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Review : The Lost Notebook by Louise Douglas

I’m delighted to be sharing my thoughts about The Lost Notebook by Louise Douglas.

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book cover for The Lost Notebook by Louise Douglas.  A view from a garden towards a house and the sea.  In the garden is the back wheel of a bicycle with 3 notebooks

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎  B09XGV881Z
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎  Boldwood Books (5 Sept. 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎  English
  • File size ‏ : ‎  1187 KB

A notebook full of secrets, two untimely deaths – something sinister is stirring in the perfect seaside town of Morranez…

It’s summer and holidaymakers are flocking to the idyllic Brittany coast. But when first an old traveller woman dies in suspicious circumstances, and then a campaign of hate seemingly drives another victim to take his own life, events take a very dark turn.

Mila Shepherd has come to France to look after her niece, Ani, following the accident in which both Ani’s parents were lost at sea. Mila has moved into their family holiday home, as well as taken her sister Sophie’s place in an agency which specialises in tracking down missing people, until new recruit Carter Jackson starts.

It’s clear that malevolent forces are at work in Morranez, but the local police are choosing to look the other way. Only Mila and Carter can uncover the truth about what’s really going on in this beautiful, but mysterious place before anyone else suffers. But someone is desperate to protect a terrible truth, at any cost…

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The Lost Notebook is brilliant. 

I usually try to guess a resolution but even though the mystery is the reason for the story, I enjoyed it so much it just evolved naturally (if that makes sense!)

Mila is a complex character.  She’s independent and not afraid to tackle things head on when she needs to.  She doesn’t need a man to feel complete.  And yet, she’s always thinking ahead to problems that might happen, controlling every single thing.  It has to be said, her fears stifle spontaneity and joy.   

I wasn’t sure whether this was as a result of her sister Sophie’s death or because she’d always been in Sophie’s shadow and had to be the responsible one.

She’s in limbo having left her life behind in Bristol (almost a year ago) to step into looking after Ani.  As it’s only temporary, she tries to hold back her emotions and not get involved with the people or the life in Morannez.  I loved seeing the changes in her and Ani.

Loved the setting too.  Louise Douglas’ descriptive writing makes these scenes come alive.  So easy to feel as if you’re there with Mila.

The mystery draws you in with suggestions which are shadowy and nebulous.  Did that happen?  Is Mila’s mind playing tricks?  Love how unreliable this is 🙂  I was so intrigued by Gozia and Carter.

The Lost Notebook is more than the mystery.  It’s realistic in portraying how a family adjusts, adapts and copes after the loss of a close family member.   

The story ended just how I was hoping, although not everything is tied up nicely.  There are still a couple of things to ponder on …

Highly recommended.

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Book Review: The Lost Notebook by Louise Douglas

the lost notebook book review

A notebook full of secrets, two untimely deaths – something sinister is stirring in the perfect seaside town of Morranez…

It’s summer and holidaymakers are flocking to the idyllic Brittany coast. But when first an old traveller woman dies in suspicious circumstances, and then a campaign of hate seemingly drives another victim to take his own life, events take a very dark turn.

Mila Shepherd has come to France to look after her niece, Ani, following the accident in which both Ani’s parents were lost at sea. Mila has moved into their family holiday home, as well as taken her sister Sophie’s place in an agency which specialises in tracking down missing people, until new recruit Carter Jackson starts.

It’s clear that malevolent forces are at work in Morranez, but the local police are choosing to look the other way. Only Mila and Carter can uncover the truth about what’s really going on in this beautiful, but mysterious place before anyone else suffers. But someone is desperate to protect a terrible truth, at any cost…

It’s summer in Morranez on the Brittany coast but for Mila, the anniversary of her sisters death casts a deep shadow.

There to look after her orphaned niece, Mila is counting the days until she can be back in England. However, when there are two mysterious deaths, Mila is desperate to reveal the truth… but at what cost?

I loved Louise’s previous novel, The Room in the Attic so I was very eager to read the The Lost Notebook.

The cover is beautiful.

the lost notebook book review

Mila is an interesting character. She’s guarded and a little broken due to her sister’s death. Saying that, she comes through for the people she loves when it counts.

Carter adds to the mystery and he doesn’t give too much of himself away. I felt there was certainly more to him than meets the eye. Could I trust him?

the lost notebook book review

The setting and atmosphere is such a contrast to the sinister nature of the plot. Whilst the tension and suspense builds, it’s in this beautiful seaside town, in the height of summer.

OK, no more spoilers.

The Lost Notebook is a compelling thriller that had me guessing from the first to the last page. It delves into themes such as revenge, family and justice.

I feel there is more to Mila’s story. Here is hoping it’s not the last we see of her and her family.

If you’re looking for mystery in a seaside town, this book is perfect.

About Louise Douglas:

the lost notebook book review

She lives in the West Country.

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The Lost Notebook was released by Boldwood Books on 5th September 2022. Click to buy on Amazon UK and Waterstones .

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It’s such a pleasure today to be helping launch the blog tour for the latest book from the wonderful Louise Douglas,  The Lost Notebook , and to share my publication day review: published by Boldwood Books, it’s now available as an e-book (free via Kindle Unlimited), in paperback and as an audiobook. My thanks to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for the invitation and support, and to publishers Boldwood for my advance reading e-copy (provided via netgalley).

Over the last couple of weeks, it’s been a joy to feature some of the new-to-me authors I’ve discovered while reading Boldwood’s books – but it’s even more lovely to feature an author whose books have been delighting me for rather a long time. I’ve loved Louise’s books since her very first,  The Love of my Life , way back in 2009 – and it entirely deserved its nomination for the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award. Her second, the heart-breaking Missing You , won the RNA Readers’ Choice Award: her third, The Secrets Between Us , a highly accomplished thriller and love story strongly reminiscent of Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca , was a 2012 Richard and Judy Summer Read.  Then came In Her Shadow , followed by  Your Beautiful Lies  (you’ll find my review  here ): and next was  The Secret By The Lake , at the time my favourite of them all (you can read my review again here ).

A bit of a hiatus then, but I was overjoyed when she reappeared as a Boldwood author. The House by the Sea was published in February 2020 – winner of the RNA Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller award in 2021  (and one of my books of the year  too – you’ll find my review here ), beautifully written, an enthralling story, haunting in its every detail. And then came The Scarlet Dress , in February 2021 – a dual timeline story both stunning and compelling (review here ) – followed in October 2021 by The Room in the Attic , a quite wonderful story with a strong gothic feel that immediately became my new favourite (and another review – you’ll find it here ). So, another new book… eagerly anticipated, and I couldn’t wait to dive in…

A notebook full of secrets, two untimely deaths – something sinister is stirring in the perfect seaside town of Morranez…   It’s summer and holidaymakers are flocking to the idyllic Brittany coast. But when first an old traveller woman dies in suspicious circumstances, and then a campaign of hate seemingly drives another victim to take his own life, events take a very dark turn.   Mila Shepherd has come to France to look after her niece, Ani, following the accident in which both Ani’s parents were lost at sea. Mila has moved into their family holiday home, as well as taken her sister Sophie’s place in an agency which specialises in tracking down missing people, until new recruit Carter Jackson starts.   It’s clear that malevolent forces are at work in Morranez, but the local police are choosing to look the other way. Only Mila and Carter can uncover the truth about what’s really going on in this beautiful, but mysterious place before anyone else suffers. But someone is desperate to protect a terrible truth, at any cost…

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Mila is ready to return home – to finish her novel, to pick up the relationship that’s proved difficult to sustain at long distance. She’s spent a year at the former family holiday home at Morranez in Brittany, having stepped in to care for her niece Ani after the death of her parents, Mila’s sister Sophie and husband Charlie, in a boating accident – and taken Sophie’s place as an investigator at their aunt’s missing persons agency.

But there are now plans for Ani, sometimes a difficult though very typical young teen, to go to boarding school in Switzerland – and a replacement (Carter – who turns out to be a former member of the “band sauvage” of their childhood) ready to take her place at the agency. But when an elderly traveller is found dead in her caravan, Mila is frustrated by the police’s absence of interest or concern, even when it becomes obvious that some of her treasured possessions are missing – and when a second body is found, at the nearby archaeological dig after a rather vicious hate campaign, she becomes convinced that the deaths are linked, and that there are more secrets to uncover and a far bigger mystery to solve.

That’s the simplified version – but this book really is so much more than that. Firstly, there’s the vividly drawn setting – the isolated beach house where they live, the coastline with its childhood memories and constant reminders of the discovery of her sister’s body, the dolmen among the cornfields and the nearby archaeological dig, the vibrant town with its mix of holiday visitors and tight-knit local community. And as the focus of Mila and Carter’s investigation widens, the story becomes increasingly layered and complex – quite fascinating, perfectly paced, and entirely gripping – with unexpected links to Eastern Europe and the atrocities of the past, and with a distinct edge of danger.

But it also succeeds in being a particularly engaging smaller scale story – the uneasy and difficult relationship between Mila and a grieving Ani, the echoes of her often complicated relationship with her sister Sophie and all the unresolved issues of their younger years, the appearance of Carter and the associated past memories. I very much liked the unusual inclusion of Sophie’s voice, clear and distinctive, offering her thoughts and often unwelcome advice – it works particularly well. And while Mila herself always draws the eye, the wider cast is also exceptionally well drawn – and the book’s ending was, I thought, particularly perfect.

The writing, as always, is quite wonderful – the pace and mounting tension of the murder mystery is beautifully balanced by the author’s particularly deft touch with the emotional content, making it a book you feel rather than simply read. Very highly recommended – I loved it.

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Louise Douglas is the bestselling and brilliantly reviewed author of novels including  The Love of my Life and  Missing You  – a RNA award winner.  The Secrets Between Us  was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. She lives in the West Country. Louise’s first book for Boldwood, The House by the Sea was published in March 2020, and was the winner of the RNA Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller award.

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It’s summer and holidaymakers are flocking to the idyllic Brittany coast. But when first an old traveller woman dies in suspicious circumstances, and then a campaign of hate seemingly drives another victim to take his own life, events take a very dark turn.

Mila Shepherd has come to France to look after her niece, Ani, following the accident in which both Ani’s parents were lost at sea. Mila has moved into their family holiday home, as well as taken her sister Sophie’s place in an agency which specialises in tracking down missing people, until new recruit Carter Jackson starts.

It’s clear that malevolent forces are at work in Morannez, but the local police are choosing to look the other way. Only Mila and Carter can uncover the truth about what’s really going on in this beautiful, but mysterious place before anyone else suffers. But someone is desperate to protect a terrible truth, at any cost…

Praise for Louise Douglas: ** **'I loved The Lost Notebook so much! From the opening lines, I was drawn in to a gripping story, beautifully written and so cleverly orchestrated. I rooted for the main character, I held my breath at the denouement and as for the climax of the book - just wow. Highly recommended.' Judy Leigh **

'Louise Douglas achieves the impossible and gets better with every book.' Milly Johnson

'A brilliantly written, gripping, clever, compelling story, that I struggled to put down. The vivid descriptions, the evocative plot and the intrigue that Louise created, which had me constantly asking questions, made it a highly enjoyable, absolute treasure of a read.' Kim Nash on The Scarlet Dress

'Another stunning read from the exceptionally talented Louise Douglas! I love the way in which Louise creates such an atmospheric mystery, building the intrigue and suspense brick by brick. Her writing is always beautiful and multi-layered, her characters warm and relatable and the intriguing nature of the mystery makes this unputdownable.’ Nicola Cornick on The Scarlet Dress

'A tender, heart-breaking, page-turning read' Rachel Hore on The House by the Sea

'The perfect combination of page-turning thriller and deeply emotional family story. Superb’ Nicola Cornick on The House by the Sea

‘Kept me guessing until the last few pages and the explosive ending took my breath away.' C.L. Taylor, author of The Accident on Your Beautiful Lies

‘Beautifully written, chillingly atmospheric and utterly compelling, The Secret by the Lake is Louise Douglas at her brilliant best’ Tammy Cohen, author of The Broken

‘A master of her craft, Louise Douglas ratchets up the tension in this haunting and exquisitely written tale of buried secrets and past tragedy.’ Amanda Jennings, author of Sworn Secret

‘A clammy, atmospheric and suspenseful novel, it builds in tension all the way through to the startling final pages.’ Sunday Express, S Magazine

'A chilling, unputdownable new novel from the bestselling author of The House By The Sea.

'A brilliantly written, gripping, clever, compelling story, that I struggled to put down.'

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Hello! I'm Louise, author of 12 novels mostly set in the Somerset countryside close to where I live and Sicily. I'm thrilled to have won the RNA Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller award 2021 for The House by the Sea which has sold more than a quarter of a million copies.

I'm currently writing the third of the Brittany collection of novels set in Finistère and all involving missing people. The Lost Notebook was a UK number one best-seller & its sequel, The Summer of Lies was published in February 2024.

When I'm not writing, I love to spend time with my family, friends and animals. I'm passionate about nature, being outside, drawing, wildlife, walking and books. Right now, all my spare time is being taken up by our new Border Collie puppy, Luna.

I really hope you enjoy my books. If you'd like to connect, find me on Facebook Louise Amy Douglas or LouiseDouglas3 on Twitter. Thank you x

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A notebook full of secrets, two untimely deaths – something sinister is stirring in the perfect seaside town of morannez….

It’s summer and holidaymakers are flocking to the idyllic Brittany coast. But when first an old traveller woman dies in suspicious circumstances, and then a campaign of hate seemingly drives another victim to take his own life, events take a very dark turn.

Mila Shepherd has come to France to look after her niece, Ani, following the accident in which both Ani’s parents were lost at sea. Mila has moved into their family holiday home, as well as taken her sister Sophie’s place in an agency which specialises in tracking down missing people, until new recruit Carter Jackson starts.

It’s clear that malevolent forces are at work in Morannez, but the local police are choosing to look the other way. Only Mila and Carter can uncover the truth about what’s really going on in this beautiful, but mysterious place before anyone else suffers. But someone is desperate to protect a terrible truth, at any cost…

Praise for Louise Douglas: ** **'I loved The Lost Notebook  so much! From the opening lines, I was drawn in to a gripping story, beautifully written and so cleverly orchestrated.  I rooted for the main character, I held my breath at the denouement and as for the climax of the book - just wow. Highly recommended.'  Judy Leigh **

'Louise Douglas achieves the impossible and gets better with every book.' Milly Johnson

'A brilliantly written, gripping, clever, compelling story, that I struggled to put down. The vivid descriptions, the evocative plot and the intrigue that Louise created, which had me constantly asking questions, made it a highly enjoyable, absolute treasure of a read.' Kim Nash on The Scarlet Dress

'Another stunning read from the exceptionally talented Louise Douglas! I love the way in which Louise creates such an atmospheric mystery, building the intrigue and suspense brick by brick. Her writing is always beautiful and multi-layered, her characters warm and relatable and the intriguing nature of the mystery makes this unputdownable.’ Nicola Cornick on The Scarlet Dress

'A tender, heart-breaking, page-turning read' Rachel Hore on The House by the Sea

'The perfect combination of page-turning thriller and deeply emotional family story. Superb’ Nicola Cornick on The House by the Sea

‘Kept me guessing until the last few pages and the explosive ending took my breath away.' C.L. Taylor, author of The Accident on Your Beautiful Lies

‘Beautifully written, chillingly atmospheric and utterly compelling, The Secret by the Lake is Louise Douglas at her brilliant best’ Tammy Cohen, author of The Broken

‘A master of her craft, Louise Douglas ratchets up the tension in this haunting and exquisitely written tale of buried secrets and past tragedy.’ Amanda Jennings, author of Sworn Secret

‘A clammy, atmospheric and suspenseful novel, it builds in tension all the way through to the startling final pages.’ Sunday Express, S Magazine

'A chilling, unputdownable new novel from the bestselling author of The House By The Sea.

'A brilliantly written, gripping, clever, compelling story, that I struggled to put down.'

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Hello and thank you for looking at this book.

My books are usually described as contemporary Gothic stories, most often with some dark romance or a psychological element.

I love to write about love, not only in the romantic sense. I also enjoy writing about animals, nature and the countryside, feeling deeply connected.

But it’s people and the secrets they keep that truly fascinate me. It’s the things we don’t say that reveal the most about us; the walls we build and the masks we wear to make ourselves appear strong, when the truth is, we’re trying to protect our vulnerable hearts.

If you enjoy a compelling, emotional storyline, and like reading about flawed characters who confuse what they want, with what they need; if you like travelling with characters towards a resolution, if you believe good people deserve to find happiness, you might enjoy this book.

Thank you again. I very much appreciate you looking at my book and wish you all the best.

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Hello! I'm Louise, author of 12 novels mostly set in the Somerset countryside close to where I live and Sicily. I'm thrilled to have won the RNA Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller award 2021 for The House by the Sea which has sold more than a quarter of a million copies.

I'm currently writing the third of the Brittany collection of novels set in Finistère and all involving missing people. The Lost Notebook was a UK number one best-seller & its sequel, The Summer of Lies was published in February 2024.

When I'm not writing, I love to spend time with my family, friends and animals. I'm passionate about nature, being outside, drawing, wildlife, walking and books. Right now, all my spare time is being taken up by our new Border Collie puppy, Luna.

I really hope you enjoy my books. If you'd like to connect, find me on Facebook Louise Amy Douglas or LouiseDouglas3 on Twitter. Thank you x

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BOOK REVIEW: John Canemaker’s “The Lost Notebook”

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I don’t know about you, but I just spent my Memorial Day weekend reading (and drooling over) the latest book by animation historian extraordinaire John Canemaker, The Lost Notebook: Herman Schultheis and The Secrets of Walt Disney’s Movie Magic .

With apologies to my dear friends Didier Ghez and David Gerstein (who also have great books regarding Disney coming out in 2014), there can be no more important book about Disney history published this year. Just when you think there is nothing else to know, nothing left to uncover, Canemaker and the Disney Family Museum put this major piece of animation/Disney/special effects research and Hollywood history on the table – a coffee table in this case.

The Lost Notebook is a large, $75.00 behemoth of an oversized book ($51.07 on Amazon) which contains a complete facsimile of a previously unpublished, previously unknown and lost journal of photographer and Disney effects technician Herman Schultheis. Schultheis worked for Disney for a few years, essentially between 1938 and 1941 – the height of the Disney golden age – part of the team in getting Pinnocchio, Fantasia, The Reluctant Dragon, Bambi and Dumbo to the screen.

Not only did Schultheis work in effects photography – think the snow flakes in Fantasia , the elaborate opening shot in Pinnochio – but he documented how these “tricks” were achieved, with notes, charts, rare photographs and art. Schultheis was also a publicity photographer for the studio – as well as a cameraman behind many of the reference photos the animators used.

Canemaker deftly annotates the entire 160 page ‘lost notebook’, filling in the gaps by identifying artists and technicians and explaining the context of each photograph, film or technical process involved. The other 132 pages surrounding the notebook here are even more fascinating. Canemaker relates the entire tale of Mr. Schultheis – a part-time nudist and a suspected Nazi sympathizer – who ultimately disappeared forever in a Guatemalan jungle in 1955. You can’t make stuff like this up – it’s an incredible life story.

Schultheis was an industry jack-of-all-trades and perhaps master-of-none, but he had a healthy ego and several good ideas (3-D Disney illustrated books using studio maquettes; a plan to build a “how-we-make-cartoons” movie museum in Hollywood that would also sell Disney “by-products”, et al). His German accent didn’t help his fortunes during wartime – but merchandiser Kay Kamen befriended him, and he later found work at 20th Century Fox and the small-time Telefilm productions after the war. Canemaker’s telling of his life story is an equally compelling companion to the “lost notebook” itself.

Schultheis’ Disney notebooks were found in 1990 by Howard Lowery, in his estate – after his widow’s passing – untouched for 35 years, in a cabinet drawer. The original notebook is now on display at the Disney Family Museum in San Francisco.

Pixar’s Pete Docter contributes an enthusiastic and heartfelt Foreword explaining the importance of these lost notes. He’s right – they are important, both Disney and Special Effects historians will have a field day here – and the “lost notebook” will indeed be analyzed and referred to for decades to come.

Beautiful to behold, a rare artifact and important reference material – what more can I say? The Lost Notebook: Herman Schultheis and The Secrets of Walt Disney’s Movie Magic is highly recommended.

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Preview: “The Lost Notebook: Herman Schultheis & the Secrets of Walt Disney’s Movie Magic”

By Amid Amidi | 12/30/2013 9:46 pm | 9 Comments

Imagine this: A mysterious, dashing German émigré shows up at the Disney Studio on the eve of World War II. He works there for a little over two years on Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Bambi, and keeps a meticulous secret notebook of how the studio achieved its propietary special effects. He never works in animation after that, instead pursuing other interests as a photographic chronicler of mid-century Los Angeles and an ingenious inventor (he serves himself drinks with an automated push-button and his home office has switches and buttons that control “over a hundred circuits”). A decade-and-a-half after leaving Disney, while adventuring in Central America, he disappears in the jungles of Guatemala. Nearly forty years after his disappearance, the Disney notebooks are found hidden in a Murphy bed in the Los Angeles home of his widow.

The book attracted a fair bit of attention when we mentioned it in our 2014 book preview so here’s a little bit more to whet your appetite: the book’s cover, provided exclusively to us by the author, and some preview pages from the book. I had the privilege of reading a draft of the book a few years back, and can assure you that this will be one of the most unique and informative animation history books ever published.

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The United States Constitution is in trouble. After Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he called for the “ termination of all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitution.” Outraged critics denounced him for threatening a document that is supposed to be “sacrosanct.” By announcing his desire to throw off constitutional constraints in order to satisfy his personal ambitions, Trump was making his authoritarian inclinations abundantly clear.

It’s no surprise, then, that liberals charge Trump with being a menace to the Constitution . But his presidency and the prospect of his re-election have also generated another, very different, argument: that Trump owes his political ascent to the Constitution, making him a beneficiary of a document that is essentially antidemocratic and, in this day and age, increasingly dysfunctional.

After all, Trump became president in 2016 after losing the popular vote but winning the Electoral College (Article II). He appointed three justices to the Supreme Court (Article III), two of whom were confirmed by senators representing just 44 percent of the population (Article I). Those three justices helped overturn Roe v. Wade, a reversal with which most Americans disagreed . The eminent legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, worried about opinion polls showing “a dramatic loss of faith in democracy,” writes in his new book, “No Democracy Lasts Forever”: “It is important for Americans to see that these failures stem from the Constitution itself.”

Back in 2018, Chemerinsky, the dean of Berkeley’s law school, still seemed to place considerable faith in the Constitution, pleading with fellow progressives in his book “We the People” “not to turn their back on the Constitution and the courts.” By contrast, “No Democracy Lasts Forever” is markedly pessimistic. Asserting that the Constitution, which is famously difficult to amend , has put the country “in grave danger,” Chemerinsky lays out what would need to happen for a new constitutional convention — and, in the book’s more somber moments, he entertains the possibility of secession . West Coast states might form a nation called “Pacifica.” Red states might form their own country. He hopes that any divorce, if it comes, will be peaceful.

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Honor MagicBook Art 14 Review: Solid Tech, Superb Engineering

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The laptop world is quite crowded, especially when you start shopping in the $1000-ish price bracket. Here you have high-end efforts from major companies like Asus, Acer, and Lenovo — many of which have their own little quirks like detachable screens, or weird folding designs. Then you have last year's gaming laptops that have dropped in price by a few hundred bucks, and you also begin to venture into MacBook territory — with Apple's entry level MacBook Air usually retailing for just under $1000. So standing out can be tough.

That may be why Honor has made a statement of intent with the MagicBook Art 14. It has a touchscreen, it's logic-defyingly thin, it's cobbled together from space-age materials, and it's very much AI ready. But as many a sore laptop buyer knows, a spec sheet isn't everything. Creating something that's reliable and comfortable to use is a seemingly difficult task, and many a laptop has been solid on paper but an absolute nightmare once it hits your actual lap.

In an attempt to separate the experience from the raw specs, I've used a MagicBook Art 14 (provided by Honor for testing) as my daily driver for a few weeks. It's accompanied me on four work trips, served as a go-to at home, and had a chance to play around with Honor's new folding phone and tablet. This is how it did.

The specs are impressive for a work laptop

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In terms of raw specs, you're getting a lot from the MagicBook Art 14. The model we tested came with 32GB of RAM (though a 16GB model is available), and a terabyte of storage as standard. The processor, an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, can boost to a spicy 4.8 GHz and is capable of juggling multiple tasks with ease.

While the specs are impressive, and the MagicBook Art 14 should eat most administrative and writing tasks alive, it is still rocking integrated graphics. This means video editors might experience long wait times, and current-gen gaming is pretty much out of the question. The MagicBook will run older games without much of an issue, including "Fallout: New Vegas" and anything else over about seven years old. There's also the likes of the streaming service GeForce Now if you really want to rip through your Steam catalog on this machine.

There's also some biometric login capability in the form of a fingerprint scanner. The scanner works pretty well and allows you to access the laptop in seconds. I'd estimate the failure rate as about one in every ten or so attempts, and in those cases I'm usually in on the second try.

A generous number of ports are on offer too. Despite the ultra-slim profile you have one USB-C port, one Thunderbolt 4 port, a USB-A port, an HDMI port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. I'd argue this alone puts it ahead of a MacBook. You won't see Honor rinsing people for adapters.

It's AI ready, but Honor has some help

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Honor has placed a heavy focus on AI in recent months, and the MagicBook Art 14 is part of this trend. The laptop is packing an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, which is tuned with AI in mind. This should give the laptop an edge when running AI programs offline.

As far as what AI programs you'll be running on the laptop, if any — Honor is leaning heavily on its partnership with Microsoft. This means many of the practical AI offerings are just Microsoft CoPilot , which requires an active Office 365 subscription, unless you want to use the Edge version or have wrangled a free trial.

I'm not knocking Microsoft's AI offering, but it would be nice if Honor was putting its own software at the forefront instead of relying on partnerships. This happens to some degree with transcription on the Honor Notes App and the "Global Favorites" folder which allows you to dump files, sites, and other things that you want to access from all of your devices in a convenient location (basically a network folder or alternate-universe  Dropbox ). But it still feels a bit early days. AI is implemented in a few other areas though, which is why you'll see those overused letters peppered throughout this review.

There are a lot of high tech materials involved

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A lot of the laptop's characteristics don't come from its chipset. Instead, Honor is relying on the materials involved and some fairly clever engineering. For example, the keyboard is made of titanium which adds to the lightness and durability of the whole device. You can't really tell that from feel, they just have the texture of high-quality keys. Each keystroke is soft, and there is a generous amount of travel for something on a device so compact. I must've put 20,000-30,000 words through this laptop over the last couple of weeks and my hands feel perfectly fine, so it's a great choice if you have a lot of intensive work to do.

The body of the laptop is also made from a fancy magnesium alloy of some kind. This is usually where a manufacturer says something about aircraft grade aluminum and then harps on about the number of former coke cans that ended up in the frame — not Honor. They're letting you know how light and durable your potential purchase is. It's pretty refreshing, and makes it sound more like the rims of a supercar than a work laptop. The casing weighs about 30% less than what Honor used on its previous comparable device, while the titanium keys knock 16% off the total weight. The whole thing weighs a shade over two pounds and is thinner than most tablets, throw it in a bag and you'll barely notice it's there.

It's all coated in a "satin enamel" which gives the MagicBook 14 a smooth and high quality feel. There are no sharp edges either, the finish and quality control on this notebook are completely perfect. It comes in two colors: Sunrise White, Emerald Green, and Starry Grey. The green is pretty grey looking in most lights, and has a slight military green look to it in others. It's basically a stealth edition.

The cooling system does a solid job too

Honor Magicbook 14 thickness

Have you ever had a laptop that sounds like a jet engine under a very light workload? Or one that feels like you're resting a small bonfire on your thighs? Or even one that frys your fingers as you type away on it? Temperature control is a common issue with laptops and when it's poorly done it's not good for you or the device.

Fortunately this is an area where Honor has again nailed it, despite having to offer a good level of performance and fit everything into a ridiculously small profile. The Chinese manufacturer seems to have put a lot of effort into doing so.

A vapor cooling system Honor describes as "revolutionary" has been built into the laptop, and when the silicon carbide fans do boot up they're almost silent. The thin and hi-tech body also has an antenna woven into it, which means picking up on a WiFi signal isn't a problem.

The display and audio are as good as you need

Honor MagicBook 14 display

While I wasn't sitting there with a big protractor, and trying this out made my head hurt, I did manage to sort of read a few lines from what I would guess is a 160 degree angle. While you will see light refracting on the screen's surface at that sort of extreme, you can still make 11 point type out surprisingly clearly. So if you're watching something with a few other people, no one is going to get their view ruined. The bezel is also tiny, measuring just 2.2mm around. The square 3:2 aspect ratio takes a bit of getting used to, but isn't a hindrance. Resolution wise, 3120 x 2080 pixels is more than you really need on a screen of this size, and everything looks razor sharp. Brightness goes up to 700 nits, so you can work in a very bright environment but you may struggle in direct sunlight. In the average room during the day, 30-40% brightness is more than enough. A 120 Hz refresh rate is also pretty easy on the eye.

AI makes another appearance in the MagicBook Art 14's audio department. The laptop features six speakers, which the proprietary "HONOR Spatial Audio Engine" uses to create a wide variety of effects. Apparently the engine uses AI to produce 3D audio. In real terms, movies sound great while music sounds crisp and clear. The little laptop isn't going to produce the kind of bass that will make your walls shake, but it's good for a bit of Bowie or Queen.

Battery life is solid, and charging is quite quick

Honor MagicBook 14 USBc ports

From a full charge, the Honor MagicBook Art 14 should be able to handle nine to ten hours of "office work." Obviously that battery life will vary based on what you're using the device for and various other settings. Bluetooth will shorten it very slightly, and a bright screen may cause a significant drop in battery life. Conversely, you can slap it on battery saver mode and get close to a full day out of it.

When you do have to plug it in, it won't have to stay wired for long. Charging is pretty quick and it pretty much reaches capacity within an hour. Charging is done via a USB-C cable which is fast becoming the standard these days, and rightly so. The cables themselves, and the 60-ish watt blocks you need to charge most laptops are relatively common, and a refreshing step forward from the random barrel jack and weird amperage requirement era.

The battery itself is a proprietary "Heterogenous Battery Design" which uses multiple battery blocks of varying thickness. This allows Honor to achieve the laptop's slim profile by spacing those blocks out — making particular use of the area around the hinge. There may be a downside to this, as that sounds like a nightmare to replace. Slapping in a new battery can give a laptop a new lease of life, and is fairly simple on a lot of models. However, that's a problem for tomorrow. For now, you have an exceedingly slim and well balanced device.

The webcam is well implemented

Honor MagicBook 14 modular webcam

When you first pick up the Honor MagicBook Art 14 you might be wondering where the webcam is. Well, to solve the mystery, it pops out of the left hand side of the laptop and magnetically attaches to the top of the device when you need to use it.

This sort of system has its ups and downs, but overall I'd argue its a positive. To start with the downsides, a very obvious one is you can quite easily lose your webcam. It's a very small thing, the magnets involved are only so strong, and if you're not vigilant about popping it back in its slot it can easily go bye bye, This won't leave a hole in the side of the laptop as a flat piece of trim follows it out and plugs the gap. But it will be a massive inconvenience. On the flipside, if the camera does break replacing it should be a pretty simple process.

Then there's the loss of Windows' webcam-based login — which is a quick way to access your device and authorize things like payments. Digging the camera out and setting it up is more of a pain than just using the fingerprint scanner.

However, the positives far outweigh the negatives. First, there's privacy. You may not trust electronic camera shut offs, and even a physical barrier may leave you wondering. But if the camera is detached and stored in a whole different part of the laptop, there's zero chance it's spying on you. Versatility is also a plus, you can mount it backwards and broadcast whatever your laptop is pointed at if you want to, or simply have it facing towards you.

As for the overall quality, it's pretty much a standard 1080p webcam. It could be sharper, but it will more than do the job if you simply need to show your face at the occasional office zoom meeting.

The touchpad has its plus points, but the touchscreen is better

Honor MagicBook 14 touchpad

The bottom part of the laptop is dominated by a very large touchpad — something Honor claims is industry-leading. As you may expect, it's capable of detecting a wide array of gestures from obscure swipes to knuckle taps, all of which can make using the laptop that little bit easier. It's arguably a bit too large as I'll often accidentally catch part of it while typing and find myself writing away in the wrong area. It also carries all the way to the edge, which means you may again catch it if you're using the laptop on your actual lap.

Despite being a bit too big for comfort, it has its plus points. Tracking is good, and overall the pad is very comfortable to use. It tracks gestures easily, and you can adjust both screen brightness and volume by running a finger up or down the left or right sides respectively. As with the touchpad in general, you will accidentally hit both the brightness and volume adjuster regularly.

The laptop also comes with a touchscreen, which is absolutely superb if lazy scrolling is your thing. Again, the touchscreen is well implemented. There's no drag on the surface, your finger glides across it. The screen is also very sensitive to input so you won't find yourself aggressively prodding it and waiting for something to happen. Touchscreens take laptops to the next level, especially when they're as well implemented as Honor's effort.

The ecosystem Honor has built is a massive plus, but needs a little work

Honor device range

The laptop is capable of making good use of Honor's "Magic Circle," which itself is a solid base for the ecosystem the company is trying to build. On a good day, Magic Circle will automatically detect other Honor devices you have in close proximity to the MagicBook Art 14. Those devices will then connect over WiFi or Bluetooth. The devices can then share files, internet connections, screens, you name it. When it works, it's on par with the likes of Apple. However, it may need a little polish.

On my home WiFi network, all I had to do was sign in to each device with my Honor account and connect to the internet. The whole Magic Circle thing took care of itself and it was all there when I needed it. However, on the road it's a different story. I can't even pair the laptop with Honor's phone (see our  Honor Magic V3 Review ) and tablet successfully via Bluetooth, never mind get all three to play nicely together.

So Magic Circle is a potential game changer, especially if you have multiple Honor devices. It just needs a little bit of work on Honor's part to get it working as seamlessly in an airport lounge or hotel room as it does in my kitchen.

This is a superb laptop

Honor display touchscreen prod

Between testing various devices professionally, and some catastrophically bad luck/decision making on a personal level, I've spent a lot of time on a lot of laptops over the last couple of years. As far as work-focused machines go, this ranks amongst the best and may actually be king of the silicon mountain.

It ticks all of the boxes when it comes to a travel laptop. It's light, it doesn't feel like it's about to combust the second you dare open more than three tabs on Chrome, the battery life is enough to get you through a full working day, it charges via USB-C, the speakers are nice, the screen is fantastic, and it's very comfortable to type on.

If I was in the market for a new work laptop, this isn't even a case of "it would be a strong contender," I'd just buy this one. Even if getting your hands on the Honor MagicBook Art 14 is a bit of a pain. This version of the Magicbook Art 14 will be released on September 20, 2024, but an earlier version can be purchased in international markets now — stay tuned for final price info. 

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Internet Archive loses appeal in case concerning 500,000 digital books

The Internet Archive lost its appeal against four large publishing companies. (Image source: logos from Wikimedia Commons, with edits)

The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in a court case involving the distribution and lending of over half a million digital books.

The decision, which was issued Wednesday by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, is the latest blow to the Internet Archive, which hosts millions of video, audio, and e-book files (in addition to hundreds of billions of snapshots of websites via Archive.org). 

The decision concerns a case from 2020 in which four publishers (Hachette, Wiley, HarperCollins, and Penguin Random House) sued the Internet Archive over its Open Library system. The Open Library lends out digital copies of books that are "backed up" by a physical copy of the book residing in a library. The digital books are actually scans of these physical books and not true e-books in the context with which most consumers are familiar.

In other words, the Open Library purchases physical books, scans and digitizes them, and lends out these digital copies. Traditionally, libraries must purchase digital licenses to lend e-books. 

The four publishers sued the Internet Archive and forced the removal of over 500,000 digital scans of books. At the time, the publishers claimed the Open Library's distribution method was akin to piracy. Last year, a federal judge ruled that the Internet Archive did not have the right to distribute books using the Open Library's digitization method. The Internet Archive appealed that ruling, but Wednesday's decision shot that appeal down. 

The Internet Archive argued that digitizing physical books could be considered transformative and thus would be protected under "fair use" stipulations in copyright law in the United States. However, the court ruled that this method was not transformative enough to qualify as fair use, upholding the initial ruling. As such, the fate of the half million digital copies and, more broadly, the Internet Archive itself may be in jeopardy. 

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