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James Baldwin: The Life Album by Magdalena J. Zaborowska

James Baldwin: The Life Album: Audiobook

Part of Black Lives

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the James Baldwin: The Life Album audiobook runs 9.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Sanya Simmons (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.3listening hrs
Literaturestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish James Baldwin: The Life Album at common listening paces
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30 min / day19 days
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 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literature shelf

5,121 Literature 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

James Baldwin: The Life Album is an audiobook by Magdalena J. Zaborowska: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Sanya Simmons, released March 25, 2025, on the Literature and Biography & Memoir shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.3 hrs
Narrated by
Sanya Simmons
Released
March 25, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literature, Biography & Memoir
Series
Black Lives
ISBN
9798331934507

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the James Baldwin: The Life Album audiobook?

James Baldwin: The Life Album runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is the James Baldwin: The Life Album audiobook free?

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

Who narrates James Baldwin: The Life Album?

James Baldwin: The Life Album is narrated by Sanya Simmons.