Indie Lit Lounge
Indie Lit Lounge, Kate Tremills, Katharine English, michelle ray, Ruth Writes Literature, sharon elliottIndie Lit Lounge is a community for indie and self-published authors. Reviews, spotlights, Q&As, cover reveals, ARC exchanges, beta reader matches and newsletter swaps, all in one place, so your book finds its readers and you find your people.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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📚 Launch Lounge | October 2026
Publishing a book is exciting, but it can also feel surprisingly lonely.
Months, sometimes years, of work come down to a single launch week. You’ve poured your heart into your book, and now you’re hoping the right readers will discover it....
Indie Author Q&A with Jeff B White
Featured Book: A Faded Quest
Substack: Find Your Colors
Book Link: Order Here
🌟 Why We Spotlight Authors Like Jeff
Jeff is writing about things that don't get enough space — the generational trauma of the gay community, th...
Indie Spotlight: Sins of the Faithless by KD Spire
Book Title: Sins of the Faithless
Author: KD Spire
Genre: Dark MM fantasy romance
Now available: Read it here
💬 What It’s About
Tarren fled the faith, leaving behind its rigid rules and suffocating grip. He desired free...
The Lounge | September Roundup
This September, we spotlighted four incredible authors, watched our community celebrate launches together, and started work on something we've been dreaming about for years.
Here’s what unfolded in September… and what’s on the horizon:
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Indie Wins | September 2026
There’s always something to work on when you’re an indie author.
Finish the book → edit it.
Publish it → figure out how to sell it.
Hit one goal → start working towards the next.
So every month, we’re making a little room for the wins...
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Indie Lit Lounge is a community for indie and self-published authors. Book reviews, spotlight, Q&As, cover reveals, ARC exchanges, beta reader matches and newsletter swaps, all in one place, so your book finds its readers and you find your people.
I’m a multi-book author who built a creative life through freelancing and screenwriting. I help you finish your books and projects and get them into the world. Create with joy. Rituals, practices, & ease! Bestselling author of Joyful Creating. \ud83d\udcda
New Yorker. Debut novelist. Paying attention to the things that don't make the headlines. Essays, fiction, and the occasional dispatch from the 1 train.
I write about transformation and belonging, and discover stories alongside the curious. Author, teacher, explorer.
Ruth Delacourt BA (Hons), MA: The life and times of a contemporary literary novelist. I write for Mood Readers who like emotional stories, unanswered questions and quiet devastation. Subscribe for my Ruth Reads Literature podcast.
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