Short Stories bestsellers

"5-Minute Ada Twist, Scientist Stories"

The Questioneers

By: Gabrielle Meyer
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

"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

Little Bible Stories

By: Various
Narrated by: Elizabeth Cottle
Length: 39 minutes

Introducing youngsters to classic Bible stories, this collection features four beloved tales of courage, friendship and imagination! Kids will love hearing the story of David as he faces Goliath, and following Jonah, as they learn the importance of bravery. The Good Samaritan teaches kindness to all, while Joseph's coat of many colors leads him... Read more

Galatea

By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Ruth Wilson
Length: 46 minutes

“The audio version of this is nothing short of magical. Completely captivating, and it made me view Pygmalion and My Fair Lady in an entirely new light. Fiercely feminist and the voice actor deserves an award. The perfect quick listen! Read more

Table for Two

Fictions

By: Amor Towles
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini & J. Smith-Cameron
Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

“I like very few short story collections. I can literally count them on one hand. This maybe completes the hand, as the fifth. And honestly I think it's because Towles is SUCH a talented writer. I bookmarked numerous places in my audiobook that I want to transfer to my print copy because I loved how he wrote something and want to be able to look... Read more

Stories for Christmas

Bumper Short Story Collections: Book #90

By: Enid Blyton
Narrated by: Adam Courting & Jessica Alade
Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Snuggle down with this charming collection of wintry and Christmas stories from the world's best loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up!

From tales of hot roasted chestnuts to shared gifts and falling snow, celebrate the festive season with these short stories by Enid Blyton.

These traditional tales are ideal for younger children... Read more

Look Under Rocks Children's Audiobook Bundle

DayDreaming Children's Book Bundles: Book #2

By: Lois Wickstrom
Narrated by: Brian Dewar McNamara
Length: 1 hour

A magical audiobook collection where beloved fairy tale characters combine their enchanted worlds and dive into the thrilling realm of science and experiments. From Chicken Little to the Three Little Pigs and more, this collection is perfect for curious minds and fans of both fairy tales and scientific discovery. These timeless stories come to... Read more

The Anne of Green Gables Collection

Anne Shirley Books 1-6 and Avonlea Short Stories

Anne of Green Gables

By: L. M. Montgomery
Narrated by: Susie Berneis, Tara Ward, Barbara Barnes & Kate Handford
Length: 73 hours 17 minutes

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

Women! In! Peril!

By: Jessie Ren Marshall
Narrated by: Rachel Noe Nishizawa
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

“Women! In! Peril! is a sharply written, eclectically bizarre collection that starts with a bang and ends in tender tears, and everything in-between. A fantastic debut from an author to watch out for! Read more

Murder in Mesopotamia

A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

Hercule Poirot Mysteries: Book #13

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Anna Massey
Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Suspicious events at a Middle Eastern archaeological excavation site intrigue the great Hercule Poirot as he investigates Murder in Mesopotamia, a classic murder mystery from Agatha Christie.Amy Leatheram has never felt the lure of the mysterious East, but when she travels to an ancient site deep in the Iraqi desert to nurse the wife of a... Read more

Exhalation

Stories

By: Ted Chiang
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Dominic Hoffman, Amy Landon & Ted Chiang
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

“WOW. My first experience with Ted Chiang absolutely blew me out of the water. Each story left me with wide eyes and a racing mind, running to my husband to read a passage so we could both be knocked over with wonder. Exhalation filled me with so many questions about our collective past, present, and future, I’ll be coming back to this book again... Read more

Christmas Treats

Contains 29 classic Blyton tales

Bumper Short Story Collections: Book #13

By: Enid Blyton
Narrated by: Alex Wingfield & Nicky Diss
Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Twenty-four of Enid Blyton's Christmas stories.

Visit Santa's workshop, hang up your stocking and help two naughty goblins make a Christmas pudding in this magical collection from the classic children's author. Stories include Mr Icy-Cold, The Christmas Party and Rescuing Santa Claus.

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Enid Blyton's Christmas Tales

Contains 25 classic stories

Bumper Short Story Collections: Book #7

By: Enid Blyton
Narrated by: Alex Wingfield & Nicky Diss
Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Twenty-five more timeless Christmas stories from Enid Blyton.

Nobody captures the spirit of Christmas like Enid Blyton. The excitement of singing carols, exchanging gifts and a bit of her trademark mischief can all be found in this festive collection. Stories include The Pantomime Wolf, Christmas in the Toyshop and The Extraordinary Christmas... Read more

There is a Rio Grande in Heaven

Stories

By: Ruben Reyes Jr.
Narrated by: Johnny Rey Diaz
Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

“I do love a choose your own adventure story. Read more

The ABC Murders

A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

Hercule Poirot Mysteries: Book #12

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Length: 6 hours

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

Lord Edgware Dies

A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

Hercule Poirot Mysteries: Book #8

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

When Lord Edgware Dies a most unnatural death, detective Hercule Poirot must solve a most confounding conundrum: if the obvious killer, the slain peer’s spiteful wife, didn’t do it, who did? A classic from the queen of mystery, Agatha Christie.When Lord Edgware is found murdered the police are baffled. His estranged actress wife was seen... Read more

Cards on the Table

A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

Hercule Poirot Mysteries: Book #14

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

In Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, Cards on the Table, the wily Hercule Poirot is on the case when a bridge night turns deadlyMr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he is a man of whom everybody is a little afraid. So when he boasts to Hercule Poirot that he considers murder an art form, the detective has some... Read more

James Herriot's Treasury for Children

Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small

By: James Herriot
Narrated by: Jim Dale
Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

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

The Velveteen Rabbit

By: Margery Williams
Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne
Length: 29 minutes

This classic and moving story shines light on the supernatural powers of genuine love.  Margery Williams beautifully portrays the desire to be fully known and fully loved as the thing that makes one feel most real.  The little toy rabbit, forgotten and aging, learns he can only truly experience life through the love of a child.  After finally... Read more

Love in Color

Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

By: Bolu Babalola
Narrated by: Ajjaz Awad, Nneka Okoye, Bolu Babalola & Olukemi Babalola
Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

“Love in Color is delicious. I wanted to both savor every word and devour the next story. Each story unlike the last, each with a different voice and style. Babalola's retellings and reimaginings draw you in to each unique trial of love. A decadent read perfect for a beach, cabin, orrr anywhere else. ;) Read more

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life

By: George Saunders
Narrated by: George Saunders, Phylicia Rashad, Nick Offerman, Glenn Close, Keith David, Rainn Wilson, BD Wong & Renée Elise Goldsberry
Length: 14 hours 43 minutes

“This masterclass for writers is also a masterclass for readers, and you don't have to be a writer to enjoy it. Through his wise insights on storytelling, Saunders sent me away with an understanding of why I enjoy reading what I do, how stories work, and how to be a better storyteller (and human) in all rights. Read more

Death in the Clouds

A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

Hercule Poirot Mysteries: Book #11

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Hercule Poirot must solve a perplexing case of midair murder in Death in the Clouds when he discovers that the woman in seat two of the airborne aeroplane he’s traveling on is quite unexpectedly—and unnaturally—deceased.From seat No. 9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers on the short flight from Paris to... Read more

Beasts and Beauty

Dangerous Tales

By: Soman Chainani
Narrated by: Polly Lee
Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

You think you know these stories, don’t you?You are wrong. You don’t know them at all.Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life . . . and death.A prince has a surprising... Read more

The History of Sound

Stories

By: Ben Shattuck
Narrated by: Ben Shattuck, Zachary Chastain, Paul Mescal, Dion Graham, Ellen Adair, Steven Jay Cohen, Jim Seybert, Dawn Harvey, Chris Cooper, Rebecca Lowman, Jenny Slate, Ed Helms & Nick Offerman
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

“Amazing narration by an all-star cast!! In this collection of exquisite and elegiac short stories, Ben Shattuck proves that he is a writer in the full command of his craft. The eponymous first story, The History of Sound, won the Pushcart Prize in 2019 and the movie based on that story, starring Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor, will land in... Read more

The Beast You Are

Stories

By: Paul Tremblay
Narrated by: Johnny Heller, Xe Sands, Ewan Chung, Graham Halstead, Helen Laser, Jorjeana Marie, Joy Osmanski, Keith Sellon-Wright, Kirsten Potter & Neil Shah
Length: 11 hours 25 minutes

A haunting collection of short fiction from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club, A Head Full of Ghosts, and The Cabin at the End of the World. Paul Tremblay has won widespread acclaim for illuminating the dark horrors of the mind in novels and stories that push the boundaries of storytelling itself. The fifteen pieces in this... Read more

Back To School Bundle

DayDreaming Children's Book Bundles: Book #1

By: The DayDreaming Network
Narrated by: DayDreaming Narrators
Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

This collection of Children's Audiobook includes these amazing titles: Walkout by Tina Shepardson Jane Escapes to the Jungle of Individuality by Jennifer Nestor Dax's Adventures by Tyrice Cartwright Speechless by Thomas Ray Garcia and Matt Eventoff The Flower Girl by Nicole Patrice Thomas The Girl Dad by Liesl Schuh Queen Vernita Finds More... Read more

Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

A Miss Marple Collection

Miss Marple Mysteries: Book #13

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

Miss Marple: The Complete Story Collection gathers together in one magnificent volume all of Agatha Christie’s short stories featuring her beloved intrepid investigator, Miss Marple. It’s an unparalleled compendium of murder, mayhem, mystery, and detection that represents some of the finest short form fiction in the crime fiction field, and is... Read more

Ladybird Advent Stories

By: Ladybird
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton & Theo Solomon
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Brought to you by Ladybird.

A collection of original audio stories, counting down the days to Christmas! These new stories are especially written for the festive period, excellent listening for when you're decorating the tree, wrapping presents or making the Christmas pudding!

This edition is filled with creative and engaging sound effects and is... Read more

The Collected Stories of Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh

By: A.A. Milne
Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Geoffrey Palmer & Jane Horrocks
Length: 4 hours 27 minutes

WINNIE-THE-POOH
POOH GOES VISITING and other stories
Story 1 In which we are introduced
Story 2 In which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place
Story 3 In which Pooh and Piglet go hunting and nearly catch a Woozle
Story 4 In which Eeyore loses a tail and Pooh finds one
Story 5 In which Piglet is entirely surrounded by water
Story 6 In... Read more

Sharp Ends

Stories from the World of the First Law

By: Joe Abercrombie
Narrated by: Steven Pacey
Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winning tales and exclusive new short stories from the master of grimdark fantasy, Joe Abercrombie.

Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words are as deadly as the weapons in this rogue's gallery of side-shows, back-stories, and sharp endings from the world of the First Law.

The Union army... Read more

The World’s Worst Teachers

By: David Walliams
Narrated by: David Walliams, Helen McCrory, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Emma Fryer, James Goode, Adjoa Andoh & Paul Panting
Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Millions of young readers have loved the World’s Worst Children tales – now they will revel in this delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups ever: The World’s Worst Teachers. Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most splendidly sinister teachers will... Read more

Mangoes, Mischief, and Tales of Friendship

Stories from India

By: Chitra Soundar
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Being a wise and just ruler is no easy task. That’s what Prince Veera discovers when he and his best friend, Suku, are given the opportunity to preside over the court of his father, King Bheema. Some of the subjects’ complaints are easily addressed, but others are much more challenging. How should they handle the case of the greedy merchant who... Read more

Goodnight Stories

Bumper Short Story Collections: Book #93

By: Enid Blyton
Narrated by: Eugenia Low & George Greenland
Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

A bedtime collection of short stories by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up!

From a wizard on the moon to midnight fairy parties, there's a dreamy story for everyone in this short story collection by Enid Blyton. Drift off to dreamland with these starlit adventures!

These traditional tales are ideal for younger... Read more

Precious The Baby Dragon

By: Dawn Menge
Narrated by: Emma Andreasen Moore
Length: 13 minutes

Precious the baby dragon was left to fend for herself in an ocean cave. King Teddy Bear and Queen Giggles rescue her and spend their days teaching her about kindness, compassion, and exploration. But, with all that love Precious is still wanting more. Follow the three in their adventures to find out what the baby dragon is looking for. Read more

Julia Donaldson Reads The Hospital Dog and Other Stories

By: Julia Donaldson
Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Join Julia Donaldson and some of her best-loved illustrator friends in this wonderful collection of stories. These 18 stories are read for the first time by Julia Donaldson herself and are perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all!

Join in the fun and head out on a moonlit adventure with Cave Baby, help... Read more

Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone

By: Sequoia Nagamatsu
Narrated by: Brian Nishii & June Angela
Length: 4 hours 6 minutes

“This manages to both be a terse collection, building out 12 fully-realized stories in just four hours of listening, and an incredibly rich literary dreamscape, where the realms of the stories overlap and the creatures of Japanese mythology become real. Crawling with kaiju and yōkai, Where We Go When All We Were is Gone considers the relationship... Read more

Islands of Decolonial Love

Stories & Songs

By: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Narrated by: Tantoo Cardinal
Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

In her debut collection of short stories, Islands of Decolonial Love, renowned writer and activist Leanne Simpson vividly explores the lives of contemporary Indigenous Peoples and communities, especially those of her own Nishnaabeg nation. Found on reserves, in cities and small towns, in bars and curling rinks, canoes and community centres,... Read more

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

By: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Narrated by: Kenny Ramos & DeLanna Studi
Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Edited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride. Native families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan.... Read more

How Long 'til Black Future Month?

Stories

By: N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by: Shayna Small, Gail Nelson-Holgate, Robin Eller, Ron Butler, Kevin Stillwell, Je Nie Fleming & Jeanette Illidge
Length: 14 hours 10 minutes

Three-time Hugo Award winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin challenges and delights readers with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption that sharply examine modern society in her first collection of short fiction, which includes never-before-seen stories.

"Marvelous and wide-ranging." -- Los Angeles... Read more

Stag Dance

A Novel & Stories

By: Torrey Peters
Length: TBA

“Erotic and quietly touching, instinctive and temperamental, this novella and added short stories delight as much as they disturb. Lumberjack jamborees, dehumanizing skin suits, the shrieks of baby pigs, and a world wracked by a hormone famine come together to make an unsettling experience highlighting the complexities of the queer/femme... Read more

The Refrigerator Monologues

By: Catherynne M. Valente
Narrated by: Karis A. Campbell
Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

“Cat Valente is already one of my favorite writers, and I'm a big superhero fan, so I'm not surprised that I enjoyed the hell out of this book. Each story is beautifully written and heart wrenchingly upsetting. I wanted things to go well for these characters. I knew from the start they wouldn't get happy endings, but still I hoped. It was... Read more

Skeleton Crew

Stories

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Stephen King, Dylan Baker, Kyle Beltran, Matthew Broderick, Norbert Leo Butz, Michael C. Hall, Paul Giamatti, Dana Ivey, Will Patton, Robert Petkoff, David Morse, Lois Smith & Frances Sternhagen
Length: 22 hours 29 minutes

The #1 New York Times bestseller—a mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King, including “The Monkey” and “The Mist”!

From one of the greatest storytellers in modern times comes this classic collection of twenty-two works of fright and wonder…unforgettable tales that will take you to the edge of imagination, where your darkest fears... Read more

The Neil Gaiman Reader

Selected Fiction

By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Neil Gaiman, George Guidall, Lenny Henry & Leon Nixon
Length: 27 hours 2 minutes

An outstanding array—52 pieces in all—of selected fiction from the multiple-award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, curated by his readers around the world, and introduced with a foreword by Booker Prize-winning author Marlon JamesSpanning Gaiman’s career to date, The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is a captivating... Read more

A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Michael Kyle
Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scrooge learns to love Christmas and the people all around him. ©2020 Pandora's Box (P)2020 Pandora's Box Read more

Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart

And Other Stories

By: GennaRose Nethercott
Narrated by: GennaRose Nethercott, January LaVoy, Gabra Zackman, Max Meyers & Elena Rey
Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

ONE OF THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • From the author of the breakout novel Thistlefoot: a collection of dark fairytales and fractured folklore exploring how our passions can save us—or go monstrously wrong.

“Real magic, real delight, doled out generously in the shape of wistful, ferocious,... Read more

Fiona and Jane

By: Jean Chen Ho
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

A TIME, NPR, VOGUE, OPRAH DAILY, AND VULTURE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR)

One of TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2022

“Ho's debut work is the perfect modern example of great American fiction. . . . You will love it.” —Jake Tapper

“Intimate, cinematic. . . . The world Ho creates between the two women feels like one friend reading the other’s story,... Read more

Dumb Witness

A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

Hercule Poirot Mysteries: Book #16

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

In Agatha Christie’s Dumb Witness, Hercule Poirot investigates the very suspicious death of an elderly spinster who, fearing the very worst, had written to the great detective prior to her demise.Everyone blamed Emily Arundell’s accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs by her frisky terrier. But the more she thought about her fall, the more... Read more

Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory

Stories

By: Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Narrated by: Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Baron Vaughn, James Urbaniak, Kimiko Glenn, Colman Domingo, Natalie Morales, Raúl Esparza, Will Brill, Stephanie Beatriz, Emma Galvin & Nicholas Gonzalez
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

From the creator of the beloved and universally acclaimed television series BoJack Horseman, a fabulously off-beat collection of short stories about love—the best and worst thing in the universe.

Written with all the scathing dark humor that is a hallmark of BoJack Horseman, Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s stories will make you laugh, weep, and shiver in... Read more

Stories of Wonders and Wishes

Bumper Short Story Collections: Book #69

By: Enid Blyton
Narrated by: Eugenia Low & Joe Eyre
Length: 4 hours 1 minute

A magical collection of enchanting tales by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up!

Prepare to be dazzled with stories of witches, wizards and magical folk. From spells and enchantments to potions and wishes, there's magic and wonder brewing in this bumper collection by Enid Blyton.

These traditional tales are ideal... Read more

There Was an Old Woman (Who Lived in a Shoe); & There Was a Crooked Man

By: Melissa Everett
Narrated by: Erin Yuen
Length: 9 minutes

There Was an Old Woman (Who Lived in a Shoe): What do you do when you live in a shoe? Save up some loot and move to a boot! There Was a Crooked Man: Everything is a little crooked in this silly rhyme everyone loves to recite. Read more

Little Bunny: Sleepy Stories

Highlights Stories

By: Highlights For Children
Narrated by: Highlights For Children
Length: 6 minutes

Bedtime! Little Bunny tries to be quiet as Baby Bunny naps. Baby Bunny prepares for a sleepover with Squirrel. Little Bunny tries to take a nap. Little Bunny tries to stay up late. Stories by Eileen Spinelli. Read more