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July 9, 2025 by HQ

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Staple Day 21

TLDR Version: Fast Co, This Monday, Riverrun, Box it Up, Grads, Johannes & Frank, Next. – Jun. 18th, 2025

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Today is Wednesday

We have sold a ton of “This Summer’s Tote” and Matching Memo Book sets in recent weeks and we are coming down to the end of the run. While they last, you can get one free (a $24.95 value) as a gift with purchase. – Jun. 11th, 2025

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John’s Studio Notebook

East London based writer and film-maker John Rogers unpacks his Summer Limited Edition and share his thoughts about Robert Macfarlane’s book Is A River Alive? and the Memo Books we made to accompany its publication. – Jun. 10th, 2025

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Counting to Fifty

You never know what will come from a casually made decision. I called my friend and occasional co-conspirator, Aaron Draplin, after he had sent me a handmade pack of kraft-colored “Field Notes,” and suggested that perhaps we should produce a short run of them and offer them for sale online. Within a couple weeks, we were up and running. – Aug. 3rd, 2021

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HQ Events

Movie Night

We have produced a film to accompany the launch of almost all of our Quarterly Editions, including one, shot in The Rocky Mountains, for our current seasonal release, our 67th. – May. 12th, 2025

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Sharp Guy

Our 2025 Subscriber box was created by Chicago artist Landis Blair who describes himself as a “crosshatcher with a variety of other problems.” – May. 11th, 2025

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