We Handcraft Keepsake Books that Capture Your Story.

Over 20 Years of Handbound Books

Transient Books is a family owned, full-service bindery that specializes in heirloom quality, personalized guest books, custom travel journals and luxury notebooks for every occasion. You can either choose from our ideas, or bring your own to the table.

We hand sew and hand bind every one of our books from start to finish right here, in house. We guarantee our books' excellence, functionality and implicit joy. Besides, Transient Books simply has the best customer service on the planet.

A Journey of Craft & Adventure

I was born and raised in Oregon, USA. My husband Magu is from Córdoba, Argentina. We began making handbound journals back in the late 90s, while living on a boat in Alaska.

We spent a number of years traveling throughout North and South America, and you could often find us in the plazas, selling our journals and notebooks while Magu played his guitar to passers by.

In 2001 we returned to the sierras of Córdoba and we began offering our wares online. To our great surprise—it worked! We have been creating and dispatching handmade notebooks and custom guest books for and to humans all over the planet ever since.

Crafting Books Across Borders, Creating Memories Everywhere

For 30 years, our lives have spanned two continents. Transient Books is registered in Oregon, where your books ship from each week, thanks to my awesome sister Sara, our U.S. distributor.

PLOT TWIST: Your books are handcrafted remotely by the rest of the team in Argentina, and shipped weekly to Oregon. We’re a heart-led, homegrown bindery bridging Oregon and rural Argentina, where we make books, raise kids, tend to the garden, and laugh with the chickens.

We've been working out the kinks for over 20 years now, proving, one book at a time: if you can imagine it, we can handbind it.

(Yes, this really is a photo from our street.)

  • Bookbinder in the bindery holding a cat, surrounded by handcrafted books and supplies.

    Magu

    Co-founder, Maker, IRL Logistics.

  • Alex

    Co-founder, Heart, Problem Solver.

  • Carolina

    Maker, Client Cheer Squad, Social Media Ninja.

  • Happy bookbinder in bindery surrounded by stacks of handbound books.

    Maugi

    Maker. Rock Star. And Maker. Like, full-on.

  • Smiling person who is happy to ship custom handbound books.

    Sara

    The Oregon Packaging Prodigy. And Awesome Sister.

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A family-owned bookbinding studio with the Transient Books team crafting custom, hand-bound books in a cozy, creative workspace.

Thank You for Supporting Makers

Mostly, Transient Books is made possible by its varied and hugely interesting clients. We never cease to be surprised and humbled by the individuals who appear in our inbox with their memorable ideas and enthusiasm.

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