Magazines That Make Great Holiday Gifts

Currently there are more than 1,000 magazines on the market. While celebrity magazines, fashion magazines and health magazines are among the top-sellers, other types of magazines like cooking and food magazines, entertainment magazines and enthusiast magazines also make great gifts.

There are all kinds of cooking magazines for all levels of cooks and different types of cooks. Whether your loved one is a seasoned ace in the kitchen or an amateur a cooking magazine is a great addition to any kitchen. Cooking magazines like Every Day with Rachael Ray, Cooking Light, Southern Living, Martha Stewart Living, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine and Cook’s Illustrated are Cooking with Paula Deen. There’s also more specialized food and cooking magazines like Vegetarian Times.

The world of celebrities is constantly abuzz with gossip, fashion trends and scandals. For the person who is enraptured by all things Hollywood consider a celebrity magazine subscription. The most popular celebrity magazines are Us Weekly, People, In Touch, Life & Style and Star.

Fashion magazines keep the fashionista in your life abreast of the latest trends, styles and designers. Great fashion magazines are Allure, InStyle, Lucky, Glamour, Cosmo, Elle and Marie Claire.

Men’s magazines offer great advice on everything from health, relationships, style and careers. Some of the top-selling men’s magazines are Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, Esquire, GQ and Maxim magazine.

Other magazines that make great holiday gifts for all ages are Entertainment Weekly for the film, TV and book enthusiast; Sports Illustrated for the devoted sports fan, Wine Spectator for the wine enthusiast, Architectural Digest for the architecture buff, Golf Digest for the ultimate golf fan and Fine Homebuilding and Fine Woodworking for handy men and women.

Teen magazines are also great gift ideas. Teen Vogue, Seventeen and J-14 are top sellers among teenage and preteen girls. For teenage boys magazines like Popular Mechanics, Wired, Car & Driver, Outdoor Life and Golf magazine offer great content on traditional subjects popular with boys.

Kids magazines like the award-winning Your Big Backyard, Ranger Rick, Highlights for Children, Nickelodeon, National Geographic Kids, Sports Illustrated Kids, Highlights High Five and American Girl all offer great content for all ages of kids that combine positive encouragement and learning with a variety of kid-friendly topics.