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The Alphabet Lovers by Darran Smith

The Alphabet Lovers: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Alphabet Lovers series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Alphabet Lovers runs 17.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cesar Brasil (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.4listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Alphabet Lovers at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.4 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

596 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

The Alphabet Lovers is book 1 of Darran Smith's Alphabet Lovers series: a 17.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Cesar Brasil, released July 1, 2026, on the LGBTQ+ (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.4 hrs
Narrated by
Cesar Brasil
Released
July 1, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
LGBTQ+ (Fiction), Literary Fiction
Series
The Alphabet Lovers #1
ISBN
9798994655726

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Alphabet Lovers as an audiobook?

The Alphabet Lovers runs 17.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.

Is The Alphabet Lovers free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Alphabet Lovers?

The Alphabet Lovers is narrated by Cesar Brasil.

Is The Alphabet Lovers worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours.