Maybe you have already got yourself a planner for the year.

But is it one of those industrial black-and-white ones from the warehouse office supply store? Is it the same one you've been using for years?

I am all about functionality, but I want something beautiful too.

That's why I am reveling and treasuring my Faber & Faber Diary 2009!

The sumptuous book celebrates 80 years of independent publishing and some of the greatest books of all time, all in gorgeous colour plates that face a week-to-view to keep track of your appointments and deadlines.

There are covers from classic books such as Look Back in Anger by John Osborne, Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy and The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. It also includes excerpts and interesting facts about the authors and the books they wrote.

You don't have to be a book lover to enjoy this diary. After all, the pictures make it something of an art book as well.

And while you may feel that it's too beautiful to write in, just think of all the authors contained within these pages and that they too started one line at a time.

Life is too short for a black-and-white planner. Get one that rocks your world, like this one.