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Just Above My Head by James Baldwin

Just Above My Head: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Just Above My Head audiobook runs 23.3 hours unabridged, narrated by André Santana (about 15.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

23.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 23.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Just Above My Head at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day47 days
1 hour / day24 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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What our data says

  • At 23.3 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Just Above My Head is an audiobook by James Baldwin: a 23.3-hour unabridged recording, read by André Santana, released October 8, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
23.3 hrs
Narrated by
André Santana
Released
October 8, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781837317141

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Just Above My Head audiobook?

Just Above My Head runs 23.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.6 hours.

Is the Just Above My Head audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Just Above My Head?

Just Above My Head is narrated by André Santana.

Is Just Above My Head worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.6 hours, saving 7.8 hours.