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The Friday Bookshop by Sawako Natori

The Friday Bookshop: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Friday Bookshop runs 7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kurt Kanazawa (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Friday Bookshop at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Friday Bookshop is an audiobook by Sawako Natori: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by Kurt Kanazawa, released November 3, 2026, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7 hrs
Narrated by
Kurt Kanazawa
Released
November 3, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9798217537716

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Friday Bookshop as an audiobook?

The Friday Bookshop runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.

Is The Friday Bookshop free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Friday Bookshop?

The Friday Bookshop is narrated by Kurt Kanazawa.