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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Wakako Takagi // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Wakako Takagi // Trina O’Gorman

Whenever I think about Wakako, I get verklempt, a little choked up and emotional. She means more to me than she will likely ever know, but hopefully she senses it.... Read More
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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Soraya Ahyaudin // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Soraya Ahyaudin // Trina O’Gorman

When I was in the fourth grade, I started carrying a notebook after reading Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh. The original front cover of the book shows Harriet walking... Read More
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Join us to Welcome a new BK Team Member // Amanda!

Join us to Welcome a new BK Team Member // Amanda!

Greetings from Baum-kuchen! I am beyond thrilled to introduce you to our new team member, Amanda!!!  I LOVE their genuine enthusiasm in life, creativity, and of course stationery and I... Read More
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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Chelsea Smith // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Chelsea Smith // Trina O’Gorman

Over the course of my career teaching writing at Montclair State University, I’ve taught hundreds of students. Some of them I never hear from or see again after the semester... Read More
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Cart Blanche: How I Store Analog Supplies // A.C.

Cart Blanche: How I Store Analog Supplies // A.C.

With the new year came the intense desire to organize. Almost as soon as I returned home from the holidays, I wanted to clean up my workspace—not for luck or... Read More
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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Khristina Westbrook-Fordham // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Khristina Westbrook-Fordham // Trina O’Gorman

I met Kristina through Jessica, a mutual friend of ours. Jessica and Khristina have known each other since they were two years old. Their mothers met in their Harlem apartment... Read More
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JIYU Monthly - 2023 Season Finale // A.C.

JIYU Monthly - 2023 Season Finale // A.C.

Let’s wrap up the year with one last look at the JIYU Monthly. In case you missed it, you can see the first half of the year in this previous... Read More
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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Suzanne Alterman // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Suzanne Alterman // Trina O’Gorman

When I was a young girl, I was always writing something in a notebook. The desire to keep a notebook began after I read Harriet the Spy, a children’s book... Read More
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Things Left Unsaid at the Inking Demonstration // A.C.

Things Left Unsaid at the Inking Demonstration // A.C.

I recently took a trip to visit an art school, at the invitation of a friend of mine who is a professor teaching there. He had arranged for me to... Read More
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