Wednesday Wonders 23
Choosing Keeping, Renate Reinsve, The Hour of the Predator, Obsidian, William Hannah
1. Choosing Keeping
Great stationery shops are few and far between in London. Choosing Keeping is not the place you go for a ream of paper and some staples, it’s the place you go for the best notebook you’ve ever used, an unusual bottle of ink, or a glass dip-pen.
2. Renate Reinsve
The Worst Person In The World prompted the hypothesis, Sentimental Value (now available in the UK on Mubi) proved it: Renate Reinsve is the best actress alive in the world today.
3. The Hour of the Predator
Speaking of the worst people in the world, this book is a a short, sharp shock on the state of geopolitics today. Da Empoli is an ex-diplomat who creates evocative sketches of life inside the UN building, and details how monstrous autocrats get away with it. As a side note, you will never use Waze again.
Giuliano Da Empoli (author), Sam Taylor (translator)
4. Obsidian
I'm re-visiting Obsidian, because between the Notebook Navigator plugin and Obsidian's new databases, the whole eco-system feels fresh again. I have over 4,000 notes in this thing, so I can never stay away for long. As a world-building tool, it still takes a lot of beating.
5. William Hannah notebooks
I've mentioned these before, but I blew the dust off mine when I started taking French lessons a few weeks ago. Now I have one for those lessons and one set up as a desk-pad. The paper is great, and can be re-filed at will. William Hannah is a family-run business and their attention to detail and level of customer service is second to none.
