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A reader-powered press. Readers gather around a book that does not exist yet, and bring it to life together.

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Reader-powered publishing

Where readers bring books to life

Where readers gather and stories grow.

Brook is a new way to publish: readers fund the stories they want to see in the world.

Submit your ideaSee what is being backed

Just stories, just community, early access.

Cover of Moss and Memories, a finished Brook book
Greenlit at 250 readers

250 readers gather around one idea, and a new book begins.

How Brook works

From a wish to a book in 4 steps.

✎01
The wish

Share the book you wish existed

Every Brook book begins with a spark, a story a reader wants to bring into the world. Send in your idea, or find one already gathering readers. Galia reads every one.

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The gathering

Back it with a $35 pledge

A 60-day campaign opens and readers pledge $35 each. At 250 backers the book is greenlit and the writing begins. Every pledge is a vote that this story deserves to be born, and it keeps new ideas flowing.

✒03
The making

Watch it come to life

A commissioned writer begins the manuscript and shares updates with backers as they write. When the draft is done, editing begins.

❧04
The book

Shape it, then hold it

Backers vote between two cover options, then every name goes in the back of the book, anonymously if you prefer. You get a free e-book link and a discount on the printed edition.

Sample previewThe wish

“The Lighthouse That Collected Stories”

Idea submittedApproved by Brook

0 of 250 readers

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Chapter 3 of 12 in progress

Backers pick their favorite

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Published, with 250 names in the back

On Amazon

A reader sends the idea in

Become a founding readerStart with a book being backed now
It all starts with 250 readers.
Being backed right now
fiction

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A book used to prove milestone emails wait for approval.

1 / 4 backers25%
60 days leftBack This Book
non-fiction

Sample: The Recipe Box Voyage

The same recipe box, a different continent: Europe, from a Paris bakery counter to a Greek island table.

61 / 250 backers24%
44 days leftBack This Book
children's
What a finished Brook book looks like

A preview of the books our readers will hold.

Cover: The South American Spice Voyage
Cover: The Clockmaker's Daughter
Cover: Orbiting Jupiter

Sample covers shown as a preview of the finished product. Brook is just getting started. Hover to pause the shelf.

Why Brook

Three reasons this river runs differently.

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Stories, Not Products

Traditional publishing treats books like commodities. Crowdfunding treats them like products. At Brook, we treat them like stories waiting to be told. We believe the best books come from connection, not just transactions.

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Community is the Editor

Why write in isolation? On Brook, readers do not just buy a finished book, they help shape it. Cover voting, early discounted access, backer names listed at the back of the book. It is a collaborative journey from the first draft to the final page.

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Heart-First Funding

We do not chase trends or algorithms. We chase feelings. If a story finds its people, that is enough. A book does not need a market, it needs a community. If 250 people believe in a story enough to back it, that is all the validation needed.

Galia Sabbag, founder of Brook

Galia Sabbag, founder of Brook

Brook, reader-powered publishing
Why Brook exists?

It began with a whisper, and readers asking for stories that did not exist yet.

Brook began with a whisper, a calling to write children's stories. Once they reached readers, something happened: people began asking for stories that did not exist yet.

Their requests were gentle but persistent, like pebbles dropped into water. Each one made a ripple.

Those ripples formed a river. Brook.
Read Galia's full story →
The people behind Brook

Meet the team.

Portrait of Galia Sabbag
Galia Sabbag
Founder
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Danielle
CFO and adviser
Portrait of Georgia
Georgia
Marketing strategist
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Erin
Art and book formatting
From our community

What readers say about Brook.

“Finding books here feels different. You're not just buying a product. You're helping a dream come true. That connection is magic.”
Marcus ThorneSuper Reader
“The transparency is refreshing. Seeing exactly where the funds go and watching the cover art evolve was such a fun journey.”
Elena RodriguezCommunity Member
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An honest promise

We will always tell you the truth about your pledge.

When you back a book with a $35 pledge, you are helping bring a story into the world. Pledges are non-refundable, even if a campaign does not reach 250 readers, but your support never disappears. If a book does not move forward, your pledge stays with Brook, helping future authors, future ideas, and the next story that sparks our community. Every dollar keeps the lights on for the books that deserve to be born.

What's coming next
  • 1The first pilot campaigns open for backing
  • 2Early backers vote on the first covers
  • 3The first Brook book goes to print
Be first at the water

Be first to discover the next book before it exists.

Join us in shaping the future of publishing. Get notified when new campaigns launch and be part of the community.

Be part of the next bookJoin the waitlist

Sample: The Lighthouse That Collected Stories

A lonely lighthouse trades light for stories with passing ships, until one stormy night the ships need every story back.

187 / 250 backers75%
44 days leftBack This Book
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