Moleskine Pocket Squared Notebook

I don't know if I've told you this, but I am a massive stationery geek! One of the ways I try to cheer myself up when I'm in a rubbish mood is to immerse myself in a stationery shop, first choice would be paperchase, or staples, but providing there is a decent size stationery area I'm happy. My new objects of lust are my moleskine diary, my moleskine notebook and my squared moleskine notebook. (The other weird obsession I have is with squared paper!) The thing that strikes me first about the moleskine range is the quality. The paper is a good thickness, a creamy colour and feels luxurious. Every notebook comes with a ribbon bookmark and elastic to ...  Read the complete review

Rather than giving a history of 'moleskin' notebooks and their famous users, I intend to review the product from a totally practical perspective. This is because when I first purchased one of these moleskin notebooks I wasn't aware of any 'history' attached, and bought it because I was looking for a product that did what I wanted it to do. First and foremost, these notebooks are attractive little things. People speak about 'little black books', but to actually have one and be able to pull it out and use it is another thing altogether. Given the size of a moleskin notebook they are incredibly portable, fitting into pockets easily. The jacket is soft to the ...  Read the complete review

Almost everyone has probably heard about Moleskine's by now. They're famous for being used by Hemingway and Picasso, amongst others - and as such are sold at a rather premium price! Doing some research for this review though I found out that in fact this claim is false! The original moleskine has nothing to do with the modern manufacturer of the moleskin notebooks. In fact the modern day firm was only established in the 1990s! The notebooks available for sale these days though are based on the design of the old notebooks, so I guess it's more a case of stretching the truth than actually lying. Either way the notebooks are great. They have a very classy ...  Read the complete review

I am a big fan of the Moleskine series note books. They are really good quality and, with plenty of pages in them, they last a long time. It's worth pointing out there are a couple of different sizes of Moleskine book, so if you're buying on the internet, best be sure just which one you're buying. The 'pocket' ones are just that; pocket size - 9 x 14 cm (or 3.5 x 5.5" in old money) whereas the 'normal' ones (sometimes called 'large') are the ones I prefer - 13 x 21 cm (or 5.25 x 8.25") There are lots of other styles and sizes, including 'special editions', but these are by far the most common sizes. They all come with the ...  Read the complete review