A fun Washington Post article by Josephine Wolff (see also this post about her favorite notebooks), about the many books now available on various methods of journaling and how to use notebooks. I cannot stop buying books about how to write in notebooks. It’s not that I require instructions. I’ve been doing it for as … Continue reading Books About How to Use Notebooks
I found this clipping in one of my boxes of old notebooks, tucked between some pages from an old Filofax. I don’t think I ever actually went to Hunting World to look at one of these diaries in person, probably because I did draw the line somewhere in terms of cost! (Maybe also because the … Continue reading Hunting World New York Diary Advertisement
I’ve always had a soft spot for Quo Vadis products, ever since my college days when I used some of their vinyl-covered diaries to keep track of my classes and assignments. An updated version of the ones I used is still available! But Quo Vadis has kept up with the times and added new products … Continue reading Quo Vadis Life Journal Infinite Review
Exciting times here at Notebook Stories headquarters… as I’ve mentioned in passing in a few posts, most of my notebook collection has been sitting in a storage unit for almost 2 years. It’s been quite frustrating to have all these notebooks in storage and not to be able to access them for blog posts and … Continue reading Notebooks in Storage
I couldn’t believe it– just after posting about my 2020 Nolty Diaries and how I’d had to order them from Japan, I went to Kinokuniya Bookstore in New York and there was a huge display! I think they have a bigger selection than when I first spotted the 2018 Nolty diaries for sale two years … Continue reading 2020 Nolty Diaries In Stock at Kinokuniya NYC
I thought I’d share a couple pictures of this year’s Nolty Gold vs. the new one that just arrived for 2020. It’s always fun to look at the current year’s beaten up, well-loved diary next to a brand new shiny one! My 2020 Nolty Gold feels even more luscious than the previous one– the 2019 … Continue reading Nolty Gold 2020 vs 2019
Hot news today! I just happened to see a post on Instagram where JMAM, the makers of Nolty diaries, announced some additional 70th anniversary products. Most exciting to me is that they are introducing a Nolty page-per-day Efficiency Notebook! It looks like they are calling it the “Daily Book.” It looks a lot like the … Continue reading Nolty Page Per Day Efficiency Notebook for 2020
Yet another reason I’m dying to go to Japan! This library in central Tokyo is like no other. Instead of offering volumes ranging from the usual, it displays the decidedly unusual. How about a bittersweet story of unrequited love between two high school students, a man’s passion for job-hunting or someone’s fixation on a pop … Continue reading Techorui Toshoshitsu: A Library of Notebooks
I continue to use my Nolty notebooks quite faithfully. A couple of weeks ago I started seeing news online about the 2020 Nolty diary offerings, which go on sale in September. Once again, I’ve been exploring the Nolty website with the help of Google Translate to try to figure out the various options! The new … Continue reading 2020 Nolty Diary Line-Up
Here’s a notebook Kickstarter campaign that may be of interest to writers: Page One, a notebook with sections structured for all the different aspects of the writing and publishing process, such as “Characters,” “Plot,” “Research,” and “Submissions.” The campaign ends on May 2, 2019. See all the details on their Kickstarter page.