How long does it take to read Book Lovers?
Emily Henry
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, Book Lovers takes 7 hours 3 minutes to read. The unabridged audiobook runs 11 hours at 1x, or 7h 35m at 1.5x.
Book Lovers follows Nora Stephens, a New York literary agent, on a summer trip to a small town. At an average pace it's about seven hours.
Average is about 250 WPM. Measure yours in two minutes and every time on this page recalculates.
How much to read a day
At 250 words a minute, to finish the book:
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How we measured it
Method: audiobook estimate. Estimated from the unabridged audiobook narrated by Julia Whelan (11:23, confirmed by Audible and Libro.fm) at 155 words a minute.
Part of our study of the 100 most popular books, last checked November 2026. Reading times assume steady reading; editions, translations and your own pace all move them.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to read Book Lovers?
About 7h 3m at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 8h 49m at 200 and 5h 53m at 300.
How many words are in Book Lovers?
About 105,865 words. That's estimated from the unabridged audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, so treat it as close, not exact.
How many pages a day to finish Book Lovers in a month?
About 13 pages a day, or 15m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 385 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
Is Book Lovers longer than Beach Read?
Yes, by about 11,000 words by the same audiobook estimate: roughly 45 minutes more reading.
How long is the Book Lovers audiobook?
11 hours 23 minutes unabridged, narrated by Julia Whelan. At 1.5x, about 7 and a half hours.