Is a River Alive? | Field Notes Memo Book

Inspired by a new book by Robert Macfarlane's, "Is a River Alive?", this new summer series limited edition memo book set is the perfect companion for summer travel adventures. Recounting three epic journeys, Macfarlane surveys the state of Earth’s rivers and the people who are fighting for them. It’s an impossibly large story, interwoven with an extremely personal fourth river tale. 

Artist Stanley Donwood’s starting point for the Is a River Alive? covers was his entrancing, hand-carved linocut titled “Meander.” Manipulation of the colors and textures of the resulting prints led to a series of works, two of which were chosen for the U.S.A. and U.K. editions of the book.

The highly textured and colorful covers are printed and embossed on Sappi McCoy 100#C Silk stock. Three gloss-white staples bind-in 48 Domtar Lynx 60#T pages featuring a “Cloud Forest Gray” graph grid.

Each 3-pack includes:

• Three memo books in each pack featuring perforated pages
• Each one is 3-1/2" X 5-1/2"
• 48 pages
• Grid paper
• 100% manufactured in the USA 

"I'm not writing it down to remember it later, I'm writing it down to remember it now." 

Meet the Makers

Since 2007 Field Notes Brand notebooks have been working hard to revive the great tradition of carrying a small book in your pocket to take notes.  Whether it's in the field, at home keeping track of your thoughts and inspirations or making a grocery list these skillfully created books are the perfect size for your pocket.