About

Hi, I'm Emily

Reader, content creator, and enthusiastic recommender of books you should probably not read on public transport.

Emily laughing behind two tall stacks of books
My story

Obsessed with books (no apologies)

I'm Emily — a passionate reader based in Amsterdam with a deep love for contemporary fiction, fantasy, romance, and anything that makes me cry on public transport. I've been sharing my reading life online for a few years now, and Emily Indigo Books is where all of it comes together.

I started creating book content because I couldn't stop talking about the books I was reading — and eventually the internet became my reading group. Now I share reviews, recommendations, reading vlogs and more across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Goodreads and Threads.

The name? Indigo is my favourite colour — calm, deep, a little mysterious. Kind of like how I feel about the best books.

Romance Fantasy Contemporary Literary Fiction Slow Burn Book Club Reads
Emily at a book event, laughing with lots of books around her
How I read

A reader in every setting

I read everywhere — café tables, cosy window seats, by the fire, on the canal. I'm equally at home with a physical book or my Kobo, and I firmly believe the best reading is always done with a good drink nearby.

My goal is 52 books a year — one a week — across as many different genres as I can manage. I track everything on Goodreads and I'm always happy to talk recommendations, whether in my DMs or in person.

"Reading is the closest thing to telepathy — you're experiencing someone else's mind."

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Emily reading by a fireplace, laughing
Amsterdam

Based in one of the world's great book cities

Amsterdam has incredible bookshops, literary cafés, and a reading culture I love being part of. You'll often find me reading at a café along the canals, or hunting for the next great read in a secondhand bookshop.

When I'm not reading, I'm usually convincing friends they absolutely need to drop everything and read whatever I just finished — or planning the next book club evening.

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