Introducing: The Hobbyhorse

A Little Magazine With Big Pretensions

When a man gives himself up to the government of a ruling passion,--or, in other words, when his HOBBY-HORSE grows head-strong,--farewell cool reason and fair discretion!

—Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

The Hobbyhorse aims to publish writing on two distinct hobbyhorses: literature and film. Instead of writing about the newest works covering the trendiest topics, we are looking to draw attention to strange, formally ambitious and, as a result of those two qualities, likely lesser-known and underappreciated works—old and new.

We aim to focus on the kind of books and films that evoke impressions that linger with you for weeks or months or years, to the point where all that is left to do is to leap down the rabbit hole. This is where the greatest criticism comes from, the essays that you read with mounting excitement, experiencing secondhand the passion the writer felt—be it joy or disdain—that then makes you feel the need to experience the work that provoked these feelings yourself. That is what I hope your response will be after reading the essays we will be publishing here.

Send us your pitches at thehobbyhorsemag@gmail.com!