Publish and Perish: Audiobook
Book 4 of the A Francis Bacon Mystery series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Publish and Perish audiobook runs 10.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Joel Froomkin (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.4 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Francis Bacon Mystery
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 33.3 hours before it; books 1 to 7 run 73.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder by Misrule | 10.4 hrs |
| 2 | Death by Disputation | 11.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Widows Guild | 11 hrs |
| 4 | Publish and Perish | 10.4 hrs |
| 5 | Let Slip the Dogs | 9.8 hrs |
| 6 | The Spymaster's Brother | 10 hrs |
| 7 | Now and Then Stab | 10 hrs |
More narrated by Joel Froomkin
Joel Froomkin narrates 119 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,184 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,575 Historical (Fiction) 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
Publish and Perish is book 4 of Anna Castle's A Francis Bacon Mystery series: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Joel Froomkin, released September 23, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joel Froomkin
- Released
- September 23, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- A Francis Bacon Mystery #4
- ISBN
- 9781945382406
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Publish and Perish audiobook?
Publish and Perish runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is the Publish and Perish audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Publish and Perish?
Publish and Perish is narrated by Joel Froomkin.
Is Publish and Perish worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.