- What are they?
- Who are they for?
- What are the benefits?
- CD Titles
- Cassette Titles
- Ordering Information
What are they?
Clipper ShortStory is a new and exciting collection of bitesized unabridged audio titles. This growing imprint is part of Clipper Audio’s continuing policy of making the unabridged audio format accessible to an ever-wider audience.
At typically 1-2 cassettes or discs per title, ShortStory is the perfect introduction to the format and the competitive price will enable libraries to stock a complete range of titles. Written by some of the best-known names in contemporary writing, ShortStory is sure to attract new and existing audio users.
Who are they for?
With contemporary fiction, crime, romance, memoir, poetry and non-fiction all represented, ShortStory has something for everyone. The range will particularly attract listeners who want to absorb a complete book, but have little time or perhaps a short concentration span.
Whatever their reason for choosing ShortStory, they are guaranteed an audio experience which will leave them looking for more.
What are the benefits?
For the listener, the opportunity to savour different styles and genres with a minimum time commitment. For libraries, the many benefits of ShortStory include:
- Accessibility: short, concise titles will attract new users to the format, with beneficial effects on full-length audio collections.
- Price: short duration titles at competitive prices enables the full range to be stocked, well within budgets.
- Literacy: an ideal product for adult literacy campaigns.
- Growth: a growing list which will encourage users to return for more, again and again.
- Profile: backed with a range of posters and publicity materials to help promote the collection across libraries.
CD Titles
| Title | Ref. | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 10 Keys to Success by John Bird narrated by John Bird |
CDS066 | 978 1 40743 078 2 | £19.00 |
| 101 Ways to Get your Child to Read by Patience Thomas narrated by Anna Bentinck |
CDS074 | 978 1 40743 287 8 | £24.00 |
| 71-73 Charing Cross Road by Maxim Jakubowski narrated by Brian Bowles, James Goode and Laurel Lefkow |
CDS080 | 978 1 40743 746 0 | £18.00 |
| Aim High by Tanni Grey-Thompson narrated by Kate Lock |
CDS031 | 978 1 40740 486 8 | £19.00 |
| And She Laughed by Liz Holliday narrated by William Rycroft |
CDS111 | 978 1 40744 973 9 | £18.00 |
| An Angel at My Back by Mary Stanley narrated by Mary Stanley |
CDS046 | 978 1 40741 514 7 | £18.00 |
| Angel's Day by Molly Brown narrated by Adjoa Andoh |
CDS103 | 978 1 40744 460 4 | £18.00 |
| Black-Eyed Devils by Catrin Collier narrated by Claire Morgan |
CDS073 | 978 1 40743 272 4 | £24.00 |
| Blackwater by Conn Iggulden narrated by Gordon Griffin |
CDS013 | 978 1 84632 261 7 | £19.00 |
| The Book Boy by Joanna Trollope narrated by Kate Lock |
CDS028 | 978 1 40740 003 7 | £19.00 |
| Brand New Dead by Derek Raymond narrated by James Goode |
CDS92 | 978 1 40744 151 1 | £18.00 |
| Bring It Back Home by Niall Griffiths narrated by Wayne Forester |
CDS033 | 978 1 40740 482 0 | £19.00 |
| Buddhism by Dr Winston King narrated by Ben Kingsley |
CDS113 | 978 1 40744 981 4 | £24.00 |
| Bullet and the Ark by Peter Sheridan narrated by David McFetteridge |
CDS107 | 978 1 40744 839 8 | £18.00 |
| Burning Ambition by Allen Carr narrated by Colin Mace |
CDS038 | 978 1 40740 062 4 | £19.00 |
| The Cave by Kate Mosse narrated by Gordon Griffin |
CDS94 | 978 1 40744 215 0 | £19.00 |
| Chickenfeed by Minette Walters narrated by Glen McCready |
CDS030 | 978 1 40740 005 1 | £19.00 |
| The Chop by Graham Hurley narrated by William Rycroft |
CDS069 | 978 1 40743 211 3 | £19.00 |
| Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Mark Timlin narrated by Brian Bowles |
CDS110 | 978 1 40745 334 7 | £18.00 |
| Claws by Stephen Booth narrated by Nick Boulton |
CDS059 | 978 1 40742 586 3 | £19.00 |
| Cleanskin by Val McDermid narrated by Paul Panting |
CDS029 | 978 1 84632 289 1 | £19.00 |
| A Cool Head by Ian Rankin narrated by Peter Forbes |
CDS89 | 978 1 40743 989 1 | £19.00 |
| Cormorants by Michael Z Lewin narrated by Ben Onwukwe |
CDS101 | 978 1 40744 446 8 | £18.00 |
| The Corpse's Tale by Katherine John narrated by Steven Crossley |
CDS016 | 978 1 84632 267 9 | £19.00 |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F Scott Fitzgerald narrated by Multiple Narrators |
CDS082 | 978 1 40743 748 4 | £24.00 |
| Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury narrated by Colonial Radio Players |
CDS105 | 978 1 40744 598 4 | £19.00 |
| Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe by Danny Wallace narrated by Danny Wallace |
CDS009 | 978 1 84632 253 2 | £19.00 |
| The Dare by John Boyne narrated by John Hasler |
CDS075 | 978 1 40743 288 5 | £19.00 |
| A Day To Remember by Fiona Phillips narrated by Cait Davis |
CDS034 | 978 1 40740 480 6 | £19.00 |
| Dead Brigade by James Lovegrove narrated by Steven Crossley |
CDS063 | 978 1 40743 114 7 | £19.00 |
| A Deep Hole by Ian Rankin narrated by Paul Thornley |
CDS077 | 978 1 40743 658 6 | £18.00 |
| Desert Claw by Damien Lewis narrated by Colin Mace |
CDS008 | 978 1 84632 251 8 | £19.00 |
| Don't Make Me Laugh by Patrick Augustus narrated by Adjoa Andoh |
CDS002 | 978 1 84632 239 6 | £19.00 |
| A Dream Come True by Maureen Lee narrated by Kate Lock |
CDS040 | 978 1 40740 113 3 | £19.00 |
| The Dying Wish by Courttia Newland narrated by James Goode |
CDS007 | 978 1 84632 249 5 | £19.00 |
| East End Tales by Gilda O'Neill narrated by Jacky Davis |
CDS055 | 978 1 40742 480 4 | £19.00 |
| Full Moon Rising by Jessica Palmer narrated by Steven Crossley |
CDS87 | 978 1 40743 816 0 | £18.00 |
| The Ghost of the Rain Forest by Barry Unsworth |
CDS127 | 978 1 40745 726 0 | £TBA |
| The Ghosts of 2012 by Graham Hurley narrated by Matt Bates |
CDS109 | 978 1 40744 939 5 | £19.00 |
| Girl on the Platform by Josephine Cox narrated by Paul Panting |
CDS061 | 978 1 40742 501 6 | £19.00 |
| The Grey Man by Andy McNab narrated by Paul Thornley |
CDS001 | 978 1 84632 237 2 | £19.00 |
| Gun by Ray Banks narrated by Martyn Waites |
CDS116 | 978 1 40745 331 6 | £19.00 |
| The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury |
CDS120 | 978 1 40745 336 1 | £TBA |
| Happy Families by Adele Parks narrated by Clare Corbett |
CDS056 | 978 1 40742 481 1 | £19.00 |
| The Hardest Test by Scott Quinnell narrated by Wayne Forester |
CDS051 | 978 1 40742 476 7 | £19.00 |
| Hegarty and the Doleful Dancer by Leon Murphy narrated by Kenny Blyth |
CDS119 | 978 1 40745 335 4 | £19.00 |
| Hell Island by Matthew Reilly narrated by Gordon Griffin |
CDS024 | 978 1 84632 283 9 | £19.00 |
| Heroes by Anne Perry |
CDS125 | 978 1 40745 548 8 | £TBA |
| How to Change Your Life in Seven Steps by John Bird narrated by Richard Mitchley |
CDS004 | 978 1 84632 243 3 | £19.00 |
| Humble Pie by Gordon Ramsay narrated by Brian Bowles |
CDS060 | 978 1 40742 502 3 | £19.00 |
| I Love Football by Hunter Davies narrated by Stephen Aintree |
CDS012 | 978 1 84632 259 4 | £19.00 |
| Kill Clock by Allan Guthrie narrated by Mark Bonner |
CDS064 | 978 1 40743 115 4 | £19.00 |
| Killing Mum by Allan Guthrie narrated by Joe Dunlop |
CDS121 | 978 1 40745 337 8 | £19.00 |
| Lady Susan by Jane Austen narrated by Multiple Narrators |
CDS085 | 978 1 40743 766 8 | £24.00 |
| Letter from Chicago by Cathy Kelly narrated by Emma Lowe |
CDS017 | 978 1 84632 269 3 | £18.00 |
| Life's New Hurdles by Colin Jackson narrated by Rhys Swinburn |
CDS052 | 978 1 40742 477 4 | £19.00 |
| Life's Too Short by Val McDermid |
CDS129 | 978 1 40745 874 8 | £TBA |
| Lighthouse by Chris Binchy narrated by David McFetteridge |
CDS042 | 978 1 40741 506 2 | £18.00 |
| Lily: A Ghost Story by Adele Geras narrated by Clare Corbett |
CDS036 | 978 1 40740 077 8 | £19.00 |
| The Look on Her Face by Andrew Klavan narrated by Matt Addis |
CDS95 | 978 1 40744 216 7 | £18.00 |
| Losing It by Roger Granelli narrated by Wayne Forester |
CDS054 | 978 1 40742 479 8 | £19.00 |
| Losing It by Lesley Glaister narrated by Emma D'Inverno |
CDS112 | 978 1 40744 974 6 | £19.00 |
| Mad Weekend by Roddy Doyle narrated by Gavin Phelan |
CDS026 | 978 1 84632 285 3 | £18.00 |
| Maggie's Story by Sheila O'Flanagan narrated by Emma Lowe |
CDS022 | 978 1 84632 279 2 | £18.00 |
| Medieval Science by Dr John Sanders narrated by Edwin Newman |
CDS117 | 978 1 40745 338 5 | £24.00 |
| The Mentalist by Rod Duncan narrated by Brian Bowles |
CDS057 | 978 1 40742 584 9 | £19.00 |
| Minor Key by John Harvey |
CDS124 | 978 1 40745 547 1 | £TBA |
| Money Magic by Alvin Hall |
CDS130 | 978 1 40745 875 5 | £TBA |
| Mrs Whippy by Cecelia Ahern narrated by Marcella Riordan |
CDS005 | 978 1 84632 245 7 | £18.00 |
| The Name You Once Gave Me by Mike Phillips narrated by James Goode |
CDS020 | 978 1 84632 275 4 | £19.00 |
| No Dress Rehearsal by Marian Keyes narrated by Emma Lowe |
CDS018 | 978 1 84632 271 6 | £18.00 |
| No More Victims by Natasha Cooper narrated by Adjoa Andoh |
CDS068 | 978 1 40743 210 6 | £19.00 |
| Not a Star by Nick Hornby narrated by Eve Karpf |
CDS021 | 978 1 84632 277 8 | £18.00 |
| Now's The Time by John Harvey narrated by Mike Grady |
CDS083 | 978 1 40743 753 8 | £18.00 |
| Of Mice, Men and Two Women by Julian Rathbone narrated by Jane Collingwood |
CDS084 | 978 1 40743 754 5 | £18.00 |
| The Okinawa Dragon by Nicola Monaghan narrated by Rupert Farley |
CDS118 | 978 1 40745 333 0 | £19.00 |
| One Good Turn by Chris Ryan narrated by Colin Mace |
CDS065 | 978 1 40743 046 1 | £19.00 |
| One Mistake by Joanna Hines narrated by Paul Panting |
CDS070 | 978 1 40743 212 0 | £19.00 |
| Perfect Casting by Christopher Fowler narrated by Brian Bowles |
CDS079 | 978 1 40743 660 9 | £18.00 |
| The Poison in the Blood by Tom Holland narrated by Steven Crossley |
CDS027 | 978 1 84632 287 7 | £19.00 |
| Raw Voices: True Stories of Hardship and Hope by Vanessa Feltz narrated by Eve Karpf |
CDS072 | 978 1 40743 258 8 | £19.00 |
| Reaching for the Stars by Lola Jaye narrated by Jenny Bryce |
CDS076 | 978 1 40743 396 7 | £19.00 |
| Reading My Arse! by Ricky Tomlinson narrated by Stephen Aintree |
CDS039 | 978 1 40740 075 4 | £19.00 |
| Reconstruction by Liza Cody narrated by Jenny Bryce |
CDS078 | 978 1 40743 659 3 | £18.00 |
| Rescue Party by Arthur C Clarke |
CDS128 | 978 1 40745 759 8 | £TBA |
| Revenge by Eric Brown narrated by David Bauckham |
CDS062 | 978 1 40743 113 0 | £19.00 |
| Right Arm Man by Denise Danks |
CDS114 | 978 1 40745 065 0 | £TBA |
| The Rubber Woman by Lindsay Ashford narrated by Cait Davis |
CDS032 | 978 1 40740 484 4 | £19.00 |
| Sawbones by Stuart MacBride narrated by Eric Meyers |
CDS067 | 978 1 40743 209 0 | £19.00 |
| Scouting for Boys by Chaz Brenchley narrated by Colin Mace |
CDS102 | 978 1 40744 447 5 | £18.00 |
| The Screwtape Letters by C S Lewis narrated by Ralph Cosham |
CDS122 | 978 1 40745 490 0 | £24.00 |
| The Second Child by John Boyne narrated by David McFetteridge |
CDS86 | 978 1 40743 815 3 | £18.00 |
| Secrets by Lynne Barrett-Lee narrated by Cait Davis |
CDS019 | 978 1 84632 273 0 | £19.00 |
| Secrets by Patricia Scanlan narrated by Marcella Riordan |
CDS023 | 978 1 84632 280 8 | £18.00 |
| Selected Poems by W B Yeats narrated by William Sutherland |
CDS115 | 978 1 40745 330 9 | £24.00 |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Sussex Vampire by Arthur Conan Doyle |
CDS126 | 978 1 40745 725 3 | £TBA |
| The Sin Eater by Deborah J Miller narrated by Kenny Blyth |
CDS049 | 978 1 40741 520 8 | £19.00 |
| Someone Like Me by Tom Holt narrated by Glen McCready |
CDS011 | 978 1 84632 257 0 | £19.00 |
| Speaking of Lust by Lawrence Block narrated by Brett Power |
CDS90 | 978 1 40744 034 7 | £24.00 |
| Star Gazing by Kate Thompson narrated by Marcella Riordan |
CDS91 | 978 1 40744 094 1 | £18.00 |
| Star Sullivan by Maeve Binchy narrated by Olivia Caffrey |
CDS003 | 978 1 84632 241 9 | £19.00 |
| Stumps by Mark Morris narrated by Maggie Mash |
CDS108 | 978 1 40744 938 8 | £19.00 |
| The Sun Book of Short Stories by Various Authors narrated by Multiple Narrators |
CDS035 | 978 1 40740 055 6 | £19.00 |
| Survive the Worst and Aim for the Best by Kerry Katona narrated by Harriet Carmichael |
CDS071 | 978 1 40743 255 7 | £19.00 |
| The Tannery by Sherrie Hewson narrated by Anna Bentinck |
CDS081 | 978 1 40743 747 7 | £19.00 |
| The Team by Mick Dennis narrated by Stephen Aintree |
CDS010 | 978 1 84632 255 6 | £19.00 |
| The Thief by Ruth Rendell narrated by Jenny Bryce |
CDS025 | 978 1 40740 001 3 | £19.00 |
| Three's a Crowd by Sheila O'Flanagan narrated by Marcella Riordan |
CDS044 | 978 1 40741 510 9 | £18.00 |
| Trouble in Mind by John Harvey narrated by James Goode |
CDS058 | 978 1 40742 585 6 | £19.00 |
| Twenty Tales From the War Zone by John Simpson narrated by the author |
CDS037 | 978 1 40740 064 8 | £24.00 |
| The Underbury Witches by John Connolly narrated by Paul Panting |
CDS014 | 978 1 84632 263 1 | £18.00 |
| Vinyl Demand by Hayley Long narrated by Claire Morgan |
CDS053 | 978 1 40742 478 1 | £19.00 |
| We Won the Lottery by Danny Buckland |
CDS123 | 978 1 40745 546 4 | £TBA |
| Winner Takes All by John Francome narrated by Paul Panting |
CDS015 | 978 1 84632 265 5 | £19.00 |
| Winning Through by Brian Irvine narrated by Kenny Blyth |
CDS106 | 978 1 40744 838 1 | £18.00 |
| A Woman Walks into a Bar by Rowan Coleman narrated by Carmen Squire |
CDS006 | 978 1 84632 247 1 | £19.00 |
All prices shown exclude VAT, Processing Fees and Postage & Packaging costs.
Cassette Titles
| Title | Ref. | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aim High by Tanni Grey-Thompson narrated by Kate Lock |
CSS031 | 978 1 40740 485 1 | £17.00 |
| Blackwater by Conn Iggulden narrated by Gordon Griffin |
CSS013 | 978 1 84632 260 0 | £17.00 |
| The Book Boy by Joanna Trollope narrated by Kate Lock |
CSS027 | 978 1 40740 002 0 | £17.00 |
| Bring It Back Home by Niall Griffiths narrated by Wayne Forester |
CSS033 | 978 1 40740 481 3 | £17.00 |
| Burning Ambition by Allen Carr narrated by Colin Mace |
CSS038 | 978 1 40740 061 7 | £17.00 |
| Chickenfeed by Minette Walters narrated by Glen McCready |
CSS029 | 978 1 40740 004 4 | £17.00 |
| Cleanskin by Val McDermid narrated by Paul Panting |
CSS028 | 978 1 84632 288 4 | £17.00 |
| The Corpse's Tale by Katherine John narrated by Steven Crossley |
CSS016 | 978 1 84632 266 2 | £17.00 |
| Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe by Danny Wallace narrated by Danny Wallace |
CSS009 | 978 1 84632 252 5 | £17.00 |
| A Day To Remember by Fiona Phillips narrated by Cait Davis |
CSS034 | 978 1 40740 479 0 | £17.00 |
| Desert Claw by Damien Lewis narrated by Colin Mace |
CSS008 | 978 1 84632 250 1 | £17.00 |
| Don't Make Me Laugh by Patrick Augustus narrated by Adjoa Andoh |
CSS002 | 978 1 84632 238 9 | £17.00 |
| A Dream Come True by Maureen Lee narrated by Kate Lock |
CSS040 | 978 1 40740 112 6 | £17.00 |
| The Dying Wish by Courttia Newland narrated by James Goode |
CSS007 | 978 1 84632 248 8 | £17.00 |
| The Grey Man by Andy McNab narrated by Paul Thornley |
CSS001 | 978 1 84632 236 5 | £17.00 |
| Hell Island by Matthew Reilly narrated by Gordon Griffin |
CSS023 | 978 1 84632 282 2 | £17.00 |
| How to Change Your Life in Seven Steps by John Bird narrated by Richard Mitchley |
CSS004 | 978 1 84632 242 6 | £17.00 |
| I Love Football by Hunter Davies narrated by Stephen Aintree |
CSS012 | 978 1 84632 258 7 | £17.00 |
| Letter from Chicago by Cathy Kelly narrated by Emma Lowe |
CSS017 | 978 1 84632 268 6 | £16.00 |
| Lily: A Ghost Story by Adele Geras narrated by Clare Corbett |
CSS036 | 978 1 40740 076 1 | £17.00 |
| Mad Weekend by Roddy Doyle narrated by Gavin Phelan |
CSS025 | 978 1 84632 284 6 | £16.00 |
| Maggie's Story by Sheila O'Flanagan narrated by Emma Lowe |
CSS021 | 978 1 84632 278 5 | £16.00 |
| Mrs Whippy by Cecelia Ahern narrated by Marcella Riordan |
CSS005 | 978 1 84632 244 0 | £16.00 |
| The Name You Once Gave Me by Mike Phillips narrated by James Goode |
CSS020 | 978 1 84632 274 7 | £17.00 |
| No Dress Rehearsal by Marian Keyes narrated by Emma Lowe |
CSS018 | 978 1 84632 270 9 | £16.00 |
| Not a Star by Nick Hornby narrated by Eve Karpf |
CSS030 | 978 1 84632 276 1 | £16.00 |
| The Poison in the Blood by Tom Holland narrated by Steven Crossley |
CSS026 | 978 1 84632 286 0 | £17.00 |
| Reading My Arse! by Ricky Tomlinson narrated by Stephen Aintree |
CSS039 | 978 1 40740 074 7 | £17.00 |
| The Rubber Woman by Lindsay Ashford narrated by Cait Davis |
CSS032 | 978 1 40740 483 7 | £17.00 |
| Secrets by Lynne Barrett-Lee narrated by Cait Davis |
CSS019 | 978 1 84632 272 3 | £17.00 |
| Secrets by Patricia Scanlan narrated by Marcella Riordan |
CSS022 | 978 1 84632 281 5 | £16.00 |
| Someone Like Me by Tom Holt narrated by Glen McCready |
CSS011 | 978 1 84632 256 3 | £17.00 |
| Star Sullivan by Maeve Binchy narrated by Olivia Caffrey |
CSS003 | 978 1 84632 240 2 | £17.00 |
| The Sun Book of Short Stories by Various Authors narrated by Multiple Narrators |
CSS035 | 978 1 40740 054 9 | £17.00 |
| The Team by Mick Dennis narrated by Stephen Aintree |
CSS010 | 978 1 84632 254 9 | £17.00 |
| The Thief by Ruth Rendell narrated by Jenny Bryce |
CSS024 | 978 1 40740 000 6 | £17.00 |
| Twenty Tales From the War Zone by John Simpson narrated by the author |
CSS037 | 978 1 40740 063 1 | £22.00 |
| The Underbury Witches by John Connolly narrated by Paul Panting |
CSS014 | 978 1 84632 262 4 | £16.00 |
| Winner Takes All by John Francome narrated by Paul Panting |
CSS015 | 978 1 84632 264 8 | £17.00 |
| A Woman Walks into a Bar by Rowan Coleman narrated by Carmen Squire |
CSS006 | 978 1 84632 246 4 | £17.00 |
Ordering Information
To order Clippery ShortStory titles please contact your regional sales representative, or contact us here at W. F. Howes using the details listed on our contact page.
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