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
I like the look of this forthcoming book! What a beautiful cover. The Blue Notebook is not available until July 2009, but here’s a teaser: An unforgettable, deeply affecting tribute to the powers of imagination and the resilience of childhood, The Blue Notebook tells the story of Batuk, a precocious 15-year-old girl from rural India … Continue reading The Blue Notebook, by James Levine
Ooh, can’t wait for these! According to a press release on Moleskine.com, there are some neat new planners coming for next year: Moleskine Color a Month Daily Diary Box Set: 12-months: one color per month Packed in an elegant black case with elastic strap, each of the notebooks in this series of twelve is a … Continue reading New Moleskine Diaries for 2010
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
Here’s a notebook which evokes bittersweet memories for me… When I was a kid, it seemed like this sort of diary was a common promotional giveaway. Is it just me, or do companies never do this any more? Now it’s all logo pens and flashlights and foam squeeze balls, although logo-embossed notebooks are making a … Continue reading Sandoz Pharmaceutical Diary, 1970s
I’m coming into the home stretch with my current notebook, an unlined Moleskine. My choices for the next one are: a squared Moleskine an unlined softcover Moleskine an unlined Moleskine Volant a Filofax Each of these would have its advantages and disadvantages. I rather like the squared paper for list-making and doodling, though it can … Continue reading What’s the Next Notebook?
Another notebook that was probably manufactured in the late 1970s to early 1980s: a slim lined memorandum book by the Northern Central Co. of Milwaukee. The cover has a textured fake-leather look, but it’s just glossy card stock, stamped in gold foil. Dig that cool logo on the front! I didn’t use very many pages … Continue reading Memorandum Book Made by Northern Central Co., Milwaukee
I don’t remember my first notebook, but my mother claims I was folding up pieces of paper into little books and carrying them around with me from at least the age of 3! Later, I remember having those little square datebooks that Hallmark shops used to give away for free–the ones that listed all the … Continue reading Do You Remember Your First Notebook?
This person has 15 notebooks going! Wow! See the Flickr page for a description of how each one is used, including one for pasting in photographs, a “private diary,” a “public journal,” and a “daily planner/food journal”.
If you think you’re bad, check out this post. I counted 8 notebooks currently in active use, and she says these are just the ones she uses frequently!