A reader pointed me to Baron Schwartz’s excellent comparison of a lot of different notebook brands he tried while searching for “the Holy Grail of notebooks.” Here’s some of them, along with his handy list of what they are: An Italian leatherette journal by Markings A Semikolon Il Creativo, large A Quo Vadis Habana An … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Baron Schwartz
This week’s addict is a writer who has challenged himself to write a million words this year, including typed on the computer and handwritten in notebooks. I think John is doing pretty well at reaching his goal, based on his website and these photos of his notebook collection: I’ve always written, since I was very … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: John
This week’s addict blogs at xaprb, where he’s done an in-depth comparison of various notebooks to find the brand that works best for him. Here are the candidates: And here are the criteria: So what do I want? The size. It needs to be large enough to write on easily, leaving readable margins, without wasting … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Baron Schwartz
This week’s addict emailed me some photos of his extensive collection. Lots of used notebooks and lots of new ones waiting to be filled: Image 1 is one of my boxes of used notebooks (I have four of these) Â Image 2 are some of my new notebooks highlights include: A nice Paul Smith which … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Joe O
This week’s Notebook Addict is writer Martin Wilson, author of What They Always Tell Us. Below are a few that he’s using right now: These include Moleskine, Clairefontaine, and SemiKolon, as well as a new one to me, the “Pearl Pinstripe.” (I guess he must mean these Carolina Pad Pearl Stripe notebooks? He does say … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Martin Wilson