Right, so here we discuss print media resources that deal with classical music.

As still a relative newbie, this excellent (and brand new, published earlier this year) book has been a godsend:



More advanced listeners probably won't get much out of it, though. I have a feeing it will seem downright silly to them.

I also have this, but haven't started reading it yet:



(A quite promising review here)

I also leaf through each new issue of Gramophone, paying attention mainly to the reviews of new releases.