Category Archives: Other People’s Notebooks

Colm Toibin’s Notebook

Here’s a notebook belonging to the Irish writer Colm Toibin, whose latest novel, “Brooklyn,” has just been published: He wrote “Brooklyn” while teaching at Stanford, and this spring, in little more than a month, he turned out two book reviews and a 10,000-word short story, the first thing he has written on a computer. He … Continue reading Colm Toibin’s Notebook

Lincoln Memorial Diary

This is from the New York Times website: After news of President Lincoln’s assassination reached New York, in all arteries and capillaries of the city, shopkeepers designed makeshift shrines to the martyred president. An anonymous diarist walked for miles, drawing sketches of as many storefronts as he could (evidence suggests, but does not confirm, that … Continue reading Lincoln Memorial Diary

Moleskine + Kindle2 = Neat-o!

This is very cool, a bookworm’s dream! I wonder if Amazon realized that their re-design of the Kindle would make it the same size as the larger Moleskines! According to the measurements on Amazon, the Kindle2 is 5.3 x 8 x.36 inches. A large Moleskine is 5.2 x 8.2 x .7 inches. So you’d have … Continue reading Moleskine + Kindle2 = Neat-o!

A Notebook at the Betsy Ross House

I snapped these photos during a recent trip to Philadelphia, where we stopped in to check out the Betsy Ross house. I have no idea what this notebook really has to do with Betsy Ross, but it was on display in a case there. It belonged to an artist/inventor named Charles Weisgerber. I have a … Continue reading A Notebook at the Betsy Ross House

Another Athlete Who Keeps a Notebook: Daniel Murphy of the Mets

A notebook for baseball season! The green-covered CVS-brand notebook sits deep in Daniel Murphy’s locker at the Mets’ spring training site, Tradition Field. The notebook has been places, though. And like the Mets’ 23-year-old leftfielder, it seems to be going places, too. Murphy bought the notebook in October in Arizona when he played in the … Continue reading Another Athlete Who Keeps a Notebook: Daniel Murphy of the Mets

Handmade Notebook by The Vespiary

Courtesy of Dave’s Mechanical Pencils: The Vespiaries products are all handmade. My notebook is a small hardcover notebook, 140mm tall x 95mm wide x 14mm thick. It oozes sturdiness. The pages are plain unlined white paper. I’m no expert on paper, but this paper feels a little thicker, and has a rougher surface finish than … Continue reading Handmade Notebook by The Vespiary

Notebook Addict of the Week

Check out all these wonderfully collaged journals from Ugly is the New Cute: The owner stumbled across these notebooks after she had to empty out a filing cabinet in order to move it: However what called to me more were the 10+ notebooks & journals from sophomore year in high school through college. I skimmed … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week