Hi, I’m MAE.
In 2023 I rediscovered my love for reading on BookTok just like everybody else. While I was discovering new worlds to get lost in, I encountered the unsung heroes: Indie Authors. These amazing artists work night and day, without any help, to share their art with us readers. They don’t have advertising teams or book tour deals… they are just authors who love their books and want to find their audience. This discovery led me down a wonderful rabbit hole of ARC reading and using my voice to help promote these books.
Just one year later, we are ready to take this to the next level! I will be working with authors to promote their works and create merch for their readers! This database will serve as your daily exposure to new ideas. At the end of the day, I’m just a reader who loves telling people about her favorite authors, and now we are doing that on a bigger scale!
The Mission
The database of this website will be updated daily with a new book. If you follow my TikTok, you know that, on Wednesdays, I promote an indie book that I haven’t read yet. The goal here is to expand that to bring a new book to your attention every day. Please note, that although I will be featuring books I have already read, this is not a place for reviews. If you are interested in my review of a book you are welcome to take a look at my Goodreads which can be found in my link tree.
The Dream
The Dream is to have a one-stop shop where you can read about a book, purchase that book, and purchase some fun merch to go along with it. This will take some time as we are a true small business. We will be starting with some unique bookish merch and we hope to grow from there!
The Plan!
Promote a new book every day.
Get in contact with indie authors who might be interested in collaborating.
Create a shopping experience unique to the Indie Speakeasy.
Hear from readers about what books they are interested in.
Keep our TBR longer than our expected lifespan.
