By the Book: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the By the Book audiobook runs 9.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Amy McFadden (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Amy McFadden
Amy McFadden narrates 325 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,047 hours in all.
- The Darkest Minds
- Never Fade
- In the Afterlight
- The Heavens May Fall
- The Secrets You Keep
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
4,292 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
By the Book is an audiobook by Julia Sonneborn: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Amy McFadden, released February 6, 2018, on the Contemporary Women shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Amy McFadden
- Released
- February 6, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women
- ISBN
- 9781543642858
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the By the Book audiobook?
By the Book runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 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 Amy McFadden.