips and weekend escapes. It inspires its audience with new ideas and show them how they can easily make them their own. Sunset focus on serving homeowners in the 13 Western states, with content customized into five editions: Northern California, Southern California, Northwest, Mountain, and Southwest. Localized content for each edition includes a five-page Weekend Guide and garden advice tailored to the distinct growing conditions in each area.

What You Can Expect in Each Issue:

• Weekend Guide for 5 different regions: What to do close to home right now: city day trips; new shopping and dining experiences; hiking and other outdoor activities; romantic getaways and quick vacations.
• Taste Journey: The top food/travel destination each month, from a great seafood joint to a stellar sparkling winery.
• Design That Works: What makes a great outdoor living space? We break it down.
• Garden Checklist: How to keep your garden thriving each month.
• Natural Home: Innovative, eco-friendly home decor and remodeling ideas.
• Fast & Fresh: Delicious dishes, ready in 30 minutes.
• Wine in the West: Perfect pairing ideas and the best bottles to buy.
• Features: An in-depth look at how to experience the best of the West, such as “The Last Great Ski Resort, “Secret Grand Canyon,” “Lavender Fields of Dreams,” or “Western Wine Awards.”

Magazine Layout:
Sunset’s photos and design elements work together to invite readers to get out and experience the West for themselves: to visit the destinations, grow the gardens, cook the food. Photographs are simultaneously inspirational and informative; "Design That Works" departments draw out specific takeaway lessons from the photos. Functional maps in each month's Weekend guide make it possible for readers to grab the issue and go. Step-by-step photos and captions spell out how to lay a gravel path or carve a turkey. .

Click on any image below to see select pages from Sunset:



Contributors:
Sunset is written by people who live in the West for people who live in West. Our staff writers are recognized experts in Western travel, garden, home and remodeling, food and wine. Major voices in the West, such as Jane Smiley or Tobias Wolff, are sometimes invited to share their perspectives.

Past Issues:


Comparisons to Other Magazines:
Sunset is both honest and inspirational. Its ideas and recipes are tested and refined in the contributors’ own travels, test kitchen, test garden, and Idea Houses. Unlike other lifestyle magazines, Sunset is not for “armchair readers.” The stories are written for people who want to get out and do: go, garden, build, and entertain.

Advertisers:
Advertisers are a mix of major brands such as airlines, cruise lines, wine makers, and manufacturers of remodeling materials, looking to reach the active, engaged Westerner. Unique to Sunset is the regional “Travel Directory,” which delivers information and special offers from local destinations.

Awards:

• 2007 Maggie Award (from Western Publications Association): Best regional or state magazine
• 2007 American Graphic Designer Award for Sunset Outdoor Living
• 2007 Horticultural Communication Award to Sunset Garden Editor Kathleen Brenzel