

When you hear the word journaling, who doesn’t immediately envision a worn leather journal with tattered pages filled with precious thoughts and sketches?

This is a good choice if you’re ready to upgrade from the bargain-price wire-bound school notebooks and make your journaling feel a little more special, but you’re not yet sure whether or not a hardcover journal is right for you.

The binding is solid, the quality is top-tier, and the price is almost impossible to beat. The paper isn’t quite as high quality or as smooth, but it’s just as thick and has that perfect off white/ivory color that really helps make the journaling process worthwhile. If you’re going to be journaling and want to make sure that your notes stand the test of time, this acid-free paper and a halfway decent pen is the way to go! The (Kinda) ClassicĪmazon Basics Classic Lined Hardcover NotebookĪmazon has their own knockoff of the classic Moleskine available at a super reasonable price point - often much less than what a legitimate Moleskine would set you back. That’s a huge bonus, letting you write on both sides of the paper without having to worry about legibility issues. The paper here is silky smooth and almost buttery to write on, but still thick enough and resilient enough not to bleed through. This is the legendary simple, elegant, and luxurious brand of notebooks beloved by luminaries like Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, and even Vincent van Gogh. When most people think of the best journals for writing, they think of Moleskine.
