The Writing Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Writing Life runs 2.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tavia Gilbert (about 1.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 2.6 hours, it is shorter than 95% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert narrates 651 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,675 hours in all.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
150 Memoirs 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 Writing Life is an audiobook by Janet Stevens and Annie Dillard: a 2.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Tavia Gilbert, released February 23, 2011, on the Memoirs and Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tavia Gilbert
- Released
- February 23, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Women
- ISBN
- 9781481540179
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Writing Life as an audiobook?
The Writing Life runs 2.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.8 hours.
Is The Writing Life free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Writing Life?
The Writing Life is narrated by Tavia Gilbert.