Upward Bound: The New York Times bestselling novel about friendship, connection and the dreams that shape us: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Upward Bound: The New York Times bestselling novel about friendship, connection and the dreams that shape us audiobook runs 4.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Nikki M. James and Brandon Flynn and others (about 3.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 4.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.8 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Midori Francis
Midori Francis narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 27 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
675 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
Upward Bound: The New York Times bestselling novel about friendship, connection and the dreams that shape us is an audiobook by Woody Brown: a 4.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Nikki M. James, Brandon Flynn and Carlos Miranda and others, released April 2, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Coming of Age shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nikki M. James, Brandon Flynn, Carlos Miranda, Midori Francis, Alex Edelman, Pete Holmes
- Released
- April 2, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Coming of Age
- ISBN
- 9781529985375
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Upward Bound: The New York Times bestselling novel about friendship, connection and the dreams that shape us audiobook?
Upward Bound: The New York Times bestselling novel about friendship, connection and the dreams that shape us runs 4.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.2 hours.
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Who narrates Upward Bound: The New York Times bestselling novel about friendship, connection and the dreams that shape us?
Upward Bound: The New York Times bestselling novel about friendship, connection and the dreams that shape us is narrated by Nikki M. James, Brandon Flynn, Carlos Miranda and Midori Francis and others.