Stationery Spotlight: Literary Listography

This journal is part of the Listography series. I’ve previously owned the Film Listography journal and loved it. The Literary Listography enables you to keep track of your literary life for past, present and future books.

There are over seventy list prompts ranging from favourite books to favourite reading spots.

I adore lists. Before settling down and doing anything productive, I must have a list. This is what makes this sort of journal perfect for someone like me… lists and books. It can’t go wrong.

This edition is beautifully illustrated. It has some fascinating suggestions for lists such as favourite classics, fictional characters I would go on a date with (for the record, I would like to have dinner with all the characters in the great hall at Hogwarts,) books that made me laugh, favourite book endings and authors to explore. It also has a big section for favourite quotes. I have lost track of the amount of times I’ve liked a passage in a book and not had a central place to keep everything.

There is even a page to list the fictional characters you wouldn’t get on with.

I’ve very much enjoyed making my way through this book. It has really got me thinking about books I’ve enjoyed (and in some cases, not thought about for a while.)

This is a lovely way to chronicle which books you’ve read and would like to read.

I think it’s perfect for writers too as I don’t know about you but I do have occasional bouts of inspiration from making lists.

Thinking about each prompt and writing it down also has a calming effect on me.

If you like writing lists or/and reading books, this journal is perfect. It would make a great gift for the book lover in your life.

(The Literary Listography: My Reading Life in Lists is published by Chronicle Books, August 2014. It is by Lisa Nola with illustrations by Holly Exley. I thank Chronicle for the review copy in exchange for an honest review.)

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.