Today I’m reading from an exciting, hooky crime thriller by indie author Ken Ward! I’m off-site again, so the audio is a little different, but I’m sure you’ll enjoy Ken’s first chapter.

You can find Ken’s book, Kill Me Tomorrow, here on Amazon, and you can find Ken here on Goodreads. As always, this reading does not come from an official audiobook, and is presented here with the author’s permission.

Thanks everyone! Come back next week for a very special 1-year anniversary episode

IT’S THE BIG FIVE-O! Get excited! To celebrate 50 episodes of the show, I’m reading the first chapter from one of my own short stories, Stowaway, another prequel story to my ongoing Starship Fairfax scifi series. You can read the whole thing for free here on my blog, and you can find it and all my other titles here at my Amazon page. Enjoy!

Hi everyone! I’m back at it after a week off with the cold, and I’m feeling better than ever Today I’m reading from an illustrated children’s e-book, Dragons & Dreams: Bedtime Stories, by indie author Becca Price. Fun!

You can find Becca here at her own website, and also here at her Amazon Author Page. As always, this reading does not come from an official audiobook, and is presented here with the author’s permission. Thanks for listening, everyone. See you back here next week for another indie author reading.

Today I’m reading the first chapter from A Disturbing Prospect, a romantic suspense novel by indie author Elizabeth Barone. Thanks for joining me!

You can find Elizabeth here at her website, and also here at her Amazon Author Page. As always, this reading does not come from an official audiobook, and is presented here with the author’s permission.

Check out Elizabeth’s Facebook page for all kinds of extras for A Disturbing Prospect.

See you next week for another indie author reading!

Today’s indie author is a retired service member who has been cranking out military science fiction novels like hotcakes! You can find Rick Partlow here at his own website, and also here at his Amazon Author webpage. His Recon: The Complete Series will be on sale for 99cents (down from $6.99!) February 20 through February 25.

You’ll also find short stories by Rick in Alasdair Shaw’s The Officer and The Guardian, alongside stories by yours truly

This reading does not come from an official audiobook, and is presented here with the author’s knowledge and permission. If you enjoy what you hear, do visit Rick’s page for the ebook or audiobook.

Today I’m reading the first chapter from Chameleon Assassin by award-winning indie author BR Kingsolver! You can find BR here at her website, and also here at her Amazon Author Page. As always, this reading does not come from an audiobook, and is presented here with the author’s permission.

What do you think about the mash-up of urban fantasy with some post-apocalyptic / sci-fi elements? And will corporations someday replace governments? Hit me up on Twitter with your thoughts

Come back next week for another indie author reading!

Welcome, readers and writers! Today I’m reading a chapter from indie author D A Bale’s exciting espionage novel Running Into The Darkness, which, as of the time of this episode, is FREE on Amazon. Go get it!

I had a lot of fun with this short, punchy reading, and so I decided to try something new and include a second version with music and some ambient noise. It will likely not be to everyone’s taste, but I’m awfully curious to know what anyone thinks of it! Tell me in the comments, or hit me up on Twitter. I’m @cantankerousben

You can find D A Bale here at her website, and also here at her Amazon Author Page. D A co-hosts the Coffee & Catastophe podcast, which you can find at her site, and also offers cover design and editing services. There are some good-looking covers over there!

As ever, this reading does not come from an official audiobook, and is presented here with the author’s permission.

Thanks, and see you back next week for another indie author reading!

Hi Everyone! Today I’m reading the first chapter from Space Opera novel Synergy of Hopes by indie author Edwin Downward. Have a listen, and feel free to drop a line in the comments or on twitter (@cantankerousben) to tell me what you think constitutes a space opera. I’m curious to hear from you!

You can find Edwin here at his website, and also here at his Amazon Author Page. As always, this reading does not come from an official audiobook, and is presented here with the author’s permission.

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Hi Everyone! Today I’m very excited to read from the work of indie fantasy author Craig A. Price, Jr. Craig recently made the USA Today Bestseller list, and he has a great presence on Wattpad. You can find him here at his website and also here at his Amazon Author Page.

As always, this reading does not come from an official audiobook, and is presented here with the author’s permission. Thanks for listening, and come back next week!

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Hello everyone, and happy 2018! Welcome back to The Book Speaks Podcast, after a two-week winter holiday hiatus. We’re back and ready to roar through a great year of indie author readings, starting with coming-of-age epic fantasy from H.C. Harrington this week.

You can find H.C. online here, and also here at his Amazon Author Page. As always, this reading does not come from an audiobook, and is presented here with the author’s permission.

Come back next week for some more epic fantasy! And in the meantime, don’t forget to like the post, rate or review in iTunes, or say hi in the comments or on Twitter. Hi!