DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVORITE READ
Welcome to the Kickstart Together Showcase! This page is your gateway to discovering amazing indie books launching right now on Kickstarter.
What is Kickstart Together?
It’s a special collaboration between Reader Nation, Author Nation, and Kickstarter, designed to amplify indie authors and help YOU find exclusive new books before they hit the shelves.
These authors are creating collectible editions, offering bonus content, and inviting readers like you to be part of their creative journey.
Why back these projects?
Because when you support a Kickstarter campaign, you’re doing more than just pre-ordering a book.
You're empowering authors to create bold, innovative stories (while getting special perks and rewards you won’t find anywhere else).
Special Bonus
Back three (or more) campaigns in the Kickstart Together Showcase, and you'll receive a VIP Swag Bag packed with five books from featured signing authors — a $100+ value!
How to claim:
Back three or more campaigns
Email [email protected] with links to the campaigns you supported
Pick up your VIP Swag Bag at Reader Nation — November 7, 2025, at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas
We've organized the campaigns into two sections:
Signing Authors: Connect face-to-face with the authors you back and take home signed editions at Reader Nation
Featured Projects: Back other incredible campaigns within our wider indie community
Check out the live projects below — and check back often!
New campaigns will be launching throughout the summer and fall, so there’s always something new to discover.
SIGNING AUTHORS
3 snort and swoon-worthy clean Holiday RomComs about the magic of Christmas and the power of love.
Welcome to Snowflake Falls, where the magic of Christmas and the machinations of Cupid work together to not only make it the ‘most wonderful time of the year’, but the best time to fall in love, often in the most mysterious ways.
This series follows Hannah, Ellie, and Alice as they find their person at the most magical time of the year. There's plenty of hot cocoa, comfy blankets, and unruly pets ready for a good snuggle after being outside in the snow. Plus, there's also forced proximity, second chances, fake dating, a wedding or two, and grumpy-sunshine dynamics.
This Kickstarter is specifically designed to make receiving the most droolworthy book, possible. I'm talking foiled jacket, foiled hardback, printed endpages, tailbands and headbands, a ribbon bookmark, and sprayed edges (with room for more if we hit some stretch goals... dual covers, anyone?).
Did I mention there's a book box?
Well, there is and it is going to be packed full of goodies, including, but not limited to: handmade ornaments by me the author, a collectible mug that says 'I fell in love in Snowflake Falls', and a candle!
There's more, but you'll have to wait a while before I'm going to reveal it. Muhahaha!
A special hardcover edition for everyone. Hidden reward tiers for those who dig deeper.
I thought it was just an idea, but this story has followed me from the woods.
I'm S.A. Harian, and the idea for Briardark came to me during a hike: four researchers lost in the dark and endless Deadswitch Wilderness, with a map that doesn't align with the trail. The series combines elements of science fiction, cosmic horror, and found documentation into a mind-bending trip that will have you questioning everything.
Writing the series has been going well, but something strange happened to me last month. I received a VHS tape in the mail, and what was on it...
Well, see for yourself.
A Humorous Science Fiction Book Blended with Horror Comedy, Movies, Monsters, Clones, and Sci-Fi Fun
Season One might be in the books (pun intended), but the adventure continues for Post-Apocalyptic Joe! Join Joe and his clones on a new journey into a world full of monsters inspired by their favorite movies.
Top Secret Shop of Horrors kicks off Season Two of this sci-fi comedy serial book series that readers are calling “Hilarious and Addictive!”, “A Fantastic Sci-Fi/Comedy”, and “Perfect for Anyone Who Loves a Good Laugh and a Crazy Story!”.
It's been 12 years since I wrote my underdog story, which became a SyFy TV show. It's time to honor it with a sexy special edition.
You dreamed of being an author... until Rapid Release turned it into a low-profit, high-stress grind. Here's your ticket to freedom.
I’ve met a lot of writers since my time hosting The Self Publishing Podcast. Most become authors for the love of it. The story is what matters — that, and living the creative dream.
But something went wrong along the way. I should know; I’m one of the authors of Write. Publish. Repeat: the book that espoused a “work and then work again” philosophy that, against my best intentions, became a monster. Soon enough, people were talking about “Rapid Release” as the only way to succeed in publishing. By then, it seemed all that mattered was speed, not story and certainly not joy or self-expression.
Writers were told to write faster. To publish constantly. Work the algorithm. Chase trends and write to market instead of writing what moved them. Never go on vacation or you'll fall behind. Stay relevant … or watch your career vanish overnight.
Instead of creative freedom, you got deadlines, pressure, and burnout.
This book offers a quieter, more intentional path to indie success — one rooted in meaning, sustainability, and forging real connections with readers. It’s a sensible approach that’s not based on flash-in-the-pan tactics or brute force. It’s not about giving up on your goals. It’s about finding a way to reach them that doesn’t cost you your joy.
Whether you’re just starting out or years into your author journey, The Artisan Author will show you how to reconnect with what brought you to writing in the first place. It will give you permission to define success on your own terms rather than bowing to everyone else’s neurotic, anxiety-filled rhetoric.
The truth is that with patience, care, and consistency, you can build a fulfilling writing life. You can grow your income, your readership, and your impact — without sacrificing your health or creativity to do it.
In fact, in our new FASTER FASTER author world, the way of the Artisan Author might just be the only way left for true creative writers to survive and make a living.
The dream is far from dead. If you’ve ever wondered whether there’s another way to be a writer, the good news is that there is … and this is it.
Presented by Author Ventures, this Kickstarter-exclusive anthology features Willow Winters, KC Mills, and 25+ powerhouse indie writers.
A love story stays with you long after the final page—and this exclusive anthology is filled with them.
Love Me in Vegas is a dazzling collection of romance stories from 30 indie authors bringing the heat—and the heart—to the 2025 Reader Nation signing event in Las Vegas. While the anthology can be enjoyed from anywhere, those attending the event will have the chance to meet every featured author and get their copy signed in person.
✨ An exclusive collection of romance short stories
✨ A way to directly support indie authors
✨ A stunning keepsake to commemorate Reader Nation 2025
✨ The perfect mix of love stories to encompass all romance subgenres
Arranged from sweet to steamy, each story serves up swoon-worthy emotion, electric chemistry, and a deeply satisfying happily-ever-after. With subgenres spanning contemporary, suspense, fantasy, and beyond, there’s something to capture every reader’s heart.
Collect it. Cherish it. Bring it to Vegas and get it signed in person.
We’ll see you there.
Goddesses fall in love with mortals, make friends with them, and in other ways change their lives. AN x KS Cohort
Realms collide in Favored by the Goddesses, now in hardback for the first time in this campaign!
The Fates definitely don't fall in love with any human whose life thread they tend. Nor does this ever affect their work. At all.
The Graces also never fall in love with mortals. Or, if they do, they certainly don't try to trick the Fates into extending a lover's lifeline.
Kuan Yin must win over a trans woman's alliance and help to achieve her divine assignment of the year. But this human pokes gentle fun at the goddess instead of fawning in awe. Can Kuan Yin win succeed in her task?
When Artemis wanders on a dark and stormy night in the guise of a midwife, she helps birth more than babies.
When Artemis decides to adopt the perfect cat, there's an issue--Apollo wants the cat, too. Drat! Can a mortal meter maid handle this conflict when so many humans land in trouble judging between gods?
Nike drops in for Zeus's regular game of cards with a chip on her shoulder and a huge favor to win. But the game takes an unexpected turn when Nike calls up a worshiper to fill the empty seat at the table.
He inherited a starship. Now, he must travel the stars and save the galaxy.
When Backyard Starship was first released nearly 4 years ago, Terry and I had no idea how many amazing readers the series would bring into our orbit.
Now as we're writing the 28th book in the series and launching this Kickstarter, we look back at the successes and challenges these books have brought and we appreciate the people who have been through it all with us. From inside jokes in the Facebook group and unforgettable moments throughout the Backyard Starship saga to the occasional delay of a release or hiccup in production, you have stood by us, cheered us on, and even helped spread the word about the series to those around you.
This Forged-in-Foil Collector’s Edition honors you, the readers that made it all happen. Without you, the series wouldn't be anywhere near as epic or enormous as it has become. We wouldn't have the spinoffs, we wouldn't have the “moist” jokes, and we wouldn't have the joy of interacting with you all in the group every time Icky does something outrageous or Perry says something witty.
We hope you love this special edition, and we can't wait to bring you more books, more laughs, and more adventures.
Chase Glory. Defy The Odds. Stay Alive At Over 200MPH. A Young Adult Underdog Saga Even Adults Will Be Obsessed With Reading. 🏎️ 🔥
This Kickstarter project is to help raise funds to produce a special edition hardcover of all four novels in the Skid young adult racing series.
This will also involve the creation of brand-new cover artwork for the entire series. Some funds will be used to commission a human artist to produce four original pieces of character artwork to be used inside the special edition hardcovers and in the creation of digital artwork for fans. All character art will be done by janenajla_arts
These special edition hardcovers will have separate character artwork in each book, sprayed edges, colored bookmark ribbons, and we're looking into adding a shiny foil on the titles as well.
FEATURED PROJECTS
Four dragon shifters must find their fated mates to reclaim the throne of the magical world. NSFW art and more!
The four Dragomir brothers have been on the run since childhood, desperate to hide their true identity as the last dragon shifters after their parents were murdered in a bloody political coup. Now they are ready to retake their rightful place as leaders of the magical world...but only if they can find their fated mates.
Secret Identities? ☑️
Magical Mysteries? ☑️
Spicy scenes? ☑️☑️☑️😜
Dive into this suspenseful, romantic, action-packed trilogy great for fans of Supernatural and the X-Files.
He’s her fated mate. She’s his curse. A dark fae romance steeped in Slavic myth and Thracian blood rites.
Then you'll be enchanted with Soulmate and Sacrifice, the first book in the CHOSEN SOULS: THE CURSED RING six-book series.