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Bringing the Shovel Down by Ross Gay

Bringing the Shovel Down: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bringing the Shovel Down audiobook runs 1.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Ross Gay (about 0.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.3listening hrs
Poetrystore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.3 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day2 days
2 hours / day1 day
1 hour / day at 1.5×1 day

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What our data says

  • At 1.3 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Poetry shelf

356 Poetry 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

Bringing the Shovel Down is an audiobook by Ross Gay: a 1.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Ross Gay, released October 8, 2024, on the Poetry shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.3 hrs
Narrated by
Ross Gay
Released
October 8, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Poetry
ISBN
9781668644881

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Bringing the Shovel Down audiobook?

Bringing the Shovel Down runs 1.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.9 hours.

Is the Bringing the Shovel Down audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Bringing the Shovel Down?

Bringing the Shovel Down is narrated by Ross Gay.