Short Stories audiobooks
Table for Two
By: Amor Towles
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & J. Smith-Cameron
Length: 13 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
“A knockout collection. ... Sharp-edged satire deceptively wrapped like a box of Neuhaus chocolates, Table for Two is a winner.” —The New York Times
“Superb ... This may be Towles’ best book yet. Each tale is as satisfying as a master chef’s main course, filled with drama, wit, erudition and, most of all,... Read more
The Wind's Twelve Quarters
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: Amy Landon, Grover Gardner & Will Watt
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds. The Wind's Twelve Quarters collects seventeen powerful stories, each with an introduction by the author, ranging from fantasy to... Read more
View audiobookHallowe'en Party
By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Length: 6 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
Inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, coming in 2023!In this authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, a Halloween Party turns deadly, and it falls to Hercule Poirot to unmask a murderer.At a Halloween party, Joyce—a hostile thirteen-year-old—boasts that she once witnessed a... Read more
View audiobookJames Herriot's Treasury for Children
By: James Herriot
Narrated by: Jim Dale
Length: 1 hour 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Children have always found a delightful friend in James Herriot. His award-winning stories for young readers bring the farmyard world of Herriot's Yorkshire to vibrant life. Featuring a host of adorable animals and colorful townsfolk, each of the stories is narrated by the country vet himself, with all of the warmth, caring, and good humor that... Read more
View audiobookA Stroke of the Pen
By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: David Tennant, Claire Foy, Steffan Rhodri, Jon ...
Length: 4 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
A delightfully funny, fantastically inventive collection of twenty newly unearthed short stories by Sir Terry Pratchett, the award-winning and bestselling author of the phenomenally successful Discworld fantasy series. This special trove is a must-have for Pratchett fans of all ages and includes a foreword by Neil Gaiman. The audiobook is... Read more
View audiobookThe Ones That Got Away
By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Rich Miller
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
These thirteen stories are our own lives, inside out.
A boy's summer romance doesn't end in that good kind of heartbreak, but in blood. A girl on a fishing trip makes a friend in the woods who's exactly what she needs, except then that friend follows her back to the city. A father hears a voice through his baby monitor that shouldn't be... Read more
"5-Minute Ada Twist, Scientist Stories"
By: Gabrielle Meyer
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Abridged: No
"Revisit some of your favorite episodes of the Netflix series in audio for the first time with this storybook collection. Each of the twelve stories retells a beloved episode from the show, making it perfect for when it’s time to settle down for bed or spend some time away from screens." Read more
View audiobookTaken at the Flood
By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Length: 6 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
In Agatha Christie’s classic puzzler Taken at the Flood, the indefatigable Hercule Poiroit investigates the troubling case of a twice-widowed woman.A few weeks after marrying an attractive widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the... Read more
View audiobookA Swim in a Pond in the Rain
By: George Saunders
Narrated by: George Saunders, Phylicia Rashad, Nick Offerman...
Length: 14 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves—and our world today.
For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA... Read more
The Katherine Mansfield BBC Radio Collection
By: Katherine Mansfield
Narrated by: Andrew Sachs, Claire Skinner, Derek Jacobi, Eil...
Length: 9 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
A landmark collection of BBC Radio productions of the works of Katherine Mansfield - plus bonus dramas and documentary
One of the great Modernist authors, Katherine Mansfield was a short story virtuoso, redefining the genre with her subtle, powerfully perceptive tales. A prolific writer, she penned over 60 stories and several poetry collections... Read more
Exhalation
By: Ted Chiang
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Dominic Hoffman, Amy Landon ...
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two published for the very first time—all from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and Others
Tackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine,... Read more
The Anne of Green Gables Collection
By: L. M. Montgomery
Narrated by: Susie Berneis, Tara Ward, Barbara Barnes & Kate...
Length: 73 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Fans of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne Shirley rejoice! Collected here are all eight of the original Anne Shirley books in the order they were published. This collection includes Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne's House of Dreams, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside, Chronicles of Avonlea, and Further Chronicles of Avonlea.... Read more
View audiobookFull Throttle
By: Joe Hill
Narrated by: Zachary Quinto, Wil Wheaton, Kate Mulgrew, Neil...
Length: 16 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
2020 Audie Awards® WINNER - Short Stories/Collections
The number one New York Times best-selling author of The Fireman and Strange Weather returns with a dark and ingenious collection of 13 compelling short stories that showcase his ability to “push genre conventions to new extremes” (New York Times Book Review), performed by a stunning... Read more
We Have Always Been Who We Are
By: Sofia T. Romero
Narrated by: Carolina Hoyos, Inés del Castillo & Frankie Corzo
Length: 6 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
From Pushcart Prize–nominated author Sofia T. Romero comes a breathtaking debut collection of interrelated stories suffused with magical realism.In stories that evoke the haunting beauty of New England beaches and resonate with a bittersweet loneliness, Romero blurs the lines between life and death, reality and fantasy. A deceased woman counsels... Read more
View audiobookThe ABC Murders
By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Length: 6 hours
Abridged: No
Now an Amazon Prime original limited series!Agatha Christie’s beloved classic The A.B.C. Murders sets Hercule Poirot on the trail of a serial killer.There’s a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet and the whole country is in a state of panic.A is for Mrs. Ascher in Andover, B is for Betty Barnard in Bexhill, C is for... Read more
View audiobookGalatea
By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Ruth Wilson
Length: 46 minutes
Abridged: No
An enchanting short story from Madeline Miller that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion, now in audio for the first time**Performed by Ruth Wilson and featuring an afterword by Madeline Miller**In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece—the most beautiful woman the... Read more
View audiobookGet In Trouble
By: Kelly Link
Narrated by: Grace Experience, Kirby Heyborne, Tara Sands, R...
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A bewitching story collection from the author of White Cat, Black Dog and The Book of Love, hailed as “the most darkly playful voice in American fiction” (Michael Chabon) and “our greatest living fabulist” (Carmen Maria Machado)
“Ridiculously brilliant . . . These stories make you laugh while... Read more
Evil Under the Sun
By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: David Suchet
Length: 6 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
The classic Evil Under the Sun, one of the most famous of Agatha Christie’s Poirot investigations, has the fastidious sleuth on the trail of the killer of a sun-bronzed beauty whose death brings some rather shocking secrets into the light.The beautiful bronzed body of Arlena Stuart lay face down on the beach. But strangely, there was no sun and... Read more
View audiobookBrief Cases
By: Jim Butcher
Narrated by: James Marsters, Jim Butcher, Cassandra Campbell...
Length: 15 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
An all-new Dresden Files story headlines this urban fantasy short story collection starring the Windy City's favorite wizard.
The world of Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is rife with intrigue--and creatures of all supernatural stripes. And you'll make their intimate acquaintance as Harry delves into the dark side of truth,... Read more
Train Dreams and Jesus' Son
By: Denis Johnson
Narrated by: Will Patton
Length: 5 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Here are two complete audiobooks by Denis Johnson, narrated by Will Patton. Listen to both Train Dreams, and Jesus’ Son, as well as an excerpt from Denis Johnson’s National Book Award-winning Tree of Smoke.
In Train Dreams Robert Grainer is a day laborer in the American West at the start of the 20th century—an ordinary man in extraordinary times.... Read more
The Goodbye Cat
By: Hiro Arikawa
Narrated by: George Blagden
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
In the much-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling and beloved The Travelling Cat Chronicles, seven cats weave their way through their owners’ lives, climbing, comforting, nestling, and sometimes just tripping everyone up in this uplifting collection of tales by international bestselling author Hiro Arikawa.
Against the backdrop of changing... Read more
Other People We Married
By: Emma Straub
Narrated by: Kristen Sieh, Barrie Kreinik & Marin Ireland
Length: 5 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
The beloved story collection from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Vacationers, All Adults Here and This Time Tomorrow
In Other People We Married, Straub creates characters as recognizable as a best friend, and follows them through moments of triumph and transformation with wit, vulnerability, and dazzling insight. In “Some People... Read more
The Truth and Other Stories
By: Stanislaw Lem
Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
Length: 14 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Of these twelve short stories by science fiction master Stanislaw Lem, only three have previously appeared in English, making this the first “new” book of fiction by Lem since the late 1980s. The stories display the full range of Lem’s intense
curiosity about scientific ideas as well as his sardonic approach to human nature, presenting as... Read more
Wounds
By: Nathan Ballingrud
Narrated by: Corey Brill, Danny Campbell, Matthew Lloyd Davi...
Length: 9 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
“Stretch[es] the boundaries of the genre...It’s horrifying, but there’s beauty.” —The New York Times
“One of the field’s most accomplished short story writers.” —The Washington Post
A gripping collection of six stories of terror—including the novella “The Visible Filth,” the basis for the upcoming major motion picture—by Shirley Jackson... Read more