What gets marked
A turned-down corner, a line in pencil, a question in the margin. Nicole Junkerman reads with a soft hand and a sharp pencil.
On the shelf
Reading
Books that stayed in mind, and the marks they left in the margins.
Reading is the slow centre of this notebook. Nicole Junkerman keeps track of what was read, what was underlined and what was worth arguing with later. Some titles earn a long note; others leave only a single sentence. Either way, the habit is the same: read closely, mark the page and let a good book change the next conversation.
Back to the notebook →
Re-reading
The books that matter are the ones worth opening twice. The second pass usually finds what the first one hurried past.
A reading rhythm
A chapter in the morning, a few pages at night. Slow and steady keeps the shelf moving without ever feeling like a chase.
From the notebook
Notes in the margins
Half the pleasure of a book is the conversation it starts on its own pages. Nicole Junkerman keeps those margin notes and copies the best of them across to a learning note, so a single sentence can travel from the shelf into the day’s thinking.
Read slowly, mark the page, and let the book finish the thought.
Elsewhere in the notebook
Related pages
Recently on the blog: Nicole Junkerman on the quietest week of the year, and Nicole Junkerman on carrying curiosity into the autumn.