As longtime readers of this site will know, I’ve been pretty committed to using Moleskine sketchbooks. For years, I’ve been keeping one going at almost all times, for drawing and sketching whenever the mood strikes– sometimes even sticking to a habit of daily drawing for a year or more. I built up a stash of … Continue reading Sketchbook Switch: SO Many to Choose From!
I’ve been sharing notebook images from this blog on Pinterest for quite a while (as well as re-posting lots of other people’s notebook images). Over time, I’ve built up a surprisingly large following there, but in recent months I’ve noticed that a particular image of mine seems to have gone viral! The photo in question … Continue reading My Notebooks Have Become a Meme
I probably don’t write enough about Clairefontaine notebooks (only 71 posts!) but they are one of the quiet joys of the stationery world, They’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 … Continue reading Clairefontaine Pocket Squared Notebook
I first encountered Nakabayashi’s Logical Prime notebooks at Nota Bene in Montreal, where I decided to buy some sizes that I don’t typically use just because they seemed nice and I wanted to review them (see here). I didn’t realize Logical Prime made any notebooks in my favorite size, but I later stumbled across an … Continue reading Logical Prime A6 Slim 2.5mm Grid Notebook
Here’s another interesting antique notebook from my collection. I love the concept of a diary mixed with a foreign language dictionary. This would have been intended for a soldier who was being sent to fight in France during World War 1, so in a lightweight, compact package, the soldier (or other service member) could both … Continue reading WW1 Soldier-Sailor’s Diary
Back in December 2008, I wrote a post called Finishing a Notebook. At the time, this still felt rather significant as an accomplishment. My notebook usage before the early 2000s was often very fickle– I’d start one, decide I wanted to try something else, then maybe go back to something I’d tried before, then move … Continue reading Unfinished Notebooks
Over the last couple of years, it’s gotten to the point where I’m carrying quite a few notebooks around the house with me. Even if I’m not using every single one of these notebooks constantly, I know I might want to, so I like to keep them close at hand. And then I want to … Continue reading House Totes for Notebooks and Pens
I should have reviewed this notebook ages ago. I bought it back in March 2025, and 10 months is not the longest I’ve gone before reviewing something, but unfortunately, it was long enough for this product to have sold out. But since there may still be items from this brand circulating on eBay or other … Continue reading Jil Largean Notebook Review
Louise Carmen notebooks were featured in the New York Times recently. The article is dated Jan. 16, 2026, so I expected to see it in the print edition’s Sunday Styles section, but as of this writing, it seems to have appeared online only: A New Coveted French Accessory The article talks about the brand’s social … Continue reading Louise Carmen Notebooks in the NY Times
Happy 2026! I can’t claim to have any major new notebook plans to report for this year: I’ll be sticking with the tried and true. But sometimes, even the tried and true changes a bit. This will be my 9th year of using a Nolty Efficiency Notebook. I’ve really gotten into a groove with Nolty’s … Continue reading 2026 Nolty Gold Planner Differences
