By the Book: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Ghost Writing series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the By the Book audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Rochelle Weinrauch and GM Hakim (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 7,183 Rom-Com audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by GM Hakim
GM Hakim narrates 52 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 474 hours in all.
About as long, on the Rom-Com shelf
2,084 Rom-Com 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
By the Book is book 3 of Danielle Smyth's Ghost Writing series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Rochelle Weinrauch and GM Hakim, released July 1, 2026, on the Rom-Com shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rochelle Weinrauch, GM Hakim
- Released
- July 1, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Rom-Com
- Series
- Ghost Writing #3
- ISBN
- 9798240176241
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the By the Book audiobook?
By the Book runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is the By the Book audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates By the Book?
By the Book is narrated by Rochelle Weinrauch and GM Hakim.
Is By the Book worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.