The art of diary writing January signals not only the arrival of a new year – for many, it will also open another chapter of obsessive diary-writing. What drives these solitary scribblers?

Three years ago, I was reading Helen Garner’s diaries, the first volume of which holds eight years of observations. I could do that, I thought. I should do that. Certain books should carry a ...

Mark Parisi and Kim Tomsic collaborated long distance on the new she-said, he-said illustrated diary book “The Truth About 5th Grade.” ...

But then I came across John Steinbeck’s writing diary from when he worked on The Grapes of Wrath, which was itself published as a book and highlighted (with copious examples) by Maria Popova ...

The General Education Department has compiled select diary entries from students as part of its "collective diary writing" initiative included in the academic syllabus.

Queen Elizabeth II was writing daily entries in her personal diary right up until her death. According to royal writer Robert Hardman in his updated biography, Charles III: New King. New Court ...

The diary is one of many books that have gone on to change the world in some way - for example, by shaping society, changing the way people behave, explaining history or capturing important ...

Discover Amitava Kumar's hybrid work, ‘The Yellow Book: A Traveller's Diary’, filled with text and images, showcasing experimentation and indulgence in literary culture.

But then I came across John Steinbeck’s writing diary from when he worked on The Grapes of Wrath, which was itself published as a book and highlighted (with copious examples) by Maria Popova ...