A Book Lover's Journal

arubabookwoman

A Book Lover's Journal | Addison Wesley

My bright and shiny new book journal for 2020.

Tanisha_A Eeeee 😍 5y

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LeahBergen

A Book Lover's Journal | Addison Wesley

I just received these two journals in the mail from @AWahle and I‘m over the moon!

I bought my first one in January, 1993 (I‘m writing in number 16 right now 😆) and they‘ve become increasingly hard to find over the years as they are out of print. Thank you SO much, @AWahle for finding me number 17 and number 18 ... and for keeping my little tradition alive. 😘😘

ReadingSusan That‘s amazing!! 7y

saresmoore That is just lovely! @AWahle , how incredibly thoughtful! 7y

AWahle I'm so glad they arrived! I felt so bad when you liked my post that I had written in mine. Especially since I haven't written in it for 25 years! 😊 (edited) 7y

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BookMaven407 Once again you are introducing me to something new. I've never heard of these journals. I will have to look them up. 👀 🙂 7y

drokka Did I not see a giveaway for these on GR? Maybe they were different ones. (Edit: Different ones - false alarm) (edited) 7y

Shemac77 That‘s amazing! Love this idea. 7y

batsy Lovely! So thoughtful 💕 7y

britt_brooke So thoughtful!! 7y

emilyhaldi Wow, so cool! 7y

robinb Love this! ❤️ #RandomActsOfKindness 7y

LeahBergen @AWahle I still can‘t quite believe that you found TWO! I just showed them to my husband and he gasped. 😂😂 Thanks so much again! 😘 7y

LeahBergen @ReadingSusan @saresmoore @Shemac77 @batsy @britt_brooke @emilyhaldi @robinb Isn‘t @AWahle wonderful? 😍 7y

LeahBergen @BookMaven407 I find it oddly amusing to say, “what was I reading on this day in 2002?” and then look it up. 😂 7y

LeahBergen @drokka You had me excited there for a minute. 😆😆 7y

erzascarletbookgasm 💗that‘s so thoughtful. 7y

Mdargusch Really cool! 7y

LeahBergen @erzascarletbookgasm @Mdargusch Yes! 😍😍 7y

Izai.Amorim Second Christmas! 7y

LeahBergen @Izai.Amorim It sure feels like it! 😄 7y

youneverarrived I love this! So thoughtful. 7y

Cathythoughts Beautiful ❤️ 7y

RohitSawant How thoughtful! Wonderful tradition and journals 📖💟 7y

DeborahSmall Lovely! Are these already numbered? Are they blank journals? 😘 7y

LeahBergen @youneverarrived @Cathythoughts @rohit-sawant Yes! So wonderful. 😍😍 7y

LeahBergen @DeborahSmall Those are my scratched-in little numbers on the spines. 😂 They have some book photos and things throughout and each page has Title, Author, Date lines and then space to write a bit about each book. They are not the most fantastic book journals, I‘m sure, but I started with them and how the hell can I stop NOW? 😂😂 7y

DeborahSmall @LeahBergen they‘re great! I started a book journal last year and would like to keep the same little hardbacks going forward. 😘 7y

Reviewsbylola Wowwwwwww!! Amazing! 7y

LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola Thanks! 😆 7y

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AWahle

A Book Lover's Journal | Addison Wesley

Cleaning out boxes in the garage and came across these. The journal has one entry for Nothing to Declare by Mary Morris. I bought this in 1986 when I worked at a now defunct bookstore chain in Texas. The List one has a few entries under Books to Buy.

LeahBergen Oooo!! I‘ll trade you a book for the red (upper left) journal. I‘ve been using these exact ones for years and always have to track them down online. If you‘re interested? 😃 7y

AWahle @LeahBergen That's the one I've actually written in... Sorry! 😐 I will keep my eyes open for you though! 7y

AWahle @LeahBergen I was able to find a copy of The Book Lover's Journal if you want it. Email me your address at andrea.wahle@yahoo.com 7y

LeahBergen @AWahle You did?? Yes!! That‘s fantastic! Off to email you now... 7y

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Jinjer

A Book Lover's Journal | Addison Wesley

Here's my current Books to Read journal. I also have a detailed spreadsheet but this is the one I use for quick pen & paper situations. #riotgrams #notebooksjournals

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LeahBergen #NotebooksJournals 😀 8y

Jinjer @LeahBergen Thank you for the hashie! 8y

LeahBergen I had to recheck mine so I knew it! 😂 8y

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Bklover

A Book Lover's Journal | Addison Wesley

#day4 #riotgrams. I buy notebooks. Lots of them. Right at this very moment this one is my favorite. It's my book/reading journal where I keep track of all things bookish and Litsy!❤️❤️

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Bookzombie Pretty! 8y

MyNamesParadise Oh I've bought so many journals! And bookmarks 🙈🙈 more than I'll ever need but it's a compulsion of sorts. Hehe. That journal is really pretty! 8y

Bklover @MyNamesParadise Yes- it is a compulsion. I didn't dare display all of them! And thank you! My daughter bought this one for me. 8y

Bklover @Bookzombie Thank you !💖💖💖 8y

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LeahBergen

A Book Lover's Journal | Addison Wesley

@Lindy posted about keeping a written record of one's reading history today. Here's mine - I started the first journal in January 1993 and I'm just about ready to start on number 16. Does anyone else keep a written reading history? 😄

Nat_Reads That's beautiful! I wish I had been doing that ❤️👏👏 8y

vivastory What👆 said. Have you read

My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues

queerbookreader I wish 😅 I love the organization though 8y

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CatLadyBibliophile I am so bad at keeping journals. SO BAD. 8y

LauraBeth I WISH! 8y

daena Amazing!! 8y

Simona 😍😍😍😍 8y

teebe Oh wow. I keep track of my reading in various ways (including journals) but it's all mismatched. This is so neat and organized, I wish I had thought to get matching journals! 8y

rubyslippersreads Gorgeous! I wish I'd done this. 8y

Lachesis @CatLadyBibliophile you are not alone! 8y

saresmoore Leah, you are quickly advancing in the ranks of my favorite humans. 8y

Bookcation74 Wow!! 😍😍😍 8y

readinginthedark My list is one notebook with just titles and authors, since Dec 1998! I keep my reading journals separate and they're much more inconsistent. 8y

Lindy So organized! Mine are like @teebe 's - all mismatched. 8y

KVanRead Wow! So impressive and classy. We at Litsy would expect nothing less of @leahbergen though. 😍 (edited) 8y

Megabooks Agreed @KVanRead 👍🏻👍🏻📚📚 8y

drokka I've tried doing the journal thing but I'm horrible at keeping it up to date. 8y

MaureenMc 😍 8y

johnnie_cakes I tried last year, and I think I made it until April. So I just keep a running note on my phone and add a book to the list when I finish it. 8y

TheLibrarian Just started this year to keep a reading journal. I'm good at writing the titles and rating but not so much about the reviews for some reason. 8y

MicheleinPhilly I used to but the internet made me lazy. 😞 8y

Graciouswarriorprincess I do but all in one journal so far. Year four for me. 8y

Melissa_J Wow! That's amazing. Where did you get the journals from? I just started keeping written track this year, but I've been tracking electronically for years. 8y

emtobiasz I journal in general, but the last few pages of every notebook are for the list of books read while I kept that journal. No reviews/star ratings, though-- I save those for Goodreads. 8y

LibrarianRyan I used to keep a print copy but it got to big and crazy. So now only Goodreads. 8y

DebinHawaii So impressive! I wish I was so organized! 👍📚📚📚 8y

Flaneurette Wow! This is awesome, I'm always curious about how people keep track of their reading but I never do it because I can't decide on a method. So it's Goodreads by default for me but I only have the last few years on there. I want to be you when I grow up! 8y

batsy @saresmoore @LeahBergen Absolutely same! Just looking at this picture makes me so happy. So impressive. 8y

batsy Also have you been able to find the exact same journal over the years? #importantquestion 😁 8y

Hooked_on_books I do, but I just jot down titles. Nothing extensive. 8y

britt_brooke Love this! I only keep lists of titles in my iPhone. 😱 And now I have a few months of billet journal pages, but nothing extensive. 8y

LeahBergen @Nat_Reads Aww, thanks! 😊 8y

LeahBergen @vivastory No! But I'm totally going to. 😄 8y

LeahBergen @lemonlime799 Ha! Thanks! 😊 8y

LeahBergen @CatLadyBibliophile 😂 8y

LeahBergen @LauraBeth 😘 8y

LeahBergen @daena @Simona Thank you! 😘 8y

LeahBergen @teebe I think any sort of record is wonderful (even if it's mismatched). Mine just sort of happened to match by accident at first and then I had to keep it up. 😄 8y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads 😘 8y

LeahBergen @Lachesis 😂😂 8y

LeahBergen @saresmoore You are already near the top of my favourite human ranking. 😘 8y

LeahBergen @Bookcation74 Thank you! 😊 8y

LeahBergen @readinginthedark That's awesome! 👏🏻 8y

LeahBergen @Lindy But still lovely! 😘 8y

LeahBergen @KVanRead Haha!! 😂 Thank you! 😘 8y

LeahBergen @Booksandcooks 😘😘 8y

LeahBergen @drokka You should try a notebook with just book titles and the date you read it. It's fun to look back on years later. 😘 8y

LeahBergen @MaureenMc Thank you! 😊 8y

LeahBergen @johnnie_cakes Any sort of list is wonderful to look back on! 😊 8y

LeahBergen @TheLibrarian Yeah, I will sometimes write very little about a book. Just having the title and date is wonderful to look back on, though! 8y

LeahBergen @MicheleinPhilly 😂😂 I know! 8y

LeahBergen @Graciouswarriorprincess Awesome!! 👏🏻👏🏻 8y

LeahBergen @Melissa_J I initially bought the first one when I was travelling ... and then I found the second. Now I have to hunt them down used on the internet. I don't know what I will do when I can't find them anymore. 😬 8y

LeahBergen @emtobiasz That's wonderful! 😍 8y

LeahBergen @LibrarianRyan Awesome! 👍🏼 8y

LeahBergen @DebinHawaii Thank you! 😘 8y

LeahBergen @Flaneurette Haha!! Thank you! Start writing a list of just book titles and date read. It's great to look back on. 😊 8y

LeahBergen @batsy Aww! Thank you. 😘 I have to hunt them down online now (used) and dread the day that I can no longer find them. 😬 8y

LeahBergen @Hooked_on_books Perfect. It's the listing of titles and dates that I find most important to look back on. 👍🏼 8y

LeahBergen @britt_brooke Thank you! 😘 You do such lovely bullet journals - you should add just a basic list of titles and dates. It's fun to look five years back to see what you were reading on that date. 😊 8y

Izai.Amorim 🙇🙇🙇 Any chance of publishing it someday? That's also art, you know? 8y

elkeOriginal You should buy some extras to last you all your days - I think all your Litsy pals can now assist in the hunt for you! 8y

RohitSawant That is so terrific!! 8y

IamIamIam I keep index cards with titles on them. I started in 2007 before I got married and started keeping dates with them a few years ago. 😄📚 8y

britt_brooke @LeahBergen Thank you! And I should that. 👍🏻 8y

Jess_Read_This This is so incredibly cool, Leah. I don't keep a reading journal. I've always been so bad at journaling but want to start. Any tips to stay on track with it? 8y

LeahBergen @Izai.Amorim Thank you! I've often thought about doing something with them but ... who knows? 😄 8y

LeahBergen @elkeo I know! I'll have to go on the hunt again. I'll keep doing posts that show the cover - that way it will stay embedded in Litsy minds if anyone ever comes across one at a thrift store. 😂 8y

LeahBergen @rohit-sawant Thank you! 😊 8y

LeahBergen @IamIamIam That's great!! 👏🏻 8y

LeahBergen @Jess_Read_This Thanks! I automatically write down the title, author and date started whenever I start a new book. Some books I will write a bit more about but others will only get a line or two. Over the years I've cut myself some slack! I've realized that what I write about a book is not as important when looking back as where I was or who gave me the book, etc. Oh, and I will often do a "catch-up" on 3 or 4 books. ? 8y

Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen Thanks for the tips! If I ever come across these in my used bookstore travels, I'll be sure to snag a copy for you! 8y

mrp27 I do too. Been book journaling since 2002. 📚📚✏️✏️ 8y

LeahBergen @Jess_Read_This Ooo, thanks!! 😄 8y

LeahBergen @mrp27 Yay!!! 👏🏻👏🏻 8y

Sydsavvy Wow!!! 8y

LectricSheep This is so cool!!! I love the idea of a series of analog reading journals. Spreadsheets are so much less romantic. 💕 8y

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