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Speaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon

Speaking of Summer: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Speaking of Summer audiobook runs 10.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Karen Chilton (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Speaking of Summer at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,084 Literary 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

Speaking of Summer is an audiobook by Kalisha Buckhanon: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen Chilton, released July 30, 2019, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.2 hrs
Narrated by
Karen Chilton
Released
July 30, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781980043478

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Speaking of Summer audiobook?

Speaking of Summer runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is the Speaking of Summer audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Speaking of Summer?

Speaking of Summer is narrated by Karen Chilton.

Is Speaking of Summer worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.