Hardcover or soft? Leather or cloth? Spiral-bound or sewn? Are the pages gridded? Are they a comfortable writing size? Do they tear out easily? Whether you use your notebook mainly for jotting, ...

For me, notebooks are a lifeline. I'm a writer who dreads writing (that's how you know I'm committed), and putting pen to paper has dulled much of the pain that comes from exposing my inner world. I'm ...

When I mentioned to my wife that I needed another notebook, she pointed to a bookshelf in my office and said I had a problem. “You’ve got an entire shelf of notebooks, some with just a few pages used.