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

Hallowe'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

James 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

A 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

The 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

Taken 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

A 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

Full 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

The 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

Galatea

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

Get 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

Brief 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