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An Open Book by Michael Dirda

An Open Book: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An Open Book runs 11.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Hogan (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.2listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish An Open Book at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.

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

An Open Book is an audiobook by Michael Dirda: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Hogan, released June 6, 2008, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.2 hrs
Narrated by
Jonathan Hogan
Released
June 6, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781436116404

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Questions listeners ask

How long is An Open Book as an audiobook?

An Open Book runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is An Open Book free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates An Open Book?

An Open Book is narrated by Jonathan Hogan.

Is An Open Book worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.