Oh, how this pains me!!! I just burned 40 years’ worth of diaries. I didn’t plan to — or rather, I had always planned to, once I knew I was dying, or so old that I would soon lack the energy to gather wood. But I woke one morning and knew it was time to … Continue reading “Burning the Evidence”
I just love the cover of this book: Lives Other Than My Own I haven’t read it yet, but I’ve read some of the author’s other work and loved it.
Here’s a Moleskine page that’s gone viral: I knew about some of these, but others were a surprise! Time to go back and study Shakespeare, I guess! Read more at Things We Say Today And Owe To Shakespeare : The Two-Way : NPR.
I was in a job interview once, and the prospective employer asked what seemed to me to be a most obvious question: “Do you have a notebook?†“Why of course, sir,†I said, holding up the proud Moleskine imitation I had in my hand. “Right here.†The man laughed. “Old school,†he said. “I meant, … Continue reading “Do you have a notebook?”
I was catching up on my New Yorker magazines over the weekend and enjoyed this article by Calvin Trillin: Remembering the Freedom Riders. I also liked the accompanying photo of the author as a young reporter… with a notebook, of course! Â
A few months ago, I posted a link to a book called Niche, by James Harkin. I’d noticed the book because it includes a chapter about Moleskine… and then the book’s author noticed my post and kindly offered to send me a copy to review! With the subtitle “Why the Market No Longer Favours the … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: A Review of “Niche” by James Harkin
Here we have another super-addict whose love for notebooks extends to loving to shower them upon others! Anene is the author of a novel, Dancing with Gravity, and the blog Anene Writes. She offered to send me “a couple” of notebooks and look what showed up! Â Â It’s an amazing variety, from a simple Mead … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Year: Anene
This week’s addict, who blogs at Not a Book Nerd, sent me this email about her notebook collection: I’ve been journaling since my ninth birthday, nearly twelve years ago now. I have a ton of journals, and they are definitely my most prized possessions, though storage is becoming a problem. You’ll see why storage could … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Taylor
Senator Bob Graham’s notebooks are in the news again, as he’s published a thriller based on his experiences with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the inquiry into 9/11. You are known to take notes and keep a very strict record of everything you do. Do you still do that? Yes. When did you … Continue reading Senator Bob Graham: Notebooks and a Novel
Blythe Woolston is feeling the love. The author of The Freak Observer shares her affection for Moleskines: I love my own Moleskines. I love to draw things I see when I visit museums. I enjoy the act of writing things out long-hand. That notebook on top has notes for The Freak Observer and for my … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Blythe Woolston’s Love