I finally finished my new reading journal. It is sewn together with a Coptic stitch to a hard cover. I didn't use a hard spine so that it will lay flat when opened. I put a vellum pocket on the front and it holds a note pad. On the back I put a library pocket to hold book markers and 3x5 index cards. It has ribbon ties and a ribbon marker. I have a section to list the books I'm reading, and a section to write a comment about the books I've read, There is also a section to list book I have and want to read and one section to list books I don't have but want to read.