Field Notes
Notes on reading, kept in the open.
ISSUE NO. 01 · NOVEMBER 2026
guide
The commonplace book: what it is and how to keep one today
A commonplace book is a notebook of the passages and quotes you gather from your reading, sorted by theme. What it is, where it comes from, and how to keep one today.
The commonplace book
The old habit of copying out what you read, and how to keep one today.
Essays
Reading life, in the first person.