diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ff0fa0..d80cde9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ remixer    ::= ' remixed by ' name
 name       ::= string ';' name | string
 ```
 
+## Metadata Management
+
+TODO
+
 ## New Releases
 
 TODO
@@ -221,11 +225,7 @@ TODO; example unit files to schedule Rosé with systemd.
 
 ## Logging
 
-TODO
-
-## Metadata Management
-
-TODO
+Logs are written to stdout and to `${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}/rose/rose.log`.
 
 # Architecture
 
diff --git a/rose/__init__.py b/rose/__init__.py
index 228fe65..82226a7 100644
--- a/rose/__init__.py
+++ b/rose/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 import logging
+import os
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
+STATE_HOME = Path(os.environ.get("XDG_STATE_HOME", "~/.local/state")).expanduser() / "rose"
+STATE_HOME.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+LOGFILE = STATE_HOME / "rose.log"
+
 # Add a logging handler for stdout unless we are testing. Pytest
 # captures logging output on its own.
 if "pytest" not in sys.modules:  # pragma: no cover
@@ -14,3 +20,11 @@
     stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
     stream_handler.setFormatter(stream_formatter)
     logger.addHandler(stream_handler)
+
+    file_formatter = logging.Formatter(
+        "[%(asctime)s] [%(name)s:%(lineno)s] %(levelname)s: %(message)s",
+        datefmt="%H:%M:%S",
+    )
+    file_handler = logging.FileHandler(LOGFILE)
+    file_handler.setFormatter(file_formatter)
+    logger.addHandler(file_handler)