Short Stories audiobooks

To Build a Fire

By: Jack London

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A man with no name follows a wandering path into the frozen Klondike. And here, deep in the heart of God’s country, he is forced to pit his will, mind and spirit against the forces of Mother Nature, herself. Read more

American Salvage

By: Bonnie Jo Campbell

Narrated by: Ken Marks, Jeffrey Brick, Stevie Ray Dallimore ...

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The fiction of Bonnie Jo Campbell has been honored with the Pushcart Prize, the AWP Award for Short Fiction, and Southern Review’s Eudora Welty Prize. In this stunning collection—a National Book Award finalist—Campbell paints unapologetically frank portraits of broken souls striving for redemption.In rural Michigan, the American dream, if it... Read more

Down to a Soundless Sea

By: Thomas Steinbeck

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Here is a fiction debut that is cause for celebration. Growing up in a family that valued the art of storytelling and the power of oral history, Thomas Steinbeck now follows in his father's footsteps with a brilliant story collection.Down to a Soundless Sea resonates with the rich history and culture of California, recalling vivid details of... Read more

St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves

By: Karen Russell

Narrated by: Various

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A dazzling debut, a blazingly original voice: the ten stories in St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves introduce a radiant new talent.

In the collection’s title story, a pack of girls raised by wolves are painstakingly reeducated by nuns. In “Haunting Olivia,” two young boys make midnight trips to a boat graveyard in search of their dead... Read more

The Body Snatcher

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Two student anatomists purchase the remains of humanity in the small hours of the morning. The shadowy men who bring the bodies seldom speak, and the suspicions of the students are never spoken aloud.Until one morning, when the drapery is lifted from the face of a new acquisition and one student recognizes it as the face of a dear friend, alive... Read more

Seven Strange & Ghostly Tales

By: Brian Jacques

Narrated by: Brian Jacques

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Maybe you don't believe in ghosts, and vampires, and spooky things that creep around in the dark...

Then you don't mind sitting by a vampire's tomb at midnight. Or being locked up with the mummies in a dark museum. Or you might like to join the mysterious boy who lurks in the shadows at Saint Michael's. Or the ghost who waits by the side of the... Read more

The Lottery, and Seven Other Stories

By: Shirley Jackson

Narrated by: Carol Jordan Stewart

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Who can forget the first time they heard the story? Considered one of the masterpieces of American literature, “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in the New Yorker. Since then it has become one of the most anthologized stories in American literature. Powerful and haunting, subtle and horrifying, the tale demonstrates... Read more

My World and Welcome to It

By: James Thurber

Narrated by: John Cullum

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The world of James Thurber is splendidly sampled in these thirty stories, sketches, and articles that range from the wildest comedy to the serious business of murder. Animal courtship, maids, Macbeth, baseball, sailing, marriage—all fall within Thurber's scope of wit and humor. Read more

Dimanche and Other Stories

By: Irène Némirovsky

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of never-before-translated stories by the bestselling author of Suite Française, this is a gorgeous, gemlike volume with the same attention to detail that won Irène Némirovsky so many fans. Written between 1934 and 1942, these ten stories mine the same terrain as her bestselling novels: a keen eye for the details of social class;... Read more

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

By: Unknown

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In the mystical land of Arabia, there is secreted a magical door that opens with the command, “Open, Sesame!” Inside lays the plunder of a century of robbers and mercenaries. When Ali Baba witnesses 40 thieves open this door with the enchanted words, endless possibilities begin to unwind before him. Read more

Stories for Haiti

By: various authors

Narrated by: various narrators

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

This special audio collection features twenty unabridged selections from 100 Stories for Haiti. Inspired by the catastrophic 2010 earthquake in Haiti, hundreds of talented authors worldwide submitted stories. The result is an anthology that anyone can enjoy.Authors in the collection include Nick Harkaway, Mo Fanning, Rachel Shukert, Fionnula... Read more

The Door in the Wall

By: H.G. Wells

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A young boy unlocks a world of joy and imagination. But when he returns the next day, he finds the door is not there. It has moved. How can a door move? And what is the real meaning of The Door in the Wall? Read more

Great Classic Science Fiction

By: various authors, H. G. Wells, Stanley G. Weinba...

Narrated by: various narrators, Simon Vance, Barbara Rosenbl...

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

This superlative collection of futuristic tales explores ground-breaking supernatural themes from the founding heroes of the science-fiction genre. The short story form is perfect for capturing the atmospheric tension of these legendary stories. This collection includes the following stories: "The Door in the Wall" by H. G. Wells—A man must... Read more

If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This

By: Robin Black

Narrated by: Mark Deakins, Kimberly Farr, Ann Marie Lee & Ki...

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Heralding the arrival of a stunning new voice in American fiction, Robin Black’s If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This takes readers into the minds and hearts of people navigating the unsettling transitions that life presents to us all.
 
Written with maturity and insight, and in beautiful, clear-eyed prose, these stories plumb the depths of love,... Read more

Felicia's Journey

By: William Trevor

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

-A stunning, rich novel of suspense from one of Ireland's most distinguished writers. In Felicia's Journey, Trevor gently explores the intricate relationship between a predator and his intended victim. Felicia is young and pregnant, having stolen away from a small Irish town to search for her boyfriend in the industrial sprawl of the English... Read more

Fun with Problems

By: Robert Stone

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

In Fun with Problems, Robert Stone demonstrates once again that he is "one of our greatest living writers" (Los Angeles Times). The pieces in this new volume vary greatly in length—some are almost novellas, others no more than a page—but all share the signature blend of longing, violence, black humor, sex, and drugs that has helped Stone... Read more

Gator A-Go-Go

By: Tim Dorsey

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

That's right: Serge and Coleman do spring break!It's been a long time coming, but they're at the party now—and you'll never look at a Frisbee the same way again.One spring break location obviously isn't enough for Serge, so he must hit them all, traveling through various historic locales, spewing nuggets of history at anyone who won't run away... Read more

Wild Child, and Other Stories

By: T. C. Boyle

Narrated by: T. C. Boyle

Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

There may be no one better than T. C. Boyle at engaging, shocking, and ultimately gratifying readers while at the same time testing his characters’ emotional and physical endurance.The fourteen stories in this rich new collection display T. C. Boyle’s astonishing range and imaginative muscle. Nature is the dominant player in many of these... Read more

The Farmer’s Daughter

By: Jim Harrison

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter, Ray Porter & Lloyd James

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Jim Harrison's numerous works have established him as one of the most beloved and popular authors in American fiction. His novel The English Major was a National Indie Bestseller, a New York Times Book Review Notable Title, and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year. This collection of novellas finds him writing at the height of his... Read more

War Dances

By: Sherman Alexie

Narrated by: Sherman Alexie

Length: 4 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

National Book Award winner and New York Times best-selling author Sherman Alexie infuses his writing with biting wit and poignant insight. As a 41-year-old man confronts his own mortality in this collection's title story, he recalls his Spokane Indian father's chilling death from alcoholism and diabetes. Another tale features an eccentric... Read more

Oddly Enough

By: Bruce Coville

Narrated by: The Full Cast Family

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The first of Bruce Coville's acclaimed "Oddlies". this collection of stories iss performed by some of Full Cast's favorite narrators (including Bruce himself). Some are funny, some are scary, some are both. The topics range from unicorns to werewolves, vampires to angels to brownies. Read more

Cruel Miracles

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Grover Gardner, John Rubinstein, Stefan Rudnick...

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

This fourth volume in Orson Scott Card's five-book anthology of short stories features tales with religious themes, exploring the mysteries of ritual, sacrifice, faith, and death.Mortal GodsIn our mortality lies our greatness.Saving GraceA story of TV faith healers and those who follow them.Eye for EyeAn abused child has the gift of creating... Read more

Flux

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Orson Scott Card, Paul Boehmer, Arte Johnson, S...

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

This second volume of Orson Scott Card's five-book anthology of short stories features seven tales exploring possible future scenarios for the human race.A Thousand Deaths In Soviet-occupied America, Jerry Crove is found guilty and convicted of knowing about the planned assassination of a Russian high official and not reporting it to the... Read more

Identity Theft

By: Robert J. Sawyer

Narrated by: Anthony Heald

Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Identity Theft is a hard-boiled detective novella set on Mars, writtenby the man Anne McCaffrey calls "an absolutely marvelous writer."Cassandra and Joshua Wilkins are fossil hunters who have both recently transferred their minds into artificial bodies, but now Joshua has mysteriously disappeared. Cassandra must hire Alex Lomax, the only private... Read more