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The 2026 Tournament of Books Book

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Love is Fleeting

January 28, 2026 by Bryan

Simplest offer ever. Buy anything today and while they last, we’ll include a special, otherwise-unavailable, Valentine Book FREE with your order. No coupon codes. No minimums. No bull. Heck, you don’t even need to be aware of the deal. If you buy something today, you’re in.

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Empty Bottle and a One Day Deal

Spend $100 today (1/7/20) and we’ll toss a couple surprises in your shipment. There’s lots of good stuff in the surprises bin, some odd, some rare, some old, some new. You spend your money, you take your chance. – Jan. 7th, 2020

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Do Not Panic

Today only (Tuesday, 12/17/19), buy anything and we’ll send you 11"×11" Aaron Draplin-designed Field Notes “Gift Concealment Wrap” with deckled edges, and matching orange “Adhesive Gift Labels” free of charge. The more stuff you buy, the more stuff you’ll get. No coupon codes. No minimums. No bull. – Dec. 16th, 2019

Quarterly Limited-Editions

Spreadsheetin’

When a proposal deals with costs and benefits, people frequently pop open a spreadsheet and start inputting numbers. – Dec. 8th, 2019

Field News

Checking Them Multiple Times, or at Least Twice

We are lucky to have been included in a wide variety of holiday gift lists this year. So, to return the favor, here’s a quick list of lists. Perhaps you’ll find inspiration here, and just the right thing for everybody on your own list. We’re psyched to be in such good company. – Dec. 3rd, 2019

Field News

What’s in a Name?

One of the most important (and fun) parts of creating any Quarterly Edition is naming it. Sometimes the name comes first and inspires the creative process. Other times the name emerges from the design. In rare cases the name is so obvious and appropriate that the working title never changes. This looked to be one of those cases. – Nov. 21st, 2019

Field Notes in Action

Friend in Low Places

“People sometimes ask me why I don’t use a phone to take notes when I’m ‘out’ in the field. The answer is that phones smash, while notebooks bend. I also like the way that notebooks record where they’ve been not just in terms of what’s written in them, but also in terms of the wear they bear as objects.” – Nov. 21st, 2019

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