I always love seeing articles about writers’ archives. I’d love to go through some of those boxes and see all the notebooks within, even if I haven’t read that writer’s work! Saul Bellow is an example… I haven’t read his books, but he left an extensive archive including lots of notebooks, one of which is … Continue reading Saul Bellow’s Notebook
This week’s addict shared a photo of his collection with me via Twitter several years ago and yet it somehow languished in my to-do list until now! (At least I think so… after 10-plus years of blogging, I can’t even remember all the Notebook Addicts I’ve posted about!) Here’s Stephen’s collection as of 2015. I … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Stephen
I came across an article from The Economist about a new exhibition at the British Library, which sounds great: it’s all about the history of writing and note-taking. The article is behind a paywall, unfortunately, but here’s a taste: NEATLY HANDWRITTEN, with a simple diagram below a numbered list, the sheet looks like any fussy … Continue reading Writing Exhibition at the British Library
If you are an astrology buff and a notebook addict, this article at Book Riot is for you: Find the perfect zodiac notebooks and zodiac journals with this guide to all things star signs, moon signs, and more. Here’s a few of my favorites, all from Etsy sellers: Source: Your Horoscope Says You Need Zodiac … Continue reading Zodiac Notebooks
I had a scare the other day when I went to one of my all-time favorite stationery shops in New York City. I’ve been going to Paper Presentation on 18th St. for about 20 years. They used to have more competition in the neighborhood from the late, great A. I. Friedman and Sam Flax, and … Continue reading Paper Presentation Going Out of Business???
What a lovely display of notebooks and pencils, from the Instagram account of xanelachic. I recognize a couple of brands from Portugal, similar to ones in my own collection: Serrote Letterpress (the white one that says “caderno”) and Emilio Braga (the hardcover with contrasting spine and corners at bottom left). Source: Xanelachic’s original post on … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: xanelachic
This week’s addict is Alan Rusbridger, the former editor-in-chief of The Guardian. I’d read an article about him that mentioned he’d used over 200 Moleskines so far, so these must be just a few of them, featured on his Instagram account:
Another random magazine photo from a few years ago. My eyes went straight to the pile of notebooks! Oddly enough, the other thing that caught my eye is the stack of books under the notebooks– I’m almost positive it is multiple copies of When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, an amazing book that I highly … Continue reading What’s the First Thing You Notice in This Picture?
There is currently an art exhibition on view in Australia featuring a work called “Chinese Bible” by Yang Zhichao. It is a “monumental installation of 3000 notebooks and diaries inscribed between 1949 and 1999. These small books were collected by the artist from Beijing markets from 2005 to 2008 and ritually washed before presentation. Once … Continue reading Scanned Notebooks From Yang Zhichao’s Chinese Bible
What a mess the whole Brexit thing is… but I have to admit reading this headline made me feel a little excited. “WHSMITH IS STOCKPILING NOTEBOOKS, DIARIES AND PENS FOR NO-DEAL BREXIT” The retailer has reportedly said it would hold a six month supply of stationery that it imports from Asia, rather than three-to-four months … Continue reading Stockpiling Notebooks for Brexit