American Fiction Short Stories

This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Mark Twains's greatest works: 12 novels; over 120 of his beloved short stories; Chapters From My Autobiography; 5 pieces of short non-fiction; and 6 pieces of his groundbreaking, wide-ranging travel writing.

This series is a short story collection aimed at the reader on the go. Each standalone takes you into the lives of the men and women that play in the streets risking life and limb for the almighty dollar. Some handle the heat of the life while others fold under the pressure of it all. So, take a few minutes on your lunch break or right before bed and see who is and who isn’t about that life. This story is book 1 and is titled “Hot Girls in the D”.

Are you ready for a literary journey that will leave you completely captivated and unable to put the book down? Look no further than this FOUR BOOKS complete Series, now available in one irresistible BOXSET. Inspired by a reader Maria, this story takes us on a thrilling ride with Betsy, a young woman who is as independent as she is alluring. But beware, dear reader, for Betsy is about to learn some harsh lessons about life, and if she's not careful, she just might find herself pushing up daisies. As Betsy succumbs to her desires and begins to cast her eyes upon men that are strictly off-...

Mosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in each of these stories - heroes who are awkward, nerdy, self-defeating, self-involved, and, on the whole, odd. He overturns the stereotypes that corral black male characters and paints a subtle, powerful portrait of each of these unique individuals.

Desire raises the stakes - and the danger. This collection includes Desperate Housewife, Sinful, and L.A. Confidential.

No nation has ever achieved the literary diversity of America. From nativist humor to immigrant triumph, Americans have recorded their visions and hopes better than anyone

Eighteen of the very best American short stories, each a classic in its own right. Stories include "The Little Frenchman and his Water Lots", by George Pope Morris; "The Angel of the Odd", by Edgar Allan Poe; "The Schoolmasters’s Progress", by Caroline M.S. Kirkland; "The Watkinson Evening", by Eliza Leslie; "Titbottom’s Spectacles", by George William Curtis; "My Double and "How He Undid Me", by Edward Everett Hale; "A Visit to the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Punsters", by Oliver Wendell; and more.

Based off today’s hottest, ratchetest, dopest hashtags, bringing you laughter, crazy, and whole lot of story. In the vein of the Wayans Brothers, Chris Rock, and shows like In Living Color, Authoress Sh’aniQu’a takes a new look at Urban Literature. Bandettra was born and raised in Cockygate, stripping to make ends meet and take care of her mother and kids. No father in the picture, baby daddy drama galore, and a need for a boss to sweep her off her feet, she decided to take a thug up on his offer to prove to him she was the one meant to be his main chick. De’von, a Boss, just ...

A veritable library of listening in this splendid collection of American Short Stories! This boxed set includes all stories from Volumes 1, 2 and 3.

This six-book box set contains Quick Reads published by Tanisha Stewart. This is a multi-genre collection, ranging from contemporary romance to urban drama. Kick back, relax, and get ready to watch as these page-turning reads unfold. YOU LEFT ME AT THE ALTAR Trina had spent the last three years in a perfect relationship with Brandon. Now after planning the perfect wedding with the man of her dreams, everything she had hoped for their lives together was on the brink of coming true. That is, until the day of the wedding when a very important guest didn’t arrive... the groom himself, Brandon...

Book 2 (The Finale): The sh*t hits the fan and all hell breaks loose as Layla's new career choice has her keeping secrets and telling lies. Some relationships will be broken, some relationships will be repaired, and some relationships will end tragically. The tables will definitely turn as a new romance blossoms, and an existing one struggles. Ultimately, Layla will have to decide does she go with her head? Or her heart? Read what happens in the finale and find out what will be the fate of Layla and Marcus!

This collection is a short-story lover's dream. Included are 17 classic works, representing the finest American writers in the genre. Included are "Bartleby the Scrivener" by Herman Melville, "The One Million Pound Bank Note" by Mark Twain, "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe, and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving.

An arresting collection of short stories, reminiscent of Shirley Jackson and Julio Cortazar, by an exciting new international talent.

Represented here are 16 short stories by seven great American writers, dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. Different in atmosphere and writing style, they nevertheless caught the mood and concerns of the day in a way that was distinctly American.

The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. Featuring an introduction by Peele and an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices, Out There Screaming is a master class in horror, and—like his spine-chilling films—its stories prey on everything we think we know about our world . . . and redefine what it means to be afraid.

Doing Time: For the prison writers whose work is included in this anthology, it means more than "serving a sentence"; it means staying alive and sane, preserving dignity, reinventing oneself, and somehow retaining one's humanity. For the last quarter century the prestigious writers' organization PEN has sponsored a contest for writers behind bars to help prisoners face these challenges. The contest honors the best short stories, plays, essays, and poems among hundreds submitted annually by men and women nationwide.

Winter looms in this place of icy splendor near the top of the world-chilling a heart already frozen by hatred and cold dreams of revenge? Experience and adversity have made the storyteller Chakliux a wise and powerful hunter and a man of great respect. But a tender heart is his weakness. In his village lives the beautiful Aqamdax for whom he yearns, though she is mated to a cruel and dangerous tribesman she does not love. It is Chakliux she runs to under a clear, moonlit sky while the village sleeps.

RE-RELEASED: REVISED. NEW YEAR. NEW MONEY. NEW MAN. Introducing 25 yr old Zara Freeman who’s broke, busted & disgusted. Her only income is receiving babysitting checks from the state for watching her sister’s five children & selling trash weed with her boyfriend Brick in the local lounge. Tired of the bottom feeder’s lifestyle & the threat of government funds being cut, Zara makes a vow on Dec. 31st. The pledge is to stay in her bag no matter what in the upcoming year. Kwame Rasoul enters Zara’s life as a reformed criminal & high-level thief. Together they amassed a fortune by ...

Anthony Bourdain chases the fumigation truck in Bergen County, New Jersey. Dave Eggers tells it straight: Illinois is Number 1. Louise Erdrich loses her bikini top in North Dakota. Jonathan Franzen gets waylaid by New York's publicist...and personal attorney...and historian...and geologist. John Hodgman explains why there is no such thing as a "Massachusettsean."

Most people love Atlanta, but Diamond isn’t most people. The first chance she got, she left Atlanta behind to live her best college life in Maryland, but the past has a way of showing up uninvited-rude as hell-when you least expect it. What is supposed to be a long overdue, yet quick trip home for the holidays turns out to be chaos and confusion. One thing’s for sure: this will be a holiday Diamond never forgets. Breon is a man of few words, but much action and long paper. When he meets Diamond, he’s ready to lock her down, cut all his hoes loose and make her his main chick. But ...