Short Stories audiobooks

The State We're In

By: Ann Beattie

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

“Ann Beattie at her most magnificent…Her first new collection in ten years...These tales explore the range of emotional states the author is famous for: longing, disaffection, ambivalence, love, regret. It’s nice to hear her voice again” (People).

“A peerless, contemplative page-turner” (Vanity Fair), The State We’re In is about how we live in... Read more

Nocturnes

By: John Connolly

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Length: 13 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

From #1 internationally bestselling author John Connolly comes Nocturnes, a dark, daring, utterly haunting shot story anthology of lost lovers and missing children, predatory demons, and vengeful ghosts.

Connolly’s collection of supernatural novellas and stories echoes the work of some of the masters of the genre while never losing his own... Read more

The Evil We Love

By: Cassandra Clare & Robin Wasserman

Narrated by: Chris Wood

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

All evil starts somewhere, and Simon Lewis learns how The Circle—led by Valentine Morgenstern—began. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.

The Shadowhunter Academy has only just reopened following the disastrous rise of the Circle. Now the faculty can finally admit to what happened when Valentine was a student.

This... Read more

The Fiery Trial

By: Cassandra Clare & Maureen Johnson

Narrated by: Sam Heughan

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Simon and Clary reunite as they witness a Parabatai ceremony…and discuss their own plans to be bonded. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.

Simon and Clary act as witnesses to the parabatai ceremony of Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn…and discuss their own parabatai plans in this precursor to The Dark Artifices.

This... Read more

Pale Kings and Princes

By: Cassandra Clare & Robin Wasserman

Narrated by: Ki Hong Lee

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

As a former vampire, Simon gets along with Downworlders. The Clave does not. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.

As a former vampire, Simon’s always been sympathetic to Downworlders. But after a training exercise goes wrong, he gets a glimpse into the Shadowhunters’ prejudice as he learns about the origin of Helen and... Read more

Drunken Fireworks

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Tim Sample

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

2016 Audie Award Finalist for Original Work

A classic Stephen King short story from the bestselling collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams!

Alden McCausland and his mother are what they call “accident rich”; thanks to an unexpected life-insurance policy payout and a winning Big Maine Millions scratcher, Alden and his Ma are able to spend their... Read more

Mallon the Guru & The Collected Short Stories of Freddie Prothero

By: Peter Straub

Narrated by: Peter Straub

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Peter Straub has spent forty years at the forefront of modern literary horror. This pair of stories represent his astonishing range and his ability to terrify, transport, and hold a reader hostage. Both stories crack the foundation of our reality and opens our eyes, taking us further and further into the darkness that normally remains deeply,... Read more

Hot Little Hands

By: Abigail Ulman

Narrated by: Gemma Whelan

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of HBO’s Girls, Abigail Ulman’s heartbreakingly tender and often darkly funny fiction is a fresh take on the experiences of contemporary young women.

“A familiar yet highly inventive collection of short fiction which hits virtually all my buttons: dark humor, complex female characters, and a strong summer camp storyline.”—Lena Dunham,... Read more

The World of Jack London

By: Jack London

Narrated by: Frank Muller

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

With these stories: To the Man on Trail; DiablE-a Dog; To Build a Fire; The Law of Life; An Odyssey of the North; Moonface; The One Thousand Dozen; and All Gold Canyon. Read more

The World of O.Henry

By: O. Henry

Narrated by: Frank Muller

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

If you think of classic literature as dry and dusty reading that you have to force yourself to get through, then prepare to change your mind. Not only are these stories witty and entertaining, they are laugh-out-loud funny to boot! Does the 300-year-old ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville really exist? And if he does, will the rambunctious Otis... Read more

The World of Saki

By: H.H. Munro

Narrated by: Alexander Spencer

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The finest champagne, dry and light, ever decanted into a book, are these 16 short stories, including: EsmE; Tobermory; Mrs. Packeltide's Tiger; Sredni Vashtar; The Easter Egg; The Open Window and others. Read more

Stars Above: A Lunar Chronicles Collection

By: Marissa Meyer

Narrated by: Rebecca Soler

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"Soler's narration fits the tone of each story and provides unique voices for each character, including a breathy, high-pitched voice for Winter and a harder, cruel voice for Mistress Sybil." — AudioFile Magazine

The #1 New York Times Bestselling Series!

The enchantment continues. . . .
The universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories - and... Read more

Terminus: A "The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher" Essay

By: Hilary Mantel

Narrated by: Jane Carr

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Terminus: A "The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher" Essay by Hilary Mantel

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher is The New York Times bestselling collection, from the Man Booker prize-winner for Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, that has been called "scintillating" (New York Times Books Review), "breathtaking" (NPR), "exquisite" (The Chicago... Read more

The Reindeer Clue

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a stand-alone audiobook for the first time. Read more

Wedding Anniversary

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a stand-alone audiobook for the first time.In “Wedding Anniversary,” Ellery returns to Wrightsville just in time to witness the poisoning of his kindly host, the jeweler Ernst Bauenfel. To solve the puzzle of Ernst’s death, Ellery must carefully analyze the dying... Read more

The Ancient Minstrel

By: Jim Harrison

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Xe Sands & Keith Szarabajka

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Jim Harrison is one of our most beloved and acclaimed writers, adored by both readers and critics. In The Ancient Minstrel, Harrison delivers three novellas that highlight his phenomenal range as a writer, shot through with his trademark wit and keen insight into the human condition.Harrison has tremendous fun... Read more

Montalbano’s First Case, and Other Stories

By: Andrea Camilleri

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 17 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series comes twenty-one short stories spanning the beloved detective’s career.Inspector Montalbano has charmed readers in nineteen popular novels. In Montalbano’s First Case, and Other Stories, Andrea Camilleri has selected twenty-one short stories, written with his... Read more

We’ve Already Gone This Far

By: Patrick Dacey

Narrated by: Tanya Eby, Sean Pratt & Richard Powers

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A heartfelt, vital collection; the debut of an exciting new talent already hailed as one of George Saunders’ “favorite young American writers”In Patrick Dacey’s stunning debut, we meet longtime neighbors and friends—citizens of working-class Wequaquet—right when the ground beneath their feet has shifted in ways they don’t yet understand. Here,... Read more

Where Futures End

By: Parker Peevyhouse

Narrated by: Katie Koster, Caitlin Davies, Emily Woo Zeller,...

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of five time-spanning, interconnected novellas that weave a subtle science-fictional web that stretches from the present into the future as our world collides with a mysterious alternate universe.Each of these stories presents a teen trying to find his or her way in unusual circumstances. Five teens, five futures.Dylan develops a... Read more

The Visiting Privilege

By: Joy Williams

Narrated by: Richard Powers, Emily Woo Zeller, Elisabeth Rod...

Length: 20 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The legendary writer’s first collection in more than ten years, a literary event of the highest orderJoy Williams has been celebrated as a master of the short story for four decades, her renown passing from one generation to the next even in the shifting landscape of contemporary writing. And at long last the incredible scope of her singular... Read more

The Best of Bova, Vol. 1

By: Ben Bova

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Vikas Adam, Paul Boehmer, Orso...

Length: 15 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The first volume in a sterling collection of stories from legendary hard science fiction master Ben BovaThese are selected stories from Bova’s amazing career at the center of science fiction and space advocacy. He is the creator of the New York Times bestselling Grand Tour series, a six-time Hugo Award winner, and past president of the National... Read more

Proto Zoa

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A delightful collection of Lois McMaster Bujold’s early stories and a comprehensive introduction by this New York Times bestselling author“Protozoa” is a word from biology via the Greek meaning “first animals.” These short stories were indeed among the first life spontaneously generated in Lois McMaster Bujold’s nascent writing career. Along... Read more

The Three Students

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a stand-alone audiobook for the first time.In “The Three Students,” Ellery is challenged to solve an imaginary riddle devised by three members of the Puzzle Club. He must decide which of the titular trio (handily named Adams, Barnes, and Carver) stole a valuable ring... Read more

The Odd Man

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a stand-alone audiobook for the first time.In “The Odd Man,” Ellery is challenged to solve an imaginary riddle devised by three members of the Puzzle Club. With very little information to go on, he must correctly answer to his confreres which of their three imagined... Read more