The Heartbeat Library: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Heartbeat Library runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kenichiro Thomson (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kenichiro Thomson
Kenichiro Thomson narrates 25 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 181 hours in all.
- What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
- The Library of Heartbeats: A sweeping, emotional novel set in Japan from the author of The Phone Box at the Edge of the World
- What You Are Looking for is in the Library: The uplifting, Japanese fiction multi-million copy bestseller
- Inspector Imanishi Investigates
- Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,737 Literary 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 Heartbeat Library is an audiobook by Laura Imai Messina: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Kenichiro Thomson, released October 22, 2024, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kenichiro Thomson
- Released
- October 22, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798892747998
How to listen to The Heartbeat Library free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Heartbeat Library as an audiobook?
The Heartbeat Library runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.
Is The Heartbeat Library free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Heartbeat Library?
The Heartbeat Library is narrated by Kenichiro Thomson.