Mating: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mating audiobook runs 26.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Alexandra Ryan (about 17.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 54 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 26.6 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Alexandra Ryan
Alexandra Ryan narrates 25 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 153 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
119 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- East Of Eden
- Cutting for Stone
- The Twelve (Book Two of The Passage Trilogy)
- Comanche Moon
- The Valley of Amazement
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
Mating is an audiobook by Norman Rush: a 26.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Alexandra Ryan, released February 3, 2026, on the Contemporary Women and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alexandra Ryan
- Released
- February 3, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798217286843
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Mating audiobook?
Mating runs 26.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.7 hours.
Is the Mating audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Mating?
Mating is narrated by Alexandra Ryan.
Is Mating worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.7 hours, saving 8.9 hours.