Warm Welcomes & Trivial Pursuits

 Hi, my name's Katie and I'm the face behind this new blog, An Emporium of Ink. As it's my first post, I thought it would be a good time to introduce myself and tell you all a little bit about what this blog's about. 


I'm currently 20 years old and in my third (and thankfully, my final) year of university where I study English Literature. In the future, I want to go on to work as an editor for a publishing house, as well as become an author (although the latter of my goals is proving a lot harder than I initially thought). 

As my degree suggests, I love all things books and tend to force my friends to fall victim to numerous rants based around the novel I'm reading at that moment. After years months of feeling guilty, and many failed attempts at running a bookstagram, I decided to make a blog dedicated to books in the hope it would give me an outlet to review novels and authors, as well as give my friends and family some respite from my nagging voice. 

An Emporium of Ink was actually birthed back in 2019 when I created my first bookstagram, (an instagram account based solely around books), which had the same name. Although the account was deleted back in early 2020 (bless its heart, rest in peace), the name stuck with me and two years later, I finally found a new use for it. 

On this blog, you can expect to find book reviews, debates on genres, and the odd gushy post about authors that inspire me. The comments will always be on so feel free to let me know your thoughts and opinions at the bottom of every entry. 

I hope those of you that read this blog enjoy the content, and I'm always up for book recommendations, requests and discussion ideas. 



Katie x

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