I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This audiobook runs 2.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Emma Ladji (about 1.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 2.3 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 |
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What our data says
- At 2.3 hours, it is shorter than 93% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Emma Ladji
Emma Ladji narrates 26 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 217 hours in all.
About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf
80 Tough Topics 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
I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This is an audiobook by Jacqueline Woodson: a 2.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Emma Ladji, released May 12, 2026, on the Tough Topics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Emma Ladji
- Released
- May 12, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Tough Topics
- ISBN
- 9798217175703
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This audiobook?
I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This runs 2.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.5 hours.
Is the I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This?
I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This is narrated by Emma Ladji.