New Yorker Book Blogger Finds the Perfect Notebook

Thanks to a tip from a reader, I found this nice little post by Macy Halford, at the New Yorker’s publishing blog, The Book Bench: Not too tall, not too short, not too fat, not too thin, not too flimsy or with too stiff a spine. And most of all, not with lines too far … Continue reading New Yorker Book Blogger Finds the Perfect Notebook

Notebook Addict of the Week: Laura Meyer

This week’s Addict is a self-described “traveling folk rocker” who mentions picking up some pebbles along the way. She also picked up some notebooks! These were found while helping her mother prepare for a move: The most time-consuming part of packing was organizing all of my notebooks, CDs, and cassettes from over the years – … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Laura Meyer

Review: Monologue and Dialogue Notebooks by Grandluxe

Here’s a couple of nice notebooks made in Singapore: the Monologue and Dialogue notebooks by Grandluxe. I first heard of the brand when I stumbled across this post, and was quite intrigued. Though they aren’t sold in the United States, the company was kind enough to send me some free samples for review. The Monologue … Continue reading Review: Monologue and Dialogue Notebooks by Grandluxe

A Stash of Journals Discovered, from “A History of Ghosts”

The story below is the kind of thing I wish would happen to me… it’s from a book called A History of Ghosts: The True Story of Seances, Mediums, Ghosts, and Ghostbusters, which, amusingly enough, turns out to be written by the father of Dan Ackroyd: Judy and I pried open the rusted metal clasp … Continue reading A Stash of Journals Discovered, from “A History of Ghosts”

Miquelrius Design Boardbound Notebooks

Here’s some cool-looking Miquelrius  notebooks that I’ve never seen in a store: Design Boardbound Notebooks. The label on the front makes them kind of resemble the Vickerey Old Style School Quaderno journals that I reviewed a few months back. A commenter noted that those no longer seem to be sold at Vickerey, so perhaps these … Continue reading Miquelrius Design Boardbound Notebooks

Keep a Dream Journal

I recently came across this interesting interview. with a therapist who talks a lot about dream analysis. Here’s my favorite part: “Dream recall improves if you write them down in the morning. I have been keeping track of my dreams for 25 years and have filled dozens of notebooks.” I have an old 2001 Moleskine … Continue reading Keep a Dream Journal

Writersblok Bamboo Paper Notebooks

I reviewed Kikkerland’s Writersblok notebooks a while back, and now it seems their product line is expanding with these “Bamboo” notebooks, sold at RevDesign.  I didn’t love the paper in the old notebooks, so maybe this new 80 gsm bamboo paper would be an improvement. They also seem to have a different binding with more … Continue reading Writersblok Bamboo Paper Notebooks

Triform Police Notebooks

I’m always kind of fascinated by notebooks that are produced for very specific purposes. Here’s a great example: These are among the products made by a company called Triform, apparently for Canadian police officers and security guards. Why do they need these specific notebooks? Do individual officers have to purchase these themselves? Why? Wouldn’t you … Continue reading Triform Police Notebooks

Journal Covers Made from Old Billboards

What a cool example of recycling and reusing materials! Two crafty moms in Indianapolis started their own business making various items out of plastic  billboards, including journal covers which are compatible with standard composition books. Check out the many different designs at Freakin’ Billboard– great company name, too! via Business finds new uses for old … Continue reading Journal Covers Made from Old Billboards