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The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander

The Battle of the Bookshops: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Battle of the Bookshops runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Karen Cass (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.2listening hrs
Contemporary Womenstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Battle of the Bookshops 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 60% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf

4,412 Contemporary Women 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 Battle of the Bookshops is an audiobook by Poppy Alexander: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen Cass, released August 19, 2025, on the Contemporary Women shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.2 hrs
Narrated by
Karen Cass
Released
August 19, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women
ISBN
9780063340695

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Battle of the Bookshops as an audiobook?

The Battle of the Bookshops runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is The Battle of the Bookshops free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Battle of the Bookshops?

The Battle of the Bookshops is narrated by Karen Cass.

Is The Battle of the Bookshops worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

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