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Homebound by Portia Elan

Homebound: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Homebound audiobook runs 9.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Yu-Li Alice Shen and Helen Laser and others (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Homebound at common listening paces
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1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,085 Literary Fiction 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

Homebound is an audiobook by Portia Elan: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Yu-Li Alice Shen, Helen Laser and Lisa Flanagan and others, released May 5, 2026, on the LGBTQ+ (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.9 hrs
Narrated by
Yu-Li Alice Shen, Helen Laser, Lisa Flanagan, Nancy Wu
Released
May 5, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
LGBTQ+ (Fiction), Literary Fiction, Books with Buzz
ISBN
9781668231845

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Homebound audiobook?

Homebound runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.

Is the Homebound audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Homebound?

Homebound is narrated by Yu-Li Alice Shen, Helen Laser, Lisa Flanagan and Nancy Wu.