About Me

Katie, the person behind READING WITH KT, smiling into the camera, with a pale background behind her.

Hi! I’m Katie (she/her).

I’m a Scottish immigrant living in Reykjavik, Iceland, who loves to read and talk about books.

I’ve loved reading since I was a little tot. I read every Jacqueline Wilson book there was, until one of my teachers told me that I’d have to read more broadly if I wanted to improve my school marks.

That teacher did me a favour. I still loved Jacqueline Wilson’s stories, but I made it my mission to read as many books as I could; from a range of different authors and genres.

A girl with HOPE written on her sweatshirt reading Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan.

I got lost in the world of Wicca, I cried reading coming-of-age poetry, and I asked myself difficult questions while devouring Malorie Blackman’s ‘Noughts and Crosses’ series.

It was a few years of revelation, exploration and growth… that I’ve continued to embrace.

There’s nothing I love more than browsing bookshops, getting lost in the library, or settling down in a cosy coffee shop with a good book.

A girl standing in Kerid crater, on the Golden Circle in Iceland

I’ve also caught the travel bug and have discovered some of my favourite authors while browsing book shops abroad – most recently in Iceland where I discovered a love for Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s crime writing.

If I’m not reading or planning my next adventure, you’ll find me working out. I enjoy running, HIIT, netball and pilates… to name a few.

A girl lying down on a striped bedspread holding If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais, with Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan and Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie laid out next to her.

If you have a project you’d like to work on together, please do contact me!