Increasingly, as we come to terms with what a cesspit the internet really is, there has been a revival of interest in various artefacts once thought obsolete: vinyl records, analogue photography . . . and zines. With zines from the punk era now selling for hundreds of pounds on eBay, and the study of zines a burgeoning field of academic interest, We Peaked at Paper appears at a propitious time.

The book consists of 21 in-depth interviews with editors of zines. Hogg and Ironside travelled across Britain to carry out interviews, seeking to examine the widest possible range of publications: from the science fiction zines of the 1930s right up to the present day, in the form of a thriving Bristolian zine begun by a ten-year-old editor during the COVID pandemic. Case studies include legendary zines such as Sniffin' Glue and Ablaze!, as well as lesser-known zines about football, feminism and charity shops.

Entertaining, informative and thought-provoking, this is a volume that celebrates amateurism, and will be cherished by those who favour the local over the global, the home-made over the mass- produced, and Melody Dog over Ed Sheeran.