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	<title type="text">Notebook Stories</title>
	<subtitle type="text">Notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, diaries: in search of the perfect page...</subtitle>

	<updated>2026-11-02T21:54:08Z</updated>

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			<name>Nifty Notebook</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Larger Notebooks from My Collection]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.notebookstories.com/?p=19564</id>
		<updated>2026-11-02T21:54:08Z</updated>
		<published>2026-11-04T13:52:38Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Clairefontaine" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Clipper" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Holbein" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Journal" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Maruman" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="My Collection" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Pen-Tab" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Personal" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="record-keeping" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Strathmore" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="TeNeues" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Writing Notebooks" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="1980s" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="1990s" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="A4" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="a5" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="andy warhol" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="composition book" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="hardcover" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="large notebook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="large size" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="medium size" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="notebook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="notebook collection" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="spiral notebook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="wire-o binding" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been reading this site for a while, you know I&#8217;m pretty committed to using a certain size of notebook&#8230; so much so that a notebook can be almost perfect, but if it&#8217;s a few millimeters away from my preferred size and proportions, it&#8217;s going to be a reject. But it wasn&#8217;t always this &#8230; <a href="https://www.notebookstories.com/2026/11/04/larger-notebooks-from-my-collection/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Larger Notebooks from My Collection</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>

		
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			<name>Nifty Notebook</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Sketchbook Switch: Here&#8217;s What I Chose]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.notebookstories.com/?p=19785</id>
		<updated>2026-10-30T22:08:40Z</updated>
		<published>2026-10-13T12:48:53Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Hahnemuhle" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="HandBook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Leda Art Supply" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="My Collection" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Notebook Reviews" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Stillman &amp; Birn" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Travel Notebooks" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="choosing a notebook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="drawing" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="fountain pen friendly" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="notebook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="notebook review" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="pocket sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="sketchbook review" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="sketching" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="travel sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="watercolor" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[In my last post on the topic of picking a sketchbook, I was struggling to figure out what to use next, after starting and then abandoning a Bindewerk Linen journal. I eliminated quite a few candidates, and had narrowed my choices down to these: Hahnemuhle Travel Journal HandBook Journal Stillman &#38; Birn Alpha or Epsilon &#8230; <a href="https://www.notebookstories.com/2026/10/13/sketchbook-switch-heres-what-i-chose/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Sketchbook Switch: Here&#8217;s What I Chose</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Nifty Notebook</name>
							<uri>https://www.notebookstories.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Sketchbook Switch: SO Many to Choose From!]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.notebookstories.com/?p=19771</id>
		<updated>2026-09-04T21:02:58Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-04T20:35:33Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Art" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Art Alternatives" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Arteza" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Bindewerk" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Canson" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Daler Rowney" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Derwent" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Flexbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Hahnemuhle" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="HandBook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Leda Art Supply" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Leuchtturm" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Links" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Moleskine" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="My Collection" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Notebook Reviews" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Pen &amp; Ink" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Pentalic" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Sketch &amp; Draw" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Stillman &amp; Birn" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Talens" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Travel Notebooks" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="best pocket sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="best sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="drawing" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="moleskine alternative" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="moleskine alternatives" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="notebook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="notebook addict" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="paper texture" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="pocket sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="shoebox tour" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="show-through" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="sketching" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="travel sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="watercolor" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[As longtime readers of this site will know, I&#8217;ve been pretty committed to using Moleskine sketchbooks. For years, I&#8217;ve been keeping one going at almost all times, for drawing and sketching whenever the mood strikes&#8211; sometimes even sticking to a habit of daily drawing for a year or more. I built up a stash of &#8230; <a href="https://www.notebookstories.com/2026/09/04/sketchbook-switch-so-many-to-choose-from/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Sketchbook Switch: SO Many to Choose From!</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>

		
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			<name>Nifty Notebook</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[My Notebooks Have Become a Meme]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.notebookstories.com/?p=19690</id>
		<updated>2026-08-14T20:18:30Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-17T12:40:34Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Diary" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="HandBook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Journal" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Leda Art Supply" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Moleskine" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="My Collection" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Nolty" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Organization" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Paperblanks" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Pen &amp; Ink" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Personal" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Piccadilly" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Planner" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="bindewerk" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="instagram" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="meme" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="nolty" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="notebook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="notebook collection" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="notebook storage" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="notebook storage boxes" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="pinterest" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="sketchbook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="social media" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="tiktok" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="viral" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been sharing notebook images from this blog on Pinterest for quite a while (as well as re-posting lots of other people&#8217;s notebook images). Over time, I&#8217;ve built up a surprisingly large following there, but in recent months I&#8217;ve noticed that a particular image of mine seems to have gone viral! The photo in question &#8230; <a href="https://www.notebookstories.com/2026/08/17/my-notebooks-have-become-a-meme/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">My Notebooks Have Become a Meme</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>

		
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			<name>Nifty Notebook</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Clairefontaine Pocket Squared Notebook]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.notebookstories.com/?p=19683</id>
		<updated>2026-07-07T13:15:45Z</updated>
		<published>2026-07-07T12:32:43Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Clairefontaine" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="My Collection" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Notebook Reviews" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="1990s" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="2000s" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="altered notebooks" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="cahier" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Coach" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="Field Notes" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="fountain pen friendly" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="france" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="french" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="graph" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="grid" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="leather" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="lined" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="modified" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="modified notebooks" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="notebook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="notebook cover" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="partially used" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="PEFC paper" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="pocket notebook" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="squared" /><category scheme="https://www.notebookstories.com" term="travel" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[I probably don&#8217;t write enough about Clairefontaine notebooks (only 71 posts!) but they are one of the quiet joys of the stationery world, They&#8217;ve been around forever, they are relatively inexpensive, many stores carry them, and they are pretty consistently high quality. I was in France recently, and visited a stationery store (of course) and &#8230; <a href="https://www.notebookstories.com/2026/07/07/clairefontaine-pocket-squared-notebook/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Clairefontaine Pocket Squared Notebook</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>

		
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