Questions from Readers

Here’s some more notebook fans in search of their own personal holy grail… can you help? From Paul: Has anyone ever seen an “Adult Perpetual Diary” like the one shown here: I had one when I was about 13, which I used to write down school assignments–I bought it at Woolworth’s, and was thrilled by … Continue reading Questions from Readers

R. Crumb’s Notebooks

R. Crumb is someone whose sketchbooks I’d definitely love to see. And it wouldn’t take that big a lottery win to own one: An archive of material pertaining to the famous counterculture cartoonist Robert Crumb – including a pair of original hand-drawn personal greeting cards and a 13-page sketchbook – sold for $16,950 at a … Continue reading R. Crumb’s Notebooks

Even Wrestlers Keep Notebooks

Here’s someone whose notebooks I’d be very curious to see:   Former WWE Champion Ultimate Warrior revealed on his official website last week that he is working on a book documenting his career.”Been pulling out and putting together all the files and materials of work that Ive done on and off for years,” he wrote. … Continue reading Even Wrestlers Keep Notebooks

Notebook Addict of the Week: Trece

This week’s addict was nominated by her friend Julie, who sent me this link to a post with a plethora of notebooks and journals! Here’s just a few of the 38 notebooks I counted in Trece’s post! See more at List-It Tuesday: Journal Possibilities

Midori Travelers Notebook 5th Anniversary Limited Edition

One of these days I’m going to buy one of the Midori Traveler’s Notebooks. I personally prefer the size of the smaller “Passport” version– and I don’t keep my passport in any sort of case, so there’s a good excuse! But meanwhile, this still had me salivating a bit: The Journal Shop is featuring a … Continue reading Midori Travelers Notebook 5th Anniversary Limited Edition

Egyptian Notebooks

I got a nice email from a reader named Cordice, who shared a link to some photos of notebooks bought in Egypt. I always love to see notebooks from countries I haven’t been to yet! Here’s what Cordice had to say: I want to send you a picture of some delicious notebooks i hunted down … Continue reading Egyptian Notebooks

Review: O’Bon Notebooks (and Pencils)

I was happy to receive this lovely batch of samples from the good people at O’Bon. They make colorful and eco-friendly pencils and paper products. The large feather-pattern notebook on the bottom is a looseleaf binder. Then there are two wire-O notebooks, and 4 packs of pencils. Let’s take a closer look at the notebooks: … Continue reading Review: O’Bon Notebooks (and Pencils)

Moleskine Monday: A Chinese Moleskine Fan

I stumbled on this “what’s in your bag” image featuring an interesting collection of Moleskines and other notebooks: Via Anatomy of a Chinese Moleskine Consumer at Virtual China. One of the people whose stuff is shown above maintains a blog called Moleskiner.net, with some cool images (plus a lot of Chinese text I can’t read):

Sneak Peak at One of Moleskine’s New Non-Notebook Items!!

I’m sure you’ve read about Moleskine’s foray into new product lines such as backpacks, reading glasses and other non-notebook items. They’ve been a little vague about the full extent of their expansion, but through some behind-the-scenes contacts, I managed to get one of the first samples for review: Moleskine underwear, aka “Moleskivvies!” From the catalog: … Continue reading Sneak Peak at One of Moleskine’s New Non-Notebook Items!!