I stumbled upon a blogger who lists her 6 favorite books that feature journals or are told in journal form. Here’s her top pick: 1. I Capture the Castle/ Dodie Smith A delightful English book, set in the 30’s, telling the story of Cassandra Mortmain and her eccentric family. Begins with the classic line “I … Continue reading Fictional Journals
If you happen to be in Singapore, you might want to stop by a store called Books Actually. They have a nicely-curated selection of notebooks, some of which they create themselves, and others from international brands such as Cavallini and Serrote: Read more at BooksActually: wall of notebooks.
Any bookworm has probably read at least one Agatha Christie mystery– I read quite a few when I was a kid. Now there’s a book about how she used notebooks to do her writing: Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making, by John Curran. Curran stumbled on the notebooks while spending … Continue reading Agatha Christie’s Notebooks
Here’s another example of a customized Moleskine, this time from Library Notebook. She’s turned it into an all-in-one notebook, with lists, a calendar, and sections for specific projects. She’s also added some extra envelopes to hold business cards and snazzed the whole thing up with colorful artwork. More info and images at Library Notebook: Another … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Customized Planner at Library Notebook
More notebooks from the world of literature, this time from Henry Miller, the author of the sexy and scandalous (at least for their time) Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. I think I read both books when I was in college, but now I can’t remember a thing about them! But it does look … Continue reading Henry Miller’s Notebooks
This week’s addict is the author and illustrator D. M. Cornish, creator of the Monster-Blood Tattoo series. I’d never heard of these books, but they seem to have gotten some great reviews. I often enjoy fantasy novels for kids, so now I’m tempted to check them out! But what I’d really like to see are … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: D. M. Cornish
Here’s something very cool from the British Library, which I noticed my friend at notizbuchblog.de posted about recently. On the library’s website, you can look through some wonderful old books, including priceless items like the poet and artist William Blake’s notebook below: See more at Virtual books: images only – The Notebook of William Blake: … Continue reading Notebooks of William Blake and Leonardo da Vinci
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
The story below is the kind of thing I wish would happen to me… it’s from a book called A History of Ghosts: The True Story of Seances, Mediums, Ghosts, and Ghostbusters, which, amusingly enough, turns out to be written by the father of Dan Ackroyd: Judy and I pried open the rusted metal clasp … Continue reading A Stash of Journals Discovered, from “A History of Ghosts”
If you’re into art journaling, this book will rock your world. Every page is stuffed with colors, words, drawings– Lynda Barry jams so much onto each page, so beautifully– it’s really inspiring. From the School Library Journal review: “Each page is a feast for the eyes with beautiful full-page collages of photographs, watercolors, ink drawings, … Continue reading My Favorite “Notebook Book:” Lynda Barry’s “What It Is”