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How the Story Goes by Andrew Forrester

How the Story Goes: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the How the Story Goes audiobook runs 11.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Renata Friedman and James Fouhey (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.3listening hrs
Modernstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish How the Story Goes at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Modern shelf

2,409 Modern 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

How the Story Goes is an audiobook by Andrew Forrester: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Renata Friedman and James Fouhey, released May 5, 2026, on the Modern shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.3 hrs
Narrated by
Renata Friedman, James Fouhey
Released
May 5, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Modern
ISBN
9780063452121

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the How the Story Goes audiobook?

How the Story Goes runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is the How the Story Goes audiobook free?

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

Who narrates How the Story Goes?

How the Story Goes is narrated by Renata Friedman and James Fouhey.

Is How the Story Goes worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.