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BAE: Before Anyone Else by Jahquel J.

BAE: Before Anyone Else: Audiobook

Book 1 of the B.A.E.: Before Anyone Else series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the BAE: Before Anyone Else audiobook runs 5.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Opal Black and Winston James (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.4listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish BAE: Before Anyone Else at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.4 hours, it is shorter than 92% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on B.A.E.: Before Anyone Else

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 12.6 hours in all.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

574 Contemporary Women 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

BAE: Before Anyone Else is book 1 of Jahquel J.'s B.A.E.: Before Anyone Else series: a 5.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Opal Black and Winston James, released September 29, 2026, on the Contemporary Women and BIPOC Stories & Voices shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.4 hrs
Narrated by
Opal Black, Winston James
Released
September 29, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, BIPOC Stories & Voices
Series
B.A.E.: Before Anyone Else #1
ISBN
9798228920576

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the BAE: Before Anyone Else audiobook?

BAE: Before Anyone Else runs 5.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.

Is the BAE: Before Anyone Else audiobook free?

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

Who narrates BAE: Before Anyone Else?

BAE: Before Anyone Else is narrated by Opal Black and Winston James.