Anthologies & Short Stories

The Things They Carried’s portrayal of the boots-on-the-ground experience of soldiers in the Vietnam War is a landmark in war writing.....

The author presents a collection of seven short stories set in the Outlander universe, including two original stories and featuring beloved character Jamie Fraser....

A stunning collection of interconnected stories, set mostly in New England, exploring how the past is often misunderstood and how history, family, heartache, and desire can echo over centuries...

Spring, 1918. The Great War is at a crucial stage, the Germans are making one last push into France, and the Allies are struggling to hold them back. Battle lines are shifting, and men, and their machines, are being sent up and down the front to shore up defenses....

The War is over, but for petty criminal Charlie his darkest days are only just beginning. Charlie Briggs is never off-duty, even when a botched job means he's forced to lay low in a sleepy Hampshire town for the holiday season.

Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation, Hercule Poirot....

In this haunting short story of loyalty and betrayal, a young woman in early 1900s Massachusetts discovers that in navigating her treacherous coming-of-age, she must find her voice first....

From the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a new short story collection: half spy stories, half tales of revenge, all highlight the kinder, funnier, and gentler side of espionage and retribution....

Echoes of a Distant Summer is the story of Jackson St. Clair Tremain, a San Francisco civil servant who thought he had left his old life far behind....

Imagine a world without Mr. Darcy. How would things have been different if he had never been born? In a moment of despair over Elizabeth’s rejection, the iconic hero of Pride and Prejudice wishes his life away. Now, on a tour with a surprising celestial guide, he must face up to the results.

A troubled concert pianist searches for a new inspiration among the hidden back hallways of Carnegie Hall in bestselling author Fiona Davis’s bold short story of artistic ambition in 1950s New York....

In 1887, British ships continue to arrive at the bustling, growing port of Cape Town in South Africa. On board, one of them is a young man, Sebastian Brigandshaw, exiled from England by his abusive father....

This stunning, exquisitely written collection introduces a cast of remarkable characters whose lives intersect in ways both life-affirming and heartbreaking....

A young woman’s night-time escapade goes eerily wrong. A man is forced to relive the horrible accident that tore his family apart over and over again. An underground thrill through ancient catacombs proves disastrously horrific....

More unpublished works from the archives of Louis L’Amour: complete short stories, partial novels, treatments, and notes that will transport listeners from the Western frontier to India, China, and even the future....

Charles thought he had it all - until a devastating betrayal and the shattering loss of his family drove him to living on the streets. Beatrice is the first person who's truly cared about him in a long time. Little by little, he's finding reasons to care about rebuilding his life....

In her most intimate and seamlessly crafted work to date, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie turns her penetrating eye on America in 12 dazzling stories that explore the ties that bind....

If you want to understand the daily life and psychology of the late Middle Ages, Ronald Ecker’s classic translation of The Canterbury Tales provides one of the very best means of doing so....

This gripping novel is not only one of the best books written about Vietnam; it is also one of the most powerful anti-war novels in American literature....

In this collection of six short stories, the people of Pride and Prejudice move on, grow up, and explore paths not taken....

From the American West to the Siberian coast, from Hollywood to the boxing ring, here are timeless tales of war, mystery, romance, crime, and punishment as only Louis L'Amour can tell them....

The thrilling prequel to Ben Kane's Hannibal: Fields of Blood. An exclusive straight to digital short story....

In Pianos and Flowers we are invited, through the medium of sepia images, to glimpse a world long departed. In these stories, inspired by long-lost photographs, the lives of the people in the frame are imagined and then explored, layer by layer....

"The Veiled Lady" takes readers on a captivating journey in a short story by the incomparable Agatha Christie, featuring her iconic detective Hercule Poirot...

This third volume of Louis L'Amour's collected stories is a thrilling tribute to the unique spirit of our frontier heritage....

She was sunshine. He was clouds. Until a sprig of mistletoe changed everything. Griff Marcello must live with the shame of the crime he once committed for his mobster father. As he grows into a man, he's found security as a cowboy living in Glory Hill, Nebraska, but the memory of his sin never leaves him. Joyanna Hollinger is devoted to the community of Glory Hill, and with Christmas approaching, her plans for a special Christmas Eve service consumes her. All her efforts are falling into place--until she loses a key part of the celebration. When Griff receives an unexpected gift from his ...

In Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, Jewish watchmaker Jakob is sent to Auschwitz, where he uses his skills to survive while witnessing the horrors of the Holocaust. As the camp strips away his humanity, Jakob risks everything to protect the weak, finding small acts of kindness in a world overcome by cruelty.

Un pastor que quiere casarse con la hija del Rey, está decidido a cumplir las difíciles pruebas que éste le impone a todos los que pretenden la mano de la princesa. Para ello, recurre a un singular silbato.

Step into the rugged world of The Luck of Roaring Camp, where rough-hewn miners, chance, and the untamed frontier collide in unexpected ways. Bret Harte's masterful storytelling captures the raw beauty and unvarnished humanity of California's Gold Rush era. With its blend of grit, humor, and heartfelt emotion, this tale shines a light on the unlikeliest bonds and the transformative power of hope. Discover a story where the harshest landscapes yield the richest treasures — not of gold, but of the human spirit.

This captivating collection will take you on a journey with characters whose lives lead to unexpected endings. Prepare to question the boundaries of life and death with this gripping anthology.