The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life runs 7.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Russo (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 7.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Richard Russo
Richard Russo narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 30 hours in all.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
2,292 Memoirs 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 Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life is an audiobook by Richard Russo: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Russo, released May 8, 2018, on the Memoirs and Essays & Anthologies shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard Russo
- Released
- May 8, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9780525588702
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life as an audiobook?
The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life?
The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life is narrated by Richard Russo.