The Library Book: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Library Book runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Susan Orlean (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 60 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
983 World 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 Library Book is an audiobook by Susan Orlean: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Orlean, released October 16, 2018, on the True Crime and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Susan Orlean
- Released
- October 16, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- True Crime, World, Celebrity Bookclub Picks
- ISBN
- 9781508266488
How to listen to The Library Book free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Library Book as an audiobook?
The Library Book runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The Library Book free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Library Book?
The Library Book is narrated by Susan Orlean.
Is The Library Book worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.