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People of Paperblanks

Interviews with artists, authors and real-life journallers.

This week we had the pleasure of getting to know another NaNoWriMo winner, Henriette C. Rigel, a passionate writer from Germany. We asked her everything from tips for first-timers to managing the tight timeframe of the 30-day challenge. A Little Bit...
As part of our 30th birthday celebrations, we’re sharing a peek behind the scenes and introducing some of the people who help bring our products to life. Check out the Paperblanks30 tag for more special anniversary content! Tell Us a...
As part of our 30th birthday celebrations, we’re sharing a peek behind the scenes and introducing some of the people who help bring our products to life. Check out the Paperblanks30 tag for more special anniversary content! Tell Us a Bit About...
Name: Peter Shorney Age: 39 City/Town: Newbury, Berkshire Country: UK Places Travelled & Place lived: I’ve lived around my home town most of my life, but spend a lot of time in London. I’ve darted across to Munich and Paris, explored the streets...
This year we are celebrating Paperblanks' 25th anniversary, but our journey began long before that first journal collection in 1992. Our story begins with the 1972 founding of Cloudburst Press in an old log cabin in the mountains of British...
British writer Kazuo Ishiguro was recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature due to his ability to uncover the "abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection to the world" through his "novels of great emotional force." The 2017 prize,...
"What I believe makes Paperblanks unrivalled is our cover designs; you won’t find them anywhere else."
The first week of May is known as Mental Health Week here in Canada. And while mental health and wellness is always an important topic, it's become especially relevant during this pandemic shutdown. Many people are feeling isolated, confused...
"I’m a poet and a teacher. I’m inspired by photography, magazines, Swedish design and fashion, anything handmade."
“I always imagined that Paradise would be some kind of library.”  This quote by Jorge Luis Borges has been deeply rooted in the life of José Alberto Gutiérrez, who for over 20 years has devoted his life to promoting literacy by...