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Banned Blank Books!

Shocking news from a publishing industry newsletter: Sen. Ted Cruz Slams Blank Book Sales for ‘Potentially Offensive Content’ Sen. Ted Cruz (R.-Tex.) took his crusade against books he deems objectionable to a new level this week when he warned against the dangers of selling diaries, journals and other blank books to minors. Just days after … Continue reading Banned Blank Books!

Notebook Addict of the Week: Cheryl

This week’s addict is a fellow Brooklyn resident who works as an editor and blogs at Brooklyn Arden. In a post about how she uses notebooks in her work life, she shares this photo of notebooks she’s used since 2001: As an editor, she says she has “a long, long list of priorities to juggle … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Cheryl

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

Bonnie Jo Campbell’s Standard Diary

I always love hearing about writers’ notebooks, though this is a little different from most! From an interview with Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of American Salvage: Do you keep any kind of notebook? I don’t have a writing notebook properly, but I do have this fabulous datebook that I keep with me at all times. … Continue reading Bonnie Jo Campbell’s Standard Diary