Nothing but interesting diary entries. Sibling of @lettersofnote. Edited by @shaunusher. The Diaries of Note book will be published on 9th October 2025.
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Diaries of Note retweeted
9 Oct 2025
'Captures moments in time like nothing else.' Richard E. Grant
'Completely fascinating and inspiring. Completely addictive.' Stephen Fry
'So blissfully funny, entertaining and full of bite-sized insight'. Helen Fielding
Diaries of Note is out today ✍️
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9 Oct 2025
Hans Christian Andersen ended some of his diary entries with a small cross. Here’s why.
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6 Sep 2025
On this day in 1953, Salvador Dalí was still overjoyed to be Salvador Dalí.
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Diaries of Note retweeted
17 Jul 2025
'Completely fascinating and inspiring. Completely addictive. You’ll say to yourself “just one more” and before you know it you’ve read the whole collection.' Stephen Fry
A collection of the world's most fascinating diary entries, @DiariesOfNote is out in October.
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Diaries of Note retweeted
1 Jul 2025
From Albert Einstein to Maya Angelou, Virginia Woolf to Louis Theroux, get ready to discover the world’s most extraordinary diary entries.
The Diaries of Note: 366 Lives, One Day at a Time, coming this October from @ShaunUsher ✍️ @diariesofnote
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13 Mar 2024
The Diaries of Note book will be published next year by Faber and I couldn't be happier. A beautifully illustrated, chronological odyssey through the year via 366 different diarists, each entry telling a story of a life lived on a particular day in history.
13 Mar 2024
We are delighted to announce Diaries of Note by Shaun Usher, which collects 366 of the most noteworthy diary entries ever written. . . ✍️
Coming Autumn 2025.
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8 Jan 2024
"I WAKE FOR THE FIRST TIME."
The diary of Clive Wearing, whose short-term memory lasts no longer than 30 seconds: diariesofnote.com/2024/01/08…
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2 Jan 2024
Happy 'World Introvert Day' to all who celebrate (at home).
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31 Dec 2023
Patricia Highsmith’s “New Year’s Toast” on this day in 1947: diariesofnote.com/2023/12/31…
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28 Dec 2023
"The virus has displaced me."
The diary of Derek Jarman, on this day in 1989: diariesofnote.com/2023/12/28…
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23 Dec 2023
"I look forward to the operating theatre as a happy release."
On this day in 1946, shortly before his piles were removed by a surgeon, an especially grumpy Evelyn Waugh wrote in his diary: diariesofnote.com/2023/12/23…
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20 Dec 2023
"I have never been happier."
A diary entry by Ernest Hemingway on this day in 1953: diariesofnote.com/2023/12/20…
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15 Dec 2023
American missionary Minnie Vautrin became known as the 'Goddess of Mercy' during the Rape of Nanjing, a harrowing period during which the Japanese army unleashed a wave of brutality upon the Chinese city.
Vautrin's diary on this day in 1937: diariesofnote.com/2023/12/15…
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14 Dec 2023
On this day in 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole with his team. His diary that evening: diariesofnote.com/2023/12/14…
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8 Dec 2023
"I've given my pee to science."
The diary of Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on this day in 2014: diariesofnote.com/2023/12/08…
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3 Dec 2023
"Now is the time."
The final diary entry of 21-year-old Jennifer Bonner, written shortly before undergoing a heart transplant: diariesofnote.com/2023/12/03…
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1 Dec 2023
"One pheasant behaved like a madman..."
The diary of Werner Herzog, written in 1974 as he walked from Munich to Paris to see a friend who was gravely ill: diariesofnote.com/2023/12/01…
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30 Nov 2023
"Demented with grief. I don’t know what to do."
The diary of Iris Murdoch on this day in 1952, shortly after the death of her partner, Franz Baermann Steiner: diariesofnote.com/2023/11/30…
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28 Nov 2023
"I have especially enjoyed this autumn."
The diary of George Eliot on this day in 1857: diariesofnote.com/2023/11/28…
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