The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
The Blackbirds by Eric Jerome Dickey

The Blackbirds: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Blackbirds runs 18.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Adenrele Ojo (about 12.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.1listening hrs
BIPOC Stories & Voicesstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Blackbirds at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 18.1 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 4,913 BIPOC Stories & Voices audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Adenrele Ojo

Adenrele Ojo narrates 331 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,026 hours in all.

All Adenrele Ojo audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the BIPOC Stories & Voices shelf

67 BIPOC Stories & Voices 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 Blackbirds is an audiobook by Eric Jerome Dickey: a 18.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Adenrele Ojo, released April 19, 2016, on the BIPOC Stories & Voices shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.1 hrs
Narrated by
Adenrele Ojo
Released
April 19, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
BIPOC Stories & Voices
ISBN
9780147527011

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Blackbirds as an audiobook?

The Blackbirds runs 18.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.1 hours.

Is The Blackbirds free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Blackbirds?

The Blackbirds is narrated by Adenrele Ojo.

Is The Blackbirds worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.1 hours, saving 6 hours.