The Best American Short Stories 2021: Audiobook
Part of Best American
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Best American Short Stories 2021 runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alex Meraz and Katy Tang and others (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sterling Sulieman
Sterling Sulieman narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 38 hours in all.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
486 Essays & Anthologies 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 Best American Short Stories 2021 is an audiobook by Heidi Pitlor and Jesmyn Ward: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Alex Meraz, Katy Tang and Sterling Sulieman and others, released October 12, 2021, on the Essays & Anthologies and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alex Meraz, Katy Tang, Sterling Sulieman, Adan Rocha, Tre Hall, Emily Ellet
- Released
- October 12, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- Best American
- ISBN
- 9780358578413
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Best American Short Stories 2021 as an audiobook?
The Best American Short Stories 2021 runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Best American Short Stories 2021 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Best American Short Stories 2021?
The Best American Short Stories 2021 is narrated by Alex Meraz, Katy Tang, Sterling Sulieman and Adan Rocha and others.
Is The Best American Short Stories 2021 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.