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Who among us is a bookworm who isn’t equally interested in diaries and notebooks? We’re always looking for the best ones to put on our shelves and bedside, and we make a promise to ourselves: this Using a notebook can help you become more consistent with your diary practice. That being said, you might be doing yourself a disservice by sharing about the notebooks that everyone from celebrities to consumers paying for high-end products are obsessed with. Louise Carmen notebooks start at around $142. “In this economy?” I cry. As mentioned in the article, these Paris-born notebooks have become a status symbol. Yola Mzizi writes that while the fashion industry loves literary culture, “they see this product as a means of conveying an international and authorial image, in line with other book trends.” Dear book lovers, we succeeded. We are “in.” Who needs a high-end notebook when your entire lifestyle is high-end?
A new celebrity book club hits the ring
According to Book Gossip, only a select few, if any, celebrity book clubs sell copies, but that doesn’t prevent influential people like Katie Couric from starting their own. In a post on Katie Couric Media, the journalist, host, and media company founder announced the launch of her own book club, in line with her 2026 resolution to “scroll less, read more.” The first book selected is Virginia Evans’ The Correspondent, one of last year’s biggest bestsellers that you’ve probably come across. Couric hosts book club conversations on Substack and posts all transcripts here.
“Pizza parties don’t cure burnout”: The current state of mental health among librarians
After reading Kelly Jensen’s research on the impact of library work on the mental health of library workers, I wanted to go pick up a fruit basket for the good folks at my local library. Here’s what you can expect from this detailed part:
Last summer, when I conducted a long-term study from July to August 2025, I wanted to know how much of a burden this work was placing on library staff. The survey honestly asked library workers of all backgrounds, experiences, and demographics about where and how their work in the library relates to mental health. Respondents were asked to share their experiences in an open-ended style, highlighting what they perceived as the most significant stressors in the field, where and how they managed their work-related mental health, and what types of solutions they thought would be helpful. Participants are welcome to write as much as they like.
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