NY NOW
I never feel a work trip is really complete until I compile my Market Report, and my NY NOW | Shoppe...
Happy ’26, folks! Much of our community is prepping for or already experiencing the winter markets, but regardless of your...
At its core, stationery is all about discovery and connection, whether you are journaling or sending a letter to a lifelong, far-flung friend. Thus cards can connect communities scattered to the four winds — and amongst Jewish people, Yiddish instantly unites us. Because this language with no borders came to...
Despite shifting from spring to summer dates, it’s still hard to believe *Noted is nearly here! The expo will run...
We put a lot on our stationery, but what about what goes into our stationery? As a child of the...
Paper Nerd readers know that nothing tickles my fancy like discovering a fresh new brand at Market — and then seeing it grow before my eyes, both online and at subsequent Markets. If I’m really lucky, the maker becomes a friend too over time. That’s definitely been the case with...
The Winter markets I visited in January and February — Atlanta Market, Shoppe Object, and NY NOW — are officially over, and...
My niece, who just completed all her education and started her first “real” job — as a veterinarian! — recently moved...
Before I started working my first annual Stationery Trends gift guide last summer, my colleague Carly McFadden pointed out that technically, every issue of Stationery Trends and Gift Shop Plus (and really, any gift trade) is already a gift guide. Thus, my first official Paper Nerd Gift Guide needed boundaries....
I grew up in the 1970s, when there were only two choices for gender on forms and ‘working moms’ were...
The Winter Solstice is officially upon us — which means half the earth is officially tilted as far away from the...
Subscription boxes have gone from (briefly) being America’s ultimate Pet Rock to yet another gift you can purchase from the comfort of your phone and then immediately cross off your list. To my mind, most are little better than generic gift cards. But Nicely Noted differs from even many stationery...
