Goulet Notebooks with Tomoe River Paper!

A variety of Goulet Notebooks, stacked and closed, on a desk

Goulet Notebooks are here!

The quest for the perfect notebook to complement your fountain pens has been arduous. Years of feathering, bleed-through, and ghosting have frustrated fountain pen fans. Here at Goulet Pens, we've grown our collection of fountain pen friendly notebooks from Rhodia to Clairefontaine to Leuchtturm1917. These are all fantastic for different reasons, but we wanted something that offered portability paired with fantastic ink resistant paper, at a reasonable price. The Goulet Notebook was born!

Tomoe River Paper:

Each Goulet Notebook features either 52gsm or 68gsm Tomoe River paper, available in four sizes, in a variety of line rulings.

The 52gsm paper is incredibly thin, and very fountain pen friendly. This paper shows off the sheen and shimmer in inks unlike any other paper can do. To see more of the 52gsm Tomoe River paper in action, check out our first impressions of Tomoe River Paper below.

The 68gsm paper weight is a little thicker than the 52gsm. The heavier weight paper cuts down on the ghosting and makes the paper less crinkly than your normal Tomoe River paper. It's just a matter of personal preference!

We realize it might be a bit confusing to understand the difference between the two notebooks. The cover colors vary between the various sizes, rulings, and weights..

Each 52gsm notebook comes with 48 sheets (96 pages) of paper which is slightly higher than what comes with the 68gsm notebook at 32 sheets (64 pages).

Goulet Notebooks with Tomoe River Paper on a desk

Notebook Sizes:

If you are wondering which size of notebook would fit best into your writing routine, here are some notebook comparisons to help you make your selection.

We basically went with the most common notebook sizes purchased so there would be a little bit of something for everyone!

Four sizes of Goulet Notebooks, open on a wooden desk

From left to right: Traveler's Passport, Pocket, Traveler's Regular, and A5

TN Passport:

The smallest Goulet Notebooks in the TN Passport size are made to fit inside a Traveler's Notebook in the smaller Passport size, measuring 8.9cm x 12.4cm (approximately 3.5in x 4.88in).

These notebooks are available in 7mm lined, 5mm dot grid, and blank rulings.

The Goulet Notebook with Tomoe River Passport Size fits the Traveler's Notebook Passport.

Pocket:

The Goulet Notebooks in Pocket size are about the same size as a Field Notes notebook, 3.5" wide by 5.5" tall. Same width, slightly taller than the TN Passport.

These notebooks are currently available in 7mm lined or 5mm dot grid rulings.

The Goulet Notebook with Tomoe River paper pocket size is the same size as a Field Notes Notebook.

TN Regular:

These Goulet Notebooks in the TN Regular size are made to fit inside a Traveler's Notebook in the larger Regular size, measuring 11cm x 21cm (approximately 4.33in x 8.25in).

These notebooks are available in 7mm lined, 5mm dot grid, and blank rulings.

The Goulet Notebook with Tomoe River paper Regular TN fits in a regular size Traveler's Notebook.

A5:

These Goulet Notebooks are made in our best selling A5 size, about 5.83 inches wide by 8.27 inches tall.

These notebooks are available in 7mm lined, 5mm dot grid, and blank rulings.

Goulet Notebooks with Tomoe River Paper next to a Leuchtturm1917 notebook

A Final Note for 2023:

Since first releasing our Goulet Notebooks in 2016, the Tomoe River paper manufacturing has undergone several machine changes as well as ownership changes. It has been a rolling change, and the differences in paper quality have been relatively imperceptible from batch to batch. Going forward, all Tomoe River paper is now made by Sanzen, but you can expect similar performance to those made in the past.