Three new magazines enter the literary arena

NewsDay.com is running This Story on a batch of new magazines, three started in the past few months, one or two more within the past year, that are trying to guide readers through the barrage of titles, help them learn more about favorite authors and, along with some Web sites devoted to books, engage discussion.

“The prevailing opinion is that Americans are reading less and less, yet there are more and more publications about books out there,” Hogan says. “It’s a positive thing. I think readers are out there.”