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Why I Don't Write: and Other Stories by Susan Minot

Why I Don't Write: and Other Stories: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why I Don't Write: and Other Stories audiobook runs 4.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Alex Mckenna and Kristen Sieh and others (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 4.6 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

602 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Why I Don't Write: and Other Stories is an audiobook by Susan Minot: a 4.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Alex Mckenna, Kristen Sieh and Andrew Eiden, released August 4, 2020, on the Literary Fiction and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.6 hrs
Narrated by
Alex Mckenna, Kristen Sieh, Andrew Eiden
Released
August 4, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Short Stories
ISBN
9780593212080

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Why I Don't Write: and Other Stories audiobook?

Why I Don't Write: and Other Stories runs 4.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.

Is the Why I Don't Write: and Other Stories audiobook free?

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Who narrates Why I Don't Write: and Other Stories?

Why I Don't Write: and Other Stories is narrated by Alex Mckenna, Kristen Sieh and Andrew Eiden.