The Book of Delights: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Delights runs 5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ross Gay (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 5 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ross Gay
Ross Gay narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 25 hours in all.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
281 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 Book of Delights is an audiobook by Ross Gay: a 5-hour unabridged recording, read by Ross Gay, released February 12, 2019, on the Essays & Anthologies and Self-Development shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ross Gay
- Released
- February 12, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies, Self-Development
- ISBN
- 9781980013068
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book of Delights as an audiobook?
The Book of Delights runs 5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.
Is The Book of Delights free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book of Delights?
The Book of Delights is narrated by Ross Gay.