come book shopping with me in Amsterdam 📖 + book haul

[@mspyglass]

27 years old is still so, so young! Toni Morrison debuted at 39, Mark Twain at 41, Annie Proulx at 57... the list goes on. Today's world convincing us that people peak in their 20's is such a sham. Especially in the field of writing, which is such a slow, longterm activity and/or process - on so many levels. Point is: you're doing great!

[@bertagalindo1392]

Thank you for this it genuinely made me feel better ab myself ❤

[@mspyglass]

@@bertagalindo1392 you're welcome, hope you're good

[@OldrainOld]

8:41 so lucky

[@little.prince]

That postman is an entire vibe and I love that for them.

[@spalanai]

17:15 the postman singing opera while doing his job is such a cute fictional moment 😭✨

[@flowermoon2640]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@falcon1378]

As a writer who likes to look at maps for spot on locations, its actually insane how close the Netherlands is to EVERYTHING in Europe.

[@TheBookLeo]

paris, berlin and london are less than 4 hours away with the train!

[@AnahadSandhawalia]

God, I wish I was in Netherlands..

[@falcon1378]

@@AnahadSandhawalia same.

[@lauratavares7098]

@@TheBookLeo this is insane! Living in a huge country as Brazil, this really hard to imagine! It would take so much longer to go to one extreme to another of my country 😅

[@jus_sanguinis]

@@AnahadSandhawalia Listening the postman singing.

[@kyrancroftilich5269]

That about Van Gogh not finding his calling for art until 27 really hit me, too, as I'm literally 21 trying to figure it all out with zero clue 😅. I have qualities and talents but sometimes struggle to find how I can bring meaning to them

[@TheBookLeo]

i completely relate to struggling how to find meaning to your skills!

[@annikania2682]

I think finding meaning can be really hard, because the question is, if something is meant to fully financially support you, or if it is meant to be a true non-monetized hobby, or inbetween. I can only truly enjoy my hobbies if I know I am just making them for me, to feel happy and to create something that does something for me! Meaning is such a weird concept!

[@PinAda92]

I am 30 and still have not figured out much xD A few things maybe but... still clueless. And that is the fun of life. It keeps your brain engaged haha

[@kyrancroftilich5269]

@Annikania I guess when you embrace your passions, you discover an outlet for the sides of you that aren't stimulated at your day job. It's not something you “have to do,” but rather something you “want to do” because you love to do it. It's funny you say meaning is a 'weird' concept because meaning is what you give to something, not what something gives to you

[@kyrancroftilich5269]

@@PinAda92 that's such an interesting take on it, I never considered it like that before xD

[@TheBookLeo]

I took a few days off but I'm back with an Amsterdam video! How have you guys been doing? :D

[@PinAda92]

Super tired and barely hanging in there, but still keeping my head up xD Or trying to

[@michaelsommers2356]

Next time you take a week off, let people know so they don't worry about you. Please.

[@andrefelipe.pertussatti]

I'm great! Can I recommend 2 pieces of brazillian lit for you ? I'm from Brazil btw: - Barren Lives by Graciliano Ramos (One of my all time favourites); - Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis. I think you'll enjoy it

[@marianacorreia2449]

I'm from Portugal and I would LOVE to go to Amsterdam 😭😭 I had no idea you guys have waterstones omg so lucky!!!!

[@leanne19]

We miss you Leonie

[@LunaWho47]

I'm 35, and the only accomplishments I have are attaining a Master's degree that I"ve never used outside of writing blogs related to the subject and writing some fanfics that I think still hold up even a decade and change later in some cases. So yeah, don't rush yourself, Leonie. You have an entire lifetime to do all the things you want to do, whatever that may be.

[@stephenblack5425]

Nice 👍

[@MageLufaine]

Just wanna say that thanks to stumbling upon your videos I actually got the desire to get back into reading books properly. I even renewed my library card a week or so ago, and have made it a goal to try and read at least 20 different books this year.

[@TheBookLeo]

that makes me so happy to hear!

[@jmsl910]

that's an awesome goal & way to go by using the library. so much better for the Earth☮️

[@ellieskouros2174]

ahhhh love all the cozy vibes of your book shopping vlogs! amsterdam is beautiful

[@TheBookLeo]

thank you

[@mavywavy801]

The train not stopping for Britt and sab was hilarious and the food looked so good. The Van Gogh thing didn’t surprise me since I knew he started his art journey late but it’s a good to remember that fact every once and awhile because to me it tells me that it’s never too late to start a career and that it’s ok to not have everything figured out before the age of 20.

[@anam8803]

im so envious of anyone who speaks fluent dutch, it's such a beautiful language

[@vyn409]

really?! as a dutch-speaking person i find the language quite harsh to listen to most of the time haha

[@Lola-ec4zd]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@htdtrr76]

​@@vyn409 its funny how the grass always seems greener on the other side haha! i love the sound of Dutch and even more of German but ive heard so much from native speakers of both how harsh or unpleasant the languages are. maybe theyre just being modest about their language 😅

[@Angelo-uw9eo]

​@@htdtrr76 its not modesty its just that dutch is a pain to learn even when youre born in the netherlands And there are sooooo many exceptions that even latin is easier to learn And the words are not flowy

[@htdtrr76]

​@@Angelo-uw9eofair enough lol, guess enjoying the way a language sounds is a whole different story to having to actually go thru the pain of learning it

[@EmilyWaddington]

i love the postman singing omg that was sweet 🥺 leo your videos always make my day, the vibe is so perfect!!! tysm

[@RosieCooper1000]

The Bell Jar absolutely BROKE me, definitely check in with yourself while reading because it put me in a really weird headspace

[@erina2600]

Yeah, I consumed that book in an afternoon and I still think about it regularly

[@theres_no_guarantees]

My grandparents were from The Netherlands, and they ended up bringing my family to the US, and there's something so great about the fact that I can see this and be like, wow I could've lived there. (I'm quite jealous, actually). There's something about the atmostphere... There's so much history and beautiful architecture, and so many lives have been lived there. I'm so glad that I could see this video! Thanks!

[@yellowhouseport18]

a trip with friends to the Van Gogh museum, a cute cafe, and bookstores... in Amsterdam... HOW DOES IT FEEL TO LIVE MY DREAM

[@Paulifie]

I love to hear you speak Dutch in your videos 🥰 I’m trying to learn it myself, it’s such a pretty language

[@Sthemingway]

The food that you and your friends had at The Last Crumb looks soooooo delicious!

[@lyannastarkweather]

The Netherlands is one of the countries that I've always wanted to visit! Thank you for showing us a bit of Amsterdam. I will live vicariously through videos like this until I get a chance to visit for myself!

[@dianacantwriteanything]

The singing postman kinda just made my day, like this is so wholesome....✨😅 Also, I like how your book hauls are not like "I bought 100 books", but that you are really taking your time to consider what books you really want to read.

[@hazala6046]

That postman singing was even more beautiful than the bookshops in Amsterdam.

[@alexandrah721]

The Cat Who Saved Books is such a beautiful book. It's the perfect book for booklovers and there is a talking cat. It was my favorite book last year and I gave it to everyone for christmas. I also highly recommend the audiobook. The narrator is so good.

[@carolb.3500]

hearing you and your friends talk brought back the desire to learn Dutch that my holiday in Amsterdam last summer awakened ahah

[@ailynpowell3360]

This was such a delightful video. Friends, museum and book shops in a beautiful location? What a dream.

[@pendragon2012]

Doing well. Good to see you again. Tchaikovsky and Haydn were both musical geniuses who didn't really hit their stride til late 20s, early 30s too. It's never too late! 🙂Have you checked out the Dragonology Chronicles? I'm working on them now. Interesting. Have a great week, Leonie!

[@TheBookLeo]

haven't heard of those books! hope you have fun with them :)

[@ninacl04]

My friend brought me to that exact coffee shop when we were in Amsterdam (she lives in a city very nearby) and she also told me it was a hidden gem 😂 this video brought back such happy memories, I can't wait to go back 💕

[@Girl95szia]

Oh, The Yellow Wallpaper - never thought I hear about it in a vlog video. So great!

[@xelaperez4559]

I'm going abroad alone for the first time in a week to the Netherlands, and one of my ideas was to check out bookstores in Amsterdam! You've given ideas on places to indulge (: Also, this may sound odd, but as a viewer from southern California, observing your outfits gives me a little idea of what is reasonable to wear in colder weather! Thank you as always for another video 💗

[@eliza.the.earthling]

Have the best time! I travelled alone in Europe and Amsterdam was one of my stops and I would definitely go back 🤗

[@marisophi]

ooohh highly recommend warm sweaters, scarfs and hats for this type of weather!!

[@mioselee]

The Bell Jar, Letters to a young poet, such great buys!! Enjoy them!

[@kayjmal]

I only live like, 4 hours away from Amsterdam and I've still never been. I have no excuse (other than gas prices) but I promised myself to go this year... As a half American/ half German, I love hearing you guys speak Dutch because it sounds like a mix between the two :) Thanks for such a beautiful, cozy vlog!

[@Arawn505]

Ah, Van Gogh Museum :) There’s also a fantastic Vermeer exhibition coming up at the Rijksmuseum! Lots of beautiful paintings of his from all over the world (or well, mostly from Europe and the U.S., but still) There’s a lot of interest, tickets are going fast!

[@toetjeoetkepel]

In Maastricht heb je ook een mooie boekwinkel de Dominicanen, het is in een kerk, het wordt vaak omschreven als een van de mooiste boekhandels. Misschien een leuk idee voor een video.

[@HaniehHemmati-zz8yt]

I feel in love with this bookstores😭😭✨✨✨✨✨✨

[@sivolia1317]

I drifted off of a bit and came back when you said you were gonna read one letter a day. And I figured it would be one letter such as 'a', then next day 't'. Thought well that's gonna take a while

[@hufflepuff7740]

you are really my comfort chanel🌻. I'm going to Amsterdam next weekend and I'm looking forward to visit the Van Gogh Museum🥰

[@TheBookLeo]

have fun!!

[@annikania2682]

Oh have fun! The city center is really nice, and the reijksmuseum is also worth a visit! And, if the weather is nice, it is actually really cool and calming to do a boat tour through the Grachten. It sure is a really touristy thing, but I can totally recommend it. You can see a nice perspective on the city.

[@hufflepuff7740]

@@annikania2682 thanks for the great recommendations😄

[@ochoheido]

I really appreciate your reasonable book buying and accumulation. You are a hero and an inspiration.

[@gilmorewitch197]

The Bell Jar was straight out of my head, I've never in my life experienced someone's thoughts align so well with my own. That being said, it is a heavy book so take caution you're in the right headspace before starting it! On another note, can't wait to get my hands on new Holly Black (hoping there is Jude and Cardan there as well)

[@emilyr8668]

im learning dutch right now and it's super fun to hear it spoken in this vid!

[@marissas2251]

the vibes here are absolutely exquisite!

[@wayland8]

I'm going to Amsterdan this year and this video made me so excited for it!!

[@sarahkendall5714]

I love that the carpet at Waterstones looks exactly the same no matter what city it's in!

[@beatrizgatto4467]

this video was really comforting. i watched while i was working on my thesis and it helped me ease the tension, so thank you!!! all your videos have this comforting aura! and recently i bought the illuminae files and norwegian wood by murakami, im already reading the second one!!

[@strangeradios]

i don't think i could've walked out without that Resurrectionist book. that looked gorgeous! i've added it to my own list, lol.

[@knz730]

Your mushroom earrings! 🤩

[@smilingeva]

As someone who lives in Amsterdam myself it's so much fun to see the city in cosy vlogs like this! Gives me a whole new appreciation for it:) Also the tram leaving while some people are still in there has happened to me multiple times too, Amsterdam's tram drivers are ruthless hahah

[@remi6408]

Haha this is how I explain things to my friends too: I don’t live in Amsterdam/at the beach/near the border BUT The Netherlands is small so everything is close by.

[@raevynwoods9403]

yesss De Laatste Kruimel was super close to where I did my internship and it is genuinely the best place to have lunch in Amsterdam as far as I'm aware (although I've never actually sat inside, I didn't know they had a second floor!) ABC is definately my favourite bookstore in Amsterdam, their sci-fi/fantasy section is so much larger than that of Waterstones or any of the other bookshops.

[@orsettomorbido]

"To a steep set of stairs" So practically almost every set of stairs in Amsterdam HAHAHA I never went to that place, I'll have to write it down for my next trip in the Netherlands!

[@bosquedetinta]

Amsterdam is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! Thank you for showing us around ❤Love this kind of videos.

[@isabellehall9217]

Hey Leonie, I'm watching this video right after my exam. I passed it but I'm still jittery and this is helping me calm down. Thanks for that 😊

[@cristinacrescenzo]

The bell jar is my favourite of all time

[@cris.ouitty]

I started reading Shadow and Bone after binging the first season of the show. You are the one who inspired me to check it out and dip my toe in the Grishaverse. I was very curious by the whole aesthetic that feels familiar to the part of Europe where I'm from. I plan to read the trilogy then the duology, fingers crossed it become a new fantasy fave! Anyway, thanks for that and for showing us a bit of Amsterdam! 💜Much love from Moldova

[@seochangbinsarms]

There’s definitely a lot of mixed feelings on the shadow and bone books, but I’d definitely encourage you to read the six of crows duology if you haven’t already, bc it’s WAY better that SAB

[@ariverdreaming]

Wow the last crumb is such a gem!

[@ambremth8401]

I love your Amsterdam vlogs, I miss this place very much this is such a relaxing city

[@baadconection]

OMG I used to live in Zaandam and the newspaper lady was also singing every time, I loved it so much 🥰❣

[@boglarkasmith]

I was in Amsterdam in 2019 (I worked in The Netherlands that summer), but back then I haven't picked up reading as a hobby so unfortunately I haven't checked out the bookstores which I fully regret now. 😔 But I started to write a list about bookstores around the world which I want to visit someday and I have Waterstones and The American Book Center on it. Thank you for showing me, Leonie! Those are definitely gonna be on it! 😊

[@ferventfei]

i'm also reading the same edition of letters to a young poet and i'm loving it so far!

[@ohiwish17]

It took me almost a year to read and digest sister outsider. One of the most influential books I’ve ever read and has radically changed my life for the better 12:07

[@SmashleeBookLioness]

I've never actually heard anyone talk about the resurrectionist, my son is obsessed with speculative fiction and he loved that book. So highly recommend it if that is a genre you enjoy. I adore Sylvia Plath, your edition of The Bell Jar is beautiful!

[@ligiabalcanu9523]

I would highly recommend a visit to the Book Exchange in Amsterdam. It's a little second-hand book store, very close to De Laatste Kruimel, and it has an impressive collection of English books on almost any topic you can think of.

[@wickerlibrary]

your little mushroom earrings are so pretty i'm obsessed with them

[@chrysoula5226]

your videos never cease to relax and bring me joy✨️ also, yoh can add a little cold water in your tea if it turned out too hot to drink and it balances it out

[@thisisgabyy]

I also just bought a copy of The Bell Jar, really looking forward to reading it. side note: loved the singing postman :’)

[@bujobyfilo]

Loved seeing more of Amsterdam! And I'm a fan of your postman 😆👏

[@penultimateh766]

I'd still like to see a segment on why your read for pleasure primarily in a second language. I'm legit fascinated by the idea.

[@jonathanquesada8547]

I wanted to go to a book store you already went when I visited Amsterdam last summer. I had a little time, so just went to the American Book Center and bought a couple of books. Glad to see that you were there as well! Greetings from Costa Rica!

[@vin0413]

My new favorite youtube channel. I’m an instant fan!

[@georgealuciacorreia1267]

Leo, this was the best vlog I've ever seen in my entire life.

[@michellemp1626]

Oh my goodness your pink sweater with the clouds is adorable!! I loved this vlog!! I'm looking forward to reading: Bunny, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, The Bell Jar.

[@Elizabeth-pp2vj]

de laatste kruimel is the best discovery i've made since moving to amsterdam, so fun to see it in a video!

[@emma2000]

So nice to hear Dutch in this video!! Including the correct pronunciation of Van Gogh 😍 It's funny because even as a native Dutch speaker I could never pronounce it this accurately, something about the g-sounds is just impossible with my Flemish accent 😆

[@Monster_ghoul]

Hey so the folk of the air wasn’t actually the first series holly black set in elfhame! There was originally the modern fairytales, which is tithe, valiant, and ironside which are also great! And you actually see those characters in the folk of the air (Kaye and Roiben), I also believe her book the darkest part of the forest is also set in the same world

[@kitsune5459]

No, Plath published her first book in 1960, a poetry book named The Colosus and Bell Jar not quite sure if she saw it published, cos she died in 1963... I think she did, but not 100% sure, but the Colosus was her first book

[@alinab.5852]

This made me want to visit Amsterdam :-) Nice selection of books!

[@deborahtheexplorer]

I stumbled across your videos for the book tok content and immediately subscribed, but I didn't know you're from the Netherlands😊, wat leuk!❤

[@annagyorsa8100]

When I went to Amsterdam in 2020 these are the exact same bookshops I went to and adored! Bought a lot of books there 😩

[@whatsgiureading]

I visited Amsterdam today and went exactly to that coffee place you went to, it was so pretty and the food was delicious!! I’m there tomorrow too, so i’ll definitely check out the bookstores ! Your videos are so amazing 🌞

[@jamesduggan7200]

Very nice to see Britt and Sabine again, and that lunch! mein gott, it looked so good. But most of all I was so stunned to see the actual typewriter I used in high school to learn the keyboard [haha I'm so funny]. Thx, Leonie, enjoyed.

[@jc_bmkk]

Netherlands is such a beautiful country. I'll visit there in the future for sure! The vibeeeeeeeee

[@arpanghos01]

I love book haul video like this one. Very beautiful😍. want this type of video more🤩

[@sieliestschonwieder1987]

Wow your video had such a wonderful atmosphere! My respect for all of the work you must have put into filming, cutting and picking the scenes, everything was so on point! Splendid 💫 I am happy for you, you found soms books you were searching for. Viele Grüße aus Deutschland!

[@viivi4196]

these amsterdam vlogs just take me back to my own trip there and I miss it SO much! I visited the van gogh museum too :') thanks for the cozy vibes

[@sneums6610]

I just love the general vibe of your videos lately! They're so good!

[@MariuchaVieira]

I visited Amsterdam last December very much because of you. The vlogs you made walking around the city where you live left me completely in love with the beauty of the Netherlands and I ended up aiming to get to know the Netherlands. I didn't find it appropriate to invade your privacy and ask where you live, so I thought Amsterdam was a good start and I could still realize the dream of going to the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank house. I loved this part of my trip and being able to do a boat trip through the canals. Amsterdam is even more beautiful than I imagined. I hope to come back in a period with the most pleasant weather and see the tulip fields 🧡

[@lauratavares7098]

I absolutely love your vibe. I’ve been watching your videos occasionally and realize that we have many things alike and it would be amazing to have a friend like you that I would talk hours 😅

[@bettybookish]

The Bell Jar is also on my list, and I've also got a copy of it. Guess I would save it for summer, since there are too many on the spring reading list already, and it does fit the estival mood very well.

[@a_fish_grilled_by_life]

The video was so calming and aesthetic, It is so comfortable to watch and vibe with the feeling when you're buying books 😌😌 Makes me wants to read some books UWU.

[@noniesrose]

I'm usually the type of person who never leaves a comment but I just wanna say I'm so happy you'll read Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde!! She is my favourite poet and I wrote a master's thesis on her sapphic poetry. I loved studying her work and her analysis of society and social issues. Hope you'll enjoy her essays collection!

[@the_bob_147]

THAT VERSION OF THIS SAVAGE SONG IM SCREAMING ITS SO GORGEOUS THE TALLIES ON THE SIDE OF THE PAGES AAAHHH

[@badfaith4u]

I love your book shopping vlogs! The Van Gogh Museum looks amazing.

[@vitareads]

Amsterdam looks beautiful! Thank you for sharing your trip. The book I'm most looking forward to this month is Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier. It's been on my shelf for so long and I'm finally prioritizing it. Happy reading!

[@ThyPhan94]

when your comfort channel post, love that for me 💛💛

[@TheBookLeo]

[@eatingyee3701]

love this video😍hanging out with friends and showing the comfortable vibe, really enjoy it！plz take more videos like this, want to see more sceneries❤

[@carlawisch]

That was so cool at the end with the singing mail carrier. My father was a mail carrier here in the US. I don't think he ever sang at work, however. I think I want to read "The Cat Who Saved Books". I have enjoyed other cat books by Japanese writers, such as "The Guest Cat" and "The Travelling Cat Chronicles".

[@SabinesBookNook]

Had such a lovely day with you and Britt in Amsterdam ❤❤❤

[@TheBookLeo]

it was so nice

[@paolaaquino9799]

Omg last month i went to Amsterdam for Christmas and i went to the same bookstores as you🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@aaishaht]

Love that pink jumper! 😍

[@laura_0_9]

The mushrooms earrings are SO LOVELY!!!

[@chiyanzo]

Omg thank you for this video! I visit the Netherlands often because of my boyfriend and I didn't even know there's a Waterstones in Amsterdam!!! Need to go there next time :D

[@banaa9463]

The last two books I bought were Ninth House and Mistborn. Bought them last week after a kind of shitty day. Retail book therapy

[@fujismoke]

Ah this is so cool to see! I went to Amsterdam on a solely bookish trip (I live in Aachen, Germany, so pretty near) and I also went to those two major English bookstores! They are amazing!