Act fast, the deadline for this is approaching fast! Grand Central Terminal, one of New York City’s most beloved monuments, will celebrate its centennial in 2013. A year-long series of events and projects — from art commissions and exhibitions to presentations and performances — is in the works. The Architectural League, at the invitation of … Continue reading Call for Entries: Moleskine Grand Central Terminal Sketchbook
I’d heard about this book called New York Diaries: 1609 to 2009 and thought it sounded fabulous: for each day of the year, it gives an excerpt from the diary of a notable New York resident or visitor, including people such as Albert Camus, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Theodore Roosevelt, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Mark Twain, … Continue reading New York Diaries
This sounds like a fun event… and it’s at one of my favorite NYC stationery stores. Maybe I’ll see you there! How many stories can be written with a box of 400 different words? How many can you create? Join author and host of the Happy Ending Reading Series, Amanda Stern, and MoMA educator and … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Moleskine Words Comes to New York City
I found this image at a blog called Robobop that unfortunately no longer seems to be active. It was from a post about Moleskine drawings during a trip to New York City. I hope the blog comes back someday, I’d love to see more!
“Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares” is a new novel by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, the authors of “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist.” In the book, two teenagers write messages to each other in a red Moleskine: Dash stumbles across a notebook that Lily leaves on a shelf at the Strand. He quickly solves … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares
I spotted these in the window of the DKNY store on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, perfect for fashionistas who need a designer name on everything, even a notebook:
I spotted this in Manhattan: Recognize that planner? Looks like a Moleskine to me!
Though I’ll never really ditch notebooks for my iPhone, I do find it very handy for on the go blogging! I snapped this photo of a notebook I’d never seen before, the Pentalic Illustrator’s Sketchbook. It’s another Moleskine look-alike, very different from the Pentalic A La Modeskin notebooks. I’ll do a full review later, but … Continue reading Secret Shopper Photo: Pentalic Illustrator’s Sketchbook
I thought I’d share a few photos from some notebook shopping trips around NYC over the past few months. These were furtively snapped with my cell phone, so I apologize in advance for the image quality. The first few pictures were taken at McNally Jackson Bookstore in the SoHo/NoLIta area of NYC. It’s a fabulous … Continue reading Sneak Peaks from the Secret Shopper
There’s an interesting little neighborhood here in Brooklyn called Vinegar Hill– it’s a bit off the beaten path, but worth a short walk from nearby DUMBO to feel like you’re in a bit of a timewarp, and to have dinner at the Vinegar Hill House! The area was just featured on the “Forgotten New York” … Continue reading Notebook Trivia: Boorum & Pease Building