Go Set A Watchman: Audiobook
The Go Set A Watchman audiobook runs an estimated 9 hours (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 9 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 9 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 65% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 23% shorter than the average historical fiction audiobook (11.7 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).
Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for historical fiction listeners: a solid week of commutes at 9 hours (estimated).
About the book
Look for The Land of Sweet Forever, a posthumous collection of newly discovered short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces by Harper Lee, coming October 21, 2025. Performed by Reese Witherspoon #1 New York Times Bestseller “Go Set a Watchman is such an important book, perhaps the most important novel on race to come out of the white South in decades."" — New York Times A landmark novel by Harper Lee, set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch—“Scout”—returns home to Maycomb, Alabama from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise’s homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town, and the people dearest to her.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Go Set A Watchman audiobook?
Go Set A Watchman runs about 9 hours, our estimate from its 304 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is the Go Set A Watchman audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was Go Set A Watchman first published?
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee was first published in 2015.
