Devotion: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Why I Write series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Devotion audiobook runs 2.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Patti Smith (about 1.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.1 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Why I Write Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 3.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devotion | 2.1 hrs |
| 2 | Inadvertent | 1.5 hrs |
More narrated by Patti Smith
Patti Smith narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 80 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
207 Arts & Entertainment 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
Devotion is book 1 of Patti Smith's Why I Write series: a 2.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Patti Smith, released April 17, 2018, on the Arts & Entertainment and Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Patti Smith
- Released
- April 17, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment, Women
- Series
- The Why I Write Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781538539637
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Devotion audiobook?
Devotion runs 2.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.4 hours.
Is the Devotion audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Devotion?
Devotion is narrated by Patti Smith.