Independent drinks magazine Pellicle has launched pre-sales of ts first ever print publication, written by Katie Mather and illustrated by Hannah Robinson.
Detail from one of Hannah Robinson’s illustrations for A Place To Be
The 20-page zine, entitled A Place to Be, was written over the course of 2024 by Katie — Pellicle’s deputy editor — as a continuation of the shorter, more evocative works she writes for herself, often shared via her newsletter, The Gulp.
A Place To Be includes four original pieces and two re-works of earlier experiments, covering some of Katie’s favourite and most memorable liminal spaces.
The zine takes the reader on a train journey, to the forecourt of a petrol station during the TT races on the Isle of Man, on a ferry, into a stranger’s kitchen at dawn, to a balcony in Spain, and into the back of her campervan.
Each story is accompanied by mobile phone photography by Katie, and illustrations by Hannah, who has also been published by The New Yorker, The Fence, The Guardian, and whohas worked with US-based publisher Hermès. Hannah also illustrates Katie’s regular columns for Glug magazine.
“I wanted to explore the places where I love to lose myself in the moment,” said Katie. “I have always had a vivid imagination and a strong sense that what we experience isn’t all there is.
“These liminal spaces that slip between the cracks of reality fascinate me. I’m always looking for them. In my liminal spaces, I am free to observe and imagine. To exist.”
• A Place To Be is available to buy from the Pellicle shop at £10.
