The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
From the Pole to the Palace by Diamond Johnson

From the Pole to the Palace: Audiobook

Book 1 of the From the Pole to the Palace series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the From the Pole to the Palace audiobook runs 5.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Gene Roberson and Ebony Mendez (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.3listening hrs
BIPOC Stories & Voicesstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish From the Pole to the Palace 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

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 5.3 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 4,913 BIPOC Stories & Voices audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on From the Pole to the Palace

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 10.7 hours in all.

About as long, on the BIPOC Stories & Voices shelf

409 BIPOC Stories & Voices 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

From the Pole to the Palace is book 1 of Diamond Johnson's From the Pole to the Palace series: a 5.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Gene Roberson and Ebony Mendez, released April 20, 2021, on the BIPOC Stories & Voices shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.3 hrs
Narrated by
Gene Roberson, Ebony Mendez
Released
April 20, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
BIPOC Stories & Voices
Series
From the Pole to the Palace #1
ISBN
9781705013151

How to listen to From the Pole to the Palace free

New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.

Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.

Start listening free

Questions listeners ask

How long is the From the Pole to the Palace audiobook?

From the Pole to the Palace runs 5.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.

Is the From the Pole to the Palace audiobook free?

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

Who narrates From the Pole to the Palace?

From the Pole to the Palace is narrated by Gene Roberson and Ebony Mendez.