The Idler is a magazine for free spirits, edited by author Tom Hodgkinson. We help you to slow down, have fun and live well.

When you subscribe to the Idler, you’ll get access to an entertaining world of interviews, brilliant writing, stunning images, philosophy and instructive ideas for the good life. It is truly very beautiful and very useful.

“Wide-ranging, always interesting, and the perfect thing to read in the bath,” India Knight, Sunday Times.

All subscribers get free entry to our live online event series, “A Drink with the Idler”, plus access to the digital edition of the magazine, for reading on your device.

And we’ll send you a free copy of Idle Thoughts: Letters on Good Living by Tom Hodgkinson, worth £8.95. It’s a cheering and inspiring colleciton of 40 of Tom’s newsletters.

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Our other great contributors include Arthur Smith, Georgia Mann, Mark Vernon, Rachel Kelly and more.

Subscribe, and six issues of our print magazine will be delivered to your door post-free. There will be no need to leave the house to get your idling fix.

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Subscribe now and enjoy a saving of 17% on the cover price and free delivery: just £49.95 in the UK for six issues.

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