The Messy Lives of Book People: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Messy Lives of Book People runs 9.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Katy Sobey (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Katy Sobey
Katy Sobey narrates 142 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,423 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
4,338 Contemporary Women 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 Messy Lives of Book People is an audiobook by Phaedra Patrick: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Katy Sobey, released May 31, 2022, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Katy Sobey
- Released
- May 31, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Drama
- ISBN
- 9781488213533
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Messy Lives of Book People as an audiobook?
The Messy Lives of Book People runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is The Messy Lives of Book People free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Messy Lives of Book People?
The Messy Lives of Book People is narrated by Katy Sobey.