Karatis A5 Soft Cover Notebook Review

(Sarah Read is an author, editor, yarn artist, and pen/paper/ink addict. You can find more about her at her website and on Bluesky. And her latest book, The Atropine Tree, is now available!)I will always have a use for a minimalist A5 notebook that's full of Tomoe River paper. There can never be too many, or enough, in this format. So, while this particular model isn't unique, it's a wonderfully useful notebook.I had never used a Karatis notebook before. These come from Turkey, and I haven't seen them for sale on many sites. I saw this one on Goldspot Pens and decided to give it a try. It's a soft-cover notebook, but the cardstock cover is quite firm. It has rounded corners and a lovely fibrous textured feel to it, like handmade paper. The binding is stitched thread and glue with a linen tape reinforcement, and it lies flat with very little training. Inside, there are 96 sheets of blank, cream-colored, 52gsm Tomoe River paper. It's ideal for fountain pens, and is the same paper used…