Since our primary shop focus is on tools to use for your everyday writing, it has always seemed like a natural fit to maintain a broad selection of portable notebooks, including pocket notebooks, reporter-style/top-bound notebooks and notepads, as well as more specialty items such as steno pads. We are fully stocked on most of the brands we carry, and have more on the way! If you’d like to read more on the different types of paper that we carry and why, please visit our paper resources page, which contains links to a variety of posts and guides to various paper brands and their intended use.

Please note that we are down to our last few 2023 dated planners from Traveler’s Company. While we will always carry the undated/open planners (and in fact have a wide selection from multiple brands), dated planners won’t be reordered until the mid-year starts become available. Happy shopping!

Each Lochby Pocket Journal includes one 68gsm Tomoe River Pocket Notebook to get you started.

Pocket Notebooks

Lochby Pocket Journal Notebooks. Featuring classic 68 gsm Tomoe River Paper, these 3.5” x 5.5” (i.e., “Field-Notes sized”) pocket notebooks are the most fountain-pen friendly, true pocket notebook that we carry. Pair with a Lochby Pocket Journal cover/case for an all-in-one everyday carry solution.
Traveler’s Notebook Passport-Sized Refills. Whether you use the refills by themselves or in the Traveler’s Notebook cover, the Traveler’s Notebook system offers a wide range of paper types from which to choose, including standard Midori MD Paper, Specialty Papers, or the quirky “B-Sides and Rarities” editions!
Kokuyo “Sketch” Field Notebooks. Slightly longer than your classic pocket notebook, these hardcover Japanese notebooks are perfect for list-making and smaller-format bullet journaling. We recently received a full restock of all available colors.
Field Notes Pocket Notebooks. We’ve restocked on nearly all of the current Field Notes standard and limited edition pocket notebooks, with - in my opinion - some of the best designs yet having been released over the past year. Case-in-point: the “Hatch Show Print” Collaboration, featuring a classic Nashville-based business; “Signs of Spring,” with its textured yellow cover, and the timely “Ignition” with two date books and a checklist journal.
Maruman Mnemosyne Card-Sized Memo Pads. Looking for a credit-card-sized pocket notebook to keep in your wallet, bag, or glove box? Maruman Mnemosyne is some of the most underrated fountain-pen friendly paper out there, and it comes in essentially every format you can think of, from pocket-sized notebooks and writing pads to spiral notebooks, steno pads (discussed below), and portfolios.

Kokuyo “Sketch” Field Notebooks come in an array of colorful cover options.

Top-Bound Reporters Notebooks

Write Notepads Reporter Notebooks. While we’re low on these at moment, Write Notepads reporter notebooks are among my favorite stationery items out there. The paper is fountain pen friendly, and those who have to do a lot of writing standing up appreciate the heavier chipboard cover.
Field Notes “Front Page” Reporter Notebooks. If you’re looking for classic Reporter-notebook styling, the Field Notes “Front Page” is your go-to option.
Field Notes “Heavy Duty” Top-Bound Pocket Notebooks. Featuring heavier paper than is typical in a Field Notes pocket notebook and a top spiral binding, we couldn’t keep these in stock back when they were a special edition, and were ecstatic to see that they joined the standard lineup.
Maruman Mnemosyne A7 Spiral Notepads. Small enough to easily fit in a shirt pocket and featuring excellent Mnemosyne paper, these are a cross between a reporter’s notebook and a mini steno-pad.
Maruman Mnemosyne Top-Bound Perforated Pads. One thing that I absolutely love about Maruman paper is the fact that the sheets are perforated, both in the traditional writing pads and in the spiral notebooks. In addition to classic A4 and A5 pads, Maruman makes a variety of other sizes, including narrower reporter-sized pads and squared notepads.

Steno Pads

Another product line that I’m actively looking to build out, traditional “Stenographer’s pads” are roughly A5-sized and feature either “Gregg”-ruled paper (classic steno lined paper divided down the middle into two columns). The Maruman Mnemosyne version, which is what we currently have in stock, also has a grid/graph-ruled option.

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