A Summer for the Books: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Summer for the Books runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ariel Blake (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ariel Blake
Ariel Blake narrates 34 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 347 hours in all.
About as long, on the Drama shelf
3,357 Drama audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Summer for the Books is an audiobook by Michelle Lindo-Rice: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ariel Blake, released July 15, 2025, on the BIPOC Stories & Voices and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ariel Blake
- Released
- July 15, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- BIPOC Stories & Voices, Drama
- ISBN
- 9781488235030
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Summer for the Books as an audiobook?
A Summer for the Books runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is A Summer for the Books free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Summer for the Books?
A Summer for the Books is narrated by Ariel Blake.
Is A Summer for the Books worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.