LISA NOLA is the creator of the LISTOGRAPHY journal series (translated into seven languages), The Listography Board Game, One List a Day, Date Night In, the new MINI Memoir journal, and the popular list-making website LISTOGRAPHY.com. With well over one million copies sold and more than 400,000 sign-ups, Lisa’s mission is to inspire creativity, self-reflection, gratitude, and autobiographical storytelling through the simple act of making lists.

Her journals invite people of all ages to reflect on life—past, present, and future—and to preserve the moments, memories, dreams, and details that shape who we are.

From the author:

“A few weeks before I lost my mother to cancer, she said to me, ‘I am really going to miss eating a piece of toast.’ That moment has stayed with me as a gift.

It reminds me to appreciate ordinary experiences and to hold onto the moments that make up a life—which can be surprisingly easy to lose track of. So, I make lists.

My journals are designed to help us reflect, preserve memories, cultivate gratitude, and live creatively—because our lives are ultimately our most important works of art.

What a mystery it is that we all get to be here together on this planet. I hope you have a good life collecting the many wonderful elements of human experience—including a nice piece of toast.”

Lisa is Korean American. She earned her B.A. from UC Berkeley and postgraduate degrees from Mills College and CSU East Bay. Before becoming a full-time creator and author, she spent over twelve years working as a teacher, mentor, and youth advocate.

Her work has been featured by Condé Nast Traveler, CNN, Wired, Teen Vogue, USA Today, Elle UK, Nylon, Lifehacker, The Boston Globe, Alternative Press, Discovery Channel, Shape Magazine, Yahoo, BuzzFeed, Daily Mail, Woman’s Day, Boing Boing, and more.