Reading Japanese with a Smile: Nine Stories from a Japanese Weekly Magazine for Intermediate Learners, Tom Gally, Japan & Stuff Press, 2007.
Read Real Japanese: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers, ed. Michael Emmerich, Kodansha International, 2008. [includes audio cd with narrations]
Read Real Japanese Essays: Contemporary Writings by Popular Authors, ed. Janet Ashby, Kodansha International, 2008. [includes audio cd with narrations]