The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
X by Ilyasah Shabazz, Kekla Magoon

X: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the X audiobook runs 9 hours unabridged, narrated by Ilyasah Shabazz and Dion Graham (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9 hours of listening.

Days to finish X at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 9 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf

1,124 Tough Topics 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

X is an audiobook by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon: a 9-hour unabridged recording, read by Ilyasah Shabazz and Dion Graham, released January 6, 2015, on the Tough Topics and Historical (Teen & YA) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9 hrs
Narrated by
Ilyasah Shabazz, Dion Graham
Released
January 6, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Tough Topics, Historical (Teen & YA)
ISBN
9781491502938

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the X audiobook?

X runs 9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.

Is the X audiobook free?

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

Who narrates X?

X is narrated by Ilyasah Shabazz and Dion Graham.