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The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 by Thomas Mallon

The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 runs 21 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Thomas Mallon (about 14 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

21listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 21 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day42 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

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What our data says

  • At 21 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 10,266 Memoirs 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 Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 is an audiobook by Thomas Mallon: a 21-hour unabridged recording, read by Thomas Mallon, released June 3, 2025, on the Memoirs shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
21 hrs
Narrated by
Thomas Mallon
Released
June 3, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs
ISBN
9798217083305

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 as an audiobook?

The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 runs 21 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14 hours.

Is The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994?

The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 is narrated by Thomas Mallon.

Is The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14 hours, saving 7 hours.