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The Book Of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

The Book Of Negroes: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book Of Negroes runs 15.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.8listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Book Of Negroes at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 15.8 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah

Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 39 hours in all.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

1,244 Historical (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 Book Of Negroes is an audiobook by Lawrence Hill: a 15.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, released August 16, 2016, on the Historical (Fiction) and BIPOC Stories & Voices shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.8 hrs
Narrated by
Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah
Released
August 16, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), BIPOC Stories & Voices
ISBN
9781443434102

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Book Of Negroes as an audiobook?

The Book Of Negroes runs 15.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.

Is The Book Of Negroes free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Book Of Negroes?

The Book Of Negroes is narrated by Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah.

Is The Book Of Negroes worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.3 hours.