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If you prefer to download m4b files, all our staff picks have been converted to this format, which can be downloaded from the respective catalog pages.


Suggestions for future Staff Picks on the LibriVox home page are always welcome. Please post your suggestions in [http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17058 <u>this thread.</u>]
Suggestions for future Staff Picks on the LibriVox home page are always welcome. Please post your suggestions in [https://forum.librivox.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=17058 <u>this thread.</u>]


== LibriVox Staff Picks 2020 ==
== LibriVox Staff Picks 2020 ==


Let's go on another world tour in 2020!
Let's go on another world tour in 2020!

=== January 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/01/01/world-tour-2020-australia-new-zealand-and-thereabouts/ World Tour 2020: Australia, New Zealand and Thereabouts] ===

===== Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/lady-bridget-in-the-never-never-land-by-rosa-campbell-praed/ Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Lad] by Rosa Campbell Praed, read by Kirsty Leishman

[https://librivox.org/the-story-of-a-new-zealand-river-by-jane-mander/ The Story of a New Zealand River] by Jane Mander, read by Gail Timmerman Vaughn

[https://librivox.org/on-our-selection-by-steele-rudd/ On Our Selection] by Steele Rudd, read by Son of the Exiles

[https://librivox.org/harry-heathcote-of-gangoil-by-anthony-trollope/ Harry Heathcote of Gangoil] by Anthony Trollope, read by Simon Evers

[https://librivox.org/island-nights-entertainments-by-robert-louis-stevenson/ Island Nights Entertainments] by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Tony Addison

===== Non-Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/history-of-australia-and-new-zealand-from-1696-to-1890-by-george-sutherland/ History of Australia and New Zealand from 1696 to 1890] by George Sutherland, group recording

[https://librivox.org/the-gladstone-colony-an-unwritten-chapter-of-australian-history-by-james-francis-hogan/ The Gladstone Colony] by James Francis Hogan, read by Timothy Ferguson

[https://librivox.org/south-pole-by-roald-amundsen-2/ The South Pole] by Roald Amundsen, group recording

===== Drama =====

[https://librivox.org/mrs-pretty-and-the-premier-by-arthur-adams/ Mrs. Pretty and the Premier], by Arthur Adams, play

===== Poetry =====
[https://librivox.org/in-the-days-when-the-world-was-wide-by-henry-lawson/ In the Days when the World was Wide and Other Verses] by Henry Lawson, group recording

'''Note:''' The books from this selection were downloaded 11037 times in January 2020.

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=== February 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/02/01/world-tour-2020-south-and-central-america/ World Tour 2020: South and Central America] ===

===== Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/fairy-tales-from-brazil-by-elsie-spicer-eells-2/ Fairy Tales from Brazil] by Elsie Spicer Eells, group recording

[https://librivox.org/antologia-de-cuentos-hispanoamericanos-by-various/ Antologia de Cuentos Hispanoamericanos] by Various Authors, read '''in Spanish''' by LibriVoxateers

[https://librivox.org/o-mulato-by-aluisio-azevedo/ O Mulato] by Aluisio Azevedo, read '''in Portuguese''' by Adriana Secciotto

[https://librivox.org/memorias-postumas-de-bras-cubas-by-joaquim-maria-machado-de-assis/ Memorias Postumas de Bras Cubas] by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, read '''in Brazilian Portuguese''' by Leni

[https://librivox.org/las-fuerzas-extranas-by-leopoldo-lugones/ Las Fuerzas Extranas] by Leopoldo Lugones, read '''in Spanish''' by Victor Villaraza

===== Non-Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/the-roosevelt-rondon-scientific-expedition-and-the-telegraph-line-commission-by-candido-mariano-da-silva-rondon/ The Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition and the Telegraph Line Commission] by Candido Mariano Da Silva Rondon, group recording

[https://librivox.org/the-emancipation-of-south-america-by-bartolome-mitre/ The Emancipation of South America] by Bartolome Mitre, read by Piotr

[https://librivox.org/zone-policeman-88-by-harry-a-franck/ Zone Policeman 88] by Harry A. Franck, group recording

===== Drama =====

[https://librivox.org/oroonoko-by-thomas-southerne/ Oroonoko], by Thomas Southerne, play

===== Poetry =====
[https://librivox.org/fausto-by-estanislao-del-campo/ Fausto] by Estanislao del Campo, read '''in Spanish''' by mariemdover

'''Note:''' The books from this selection were downloaded 15629 times in February 2020.

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=== March 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/03/02/world-tour-2020-central-and-south-africa/ World Tour 2020: Central and South Africa] ===

===== Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/dreams-by-olive-schreiner/ Dreams] by Olive Schreiner, read by Noel Badrian

[https://librivox.org/nada-the-lily-by-h-rider-haggard/ Nada the Lily] by H. Rider Haggard, read by Phil Benson

[https://librivox.org/in-desert-and-wilderness-by-henryk-sienkiewicz/ In Desert and Wilderness] by Henryk Sienkiewicz, group recording

[https://librivox.org/the-man-eater-by-edgar-rice-burroughs/ The Man-Eater] by Edgar Rice Burroughs, read by Joseph de Noia

[https://librivox.org/folk-stories-from-southern-nigeria-west-africa-by-elphinstone-dayrell/ Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa] by Elphinstone Dayrell, group recording

===== Non-Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/carpenters-geographical-reader-africa-by-frank-g-carpenter/ Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Africa] by Frank G. Carpenter, read by BettyB

[https://librivox.org/biography-of-mahommah-g-baquaqua-by-samuel-downing-moore/ Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua] by Samuel Downing Moore, read by Leni

[https://librivox.org/sleeping-sickness-by-fleming-mant-sandwith/ Sleeping Sickness] by Fleming Mant Sandwith, read by Pam Nagami

===== Drama =====

[https://librivox.org/the-voyages-of-doctor-dolittle-dramatic-reading-by-hugh-lofting/ The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle], by Hugh Lofting, dramatic reading

===== Poetry =====
[https://librivox.org/the-poetry-of-south-africa-by-alexander-wilmot/ The Poetry of South Africa] by Alexander Wilmot (ed.), group recording

'''Note:''' The books from this selection were downloaded 14113 times in March 2020.

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=== April 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/04/01/world-tour-2020-northern-africa-and-arabia/ World Tour 2020: Northern Africa and Arabia] ===

===== Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/it-happened-in-egypt-by-charles-norris-williamson-and-alice-muriel-williamson/ It Happened in Egypt] by Charles & Alice Williamson, read by Sibella Denton

[https://librivox.org/tor-a-street-boy-of-jerusalem-by-florence-morse-kingsley/ Tor, A Street Boy of Jerusalem] by Florence M. Kingsley, read by Patrick Saville

[https://librivox.org/the-book-of-a-thousand-nights-and-a-night-volume-01-by-anonymous/ The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night] group recording

[https://librivox.org/myths-and-legends-myths-of-babylonia-and-assyria-by-donald-alexander-mackenzie/ The Myths of Babylonia and Assyria] by Donald Mackenzie, group recording

[https://librivox.org/the-worlds-story-volume-iii-egypt-africa-and-arabia-by-eva-march-tappan/ The World's Story Vol. 3: Egypt, Africa, and Arabia] by Eva March Tappan (ed.), group recording

===== Non-Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/the-secret-of-the-sahara-kufara-by-rosita-forbes/ The Secret of the Sahara: Kufara] by Rosita Forbes, read by Steve Seitel

[https://librivox.org/with-the-royal-army-medical-corps-in-egypt-by-tickner-edwardes/ With the Royal Army Medical Corps in Egypt] by Tickner Edwardes, read by Steve C.

[https://librivox.org/tabai-al-istibdad-wa-masari-al-istibad-by-abd-al-rahman-al-kawakibi/ Tabai al Istibdad Wa Masari Al Istibad] by Abd al Rahman al Kawakibi, group recording
===== Drama =====

[https://librivox.org/the-persians-by-aeschylus/ The Persians], by Aeschylus, drama

===== Poetry =====
[https://librivox.org/a-multilingual-rubaiyat-by-omar-khayyam/ A Multilingual Rubaiyat] by Omar Khayyam, group recording

'''Note:''' The books from this selection were downloaded 12098 times in April 2020.

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=== May 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/05/01/world-tour-2020-southern-europe/ World Tour 2020: Southern Europe] ===

===== Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/price-iz-davnine-by-ivana-brlic-mazuranic/ Priče iz Davnine] by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, read in '''Croatian''' by Josip B.

[https://librivox.org/the-alhambra-by-washington-irving/ The Alhambra] by Washinton Irving, read by David Wales

[https://librivox.org/la-punyalada-novela-montanyenca-by-marian-vayreda/ La Punyalada: Novela Montanyenca] by Marian Vayreda, read in '''Catalan''' by ipujolar

[https://librivox.org/i-malavoglia-by-giovanni-verga/ I Malavoglia] by Giovanni Verga, read in '''Italian''' by Lisa Caputo

[https://librivox.org/stories-by-foreign-authors-spanish-by-various/ Stories by Foreign Authors - Spanish] by Various, group recording

===== Non-Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/the-constitution-of-the-athenians-by-aristotle/ The Consitutions of the Athenians] by Aristotle, read in '''Modern Greek''' by karampas1968

[https://librivox.org/celebrated-crimes-vol-7-part-1-ali-pacha-by-alexandre-dumas/ Celebrated Crimes: Ali Pacha] by Alexandre Dumas, read by John van Stam

[https://librivox.org/gallipoli-diary-by-john-graham-gillam/ Gallipoli Diary] by John Graham Gillam, read by Sue Anderson

===== Drama =====

[https://librivox.org/hecyra-the-mother-in-law-by-terence/ Hecyra: The Mother in Law], by Terence, drama

===== Poetry =====
[https://librivox.org/sonetos-poemas-filosoficos-de-luis-vaz-de-camoes/ Sonetos - Poemas Filosoficos] by Luís Vaz de Camões, group recording in '''Portuguese'''

'''Note:''' The books from this selection were downloaded 10037 times in May 2020.

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=== June 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/06/05/world-tour-2020-central-europe-british-isles/ World Tour 2020: Central Europe and the British Isles] ===

===== Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/an-heiligen-wassern-by-jakob-christoph-heer/ An Heilige Wassern] by Jakob Christoph Heer, read '''in German''' by Eva K.

[https://librivox.org/the-fair-maid-of-perth-or-st-valentines-day-by-sir-walter-scott/ The Fair Maid of Perth] by Sir Walter Scott, group recording

[https://librivox.org/hoe-hij-raad-van-indie-werd-by-paul-adriaan-daum/ Hoe hij raad van Indie werd] by Paul Adriaan Daum, read '''in Dutch''' by Marcel Coenders

[https://librivox.org/legendes-rustiques-by-george-sand/ Legendes Rustiques] by George Sand, group recording in '''French'''

[https://librivox.org/the-fate-of-fenella-by-various/ The Fate of Fenella] by 24 authors, group recording

===== Non-Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/some-haunted-houses-of-england-and-wales-by-elliott-odonnell/ Some Haunted Houses of England and Wales] by Elliott O'Donnell, group recording

[https://librivox.org/the-golden-book-of-the-dutch-navigators-by-hendrik-van-loon/ The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators] by Hendrik van Loon, group recording

[https://librivox.org/bismarck-by-georges-lacour-gayet/ Bismarck] by Georges Lacour Gayet, read by Pamela Nagami

===== Drama =====

[https://librivox.org/george-dandin-by-moliere/ George Dandin], by Moliere, '''French''' drama

===== Poetry =====
[https://librivox.org/unser-taeglich-gift-by-otfried-krzyzanowski/ Unser täglich Gift] by Otfried Krzyzanowski, group recording in '''German'''

'''Note:''' The books from this selection were downloaded 6125 times in June 2020.

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=== July 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/07/01/world-tour-2020-scandinavia-and-the-baltics/ World Tour 2020: Scandinavia and the Baltics] ===

===== Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/juha-kirjoittanut-juhani-aho/ Juha] by Juhani Aho, read '''in Finnish''' by a group of LibriVoxers

[https://librivox.org/the-power-of-a-lie-by-johan-bojer/ The Power of a Lie] by Johan Bojer, read by Lee Smalley

[https://librivox.org/en-nyckfull-kvinna-del-1-den-obundna-flickan-by-emilie-flygare-carlen/ En Nyckfull Kvinna] by Emilie Flygare Carlen, read '''in Swedish''' by a group of LibriVoxers

[https://librivox.org/pelle-the-conqueror-volume-1-by-martin-andersen-nexo/ Pelle The Conqueror Vol. 1] by Martin Andersen Nexø, read by Greg W.

[https://librivox.org/lisbeth-longfrock-or-sidsel-sidsaerkin-by-hans-aanrud/ Lisbeth Longfrock] by Hans Aanrud, read by Annise

===== Non-Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/farthest-north-volume-1-by-fridtjof-nansen/ Farthest North] by Fridtjof Nansen, read by Sharon Riskedahl

[https://librivox.org/piloting-directions-for-the-gulf-of-finland-by-john-william-norie/ Piloting Directions for the Gulf of Finland] by John W. Norie, group recording

[https://librivox.org/the-worlds-story-volume-viii-by-eva-march-tappan/ The World's Story Volume 8] by Eva March Tappan, group recording

===== Drama =====

[https://librivox.org/the-ghost-sonata-by-august-strindberg/ The Ghost Sonata], by August Strindberg, drama

===== Poetry =====
[https://librivox.org/elder-eddas-younger-eddas-by-saemund-sigfusson/ Elder and Younger Eddas] by Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson, group recording

'''Note:''' The books from this selection were downloaded 3406 times in July 2020.

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=== August 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/08/01/happy-15th-anniversary/ Happy 15th Anniversary!] ===

In this special birthday edition, we looked at projects that 15 years ago seemed very ambitious - and which we have achieved since!

[https://librivox.org/search?title=&author=shakespeare&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=24&status=complete&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced All Plays] by William Shakespeare, some even multiple versions and/or in other languages.

7 versions of [https://librivox.org/search?q=huckleberry%20finn&search_form=advanced The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn] by Mark Twain

11 versions of [https://librivox.org/search?title=Christmas+Carol&author=dickens&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=complete&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced A Christmas Carol] by Charles Dickens

25 English versions plus 22 multilingual ones of [https://librivox.org/the-raven-multilingual-by-edgar-allan-poe/ The Raven] by Edgar Allan Poe

[https://librivox.org/group/512 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights] in more than 50 languages

The original '''French''' plus 4 translations of [https://librivox.org/20000-lieues-sous-les-mers-by-jules-verne/ 20000 Leagues Under the Sea] by Jules Verne

The original '''Spanish''' plus 3 translations of [https://librivox.org/search?title=Don+Quijote&author=cervantes&reader=&exact_match=on&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=5&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced Don Quijote] by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

The original '''French''' plus 3 translations of all 5 volumes of [https://librivox.org/group/437 Les Miserables] by Victor Hugo

3 complete versions of [https://librivox.org/world-english-bible-complete/ The Holy Bible], one of them in '''Spanish'''
A complete English version of [https://librivox.org/group/267 War and Peace] by Leo Tolstoy

[https://librivox.org/der-abenteuerliche-simplicissimus-teutsch-teil-1-by-hans-jakob-christoffel-von-grimmelshausen/ Der Abenteuerliche Simplicissimus] by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen in '''German'''

[https://librivox.org/ulysses-version-2-by-james-joyce/ Ulysses] by James Joyce

[https://librivox.org/natuurlijke-historie-voor-de-jeugd-by-de-schoolmeester/ Natuurlijke Historie voor de Jeugd] by de Schoolmeester, recorded at a group meeting of our '''Dutch''' members

13 of 15 volumes of [https://librivox.org/group/505 Novelle per un anno] by Luigi Pirandello in '''Italian'''

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=== September 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/09/01/world-tour-2020-eastern-europe/ World Tour 2020: Eastern Europe] ===

===== Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/krysar-by-viktor-dyk/ Krysař] by Viktor Dyk, read '''in Czech''' by Kudrna

[https://librivox.org/libussa-by-johann-karl-august-musaeus/ Libussa] by Johann Musäus, read by Carolin

[https://librivox.org/the-dreamer-of-dreams-by-marie-of-romania-alexandra-victoria/ The Dreamer of Dreams] by Marie of Romania, read by a group of LibriVoxers

[https://librivox.org/arye-baal-guf-by-hayyim-nachman-bialik/ Arye Baal Guf] by Hayyim Nachman Bialik, read '''in Hebrew''' by Omri Lernau

[http://librivox.org/tales-from-jokai-by-mor-jokai/ Tales from Jókai] by Mór Jókai, read by Availle

===== Non-Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/silhouettes-russian-writers-by-yuly-aykhenvald/ Silhouettes of Russian Writers] by Yuly Aykhenvald, read '''in Russian''' by Mark Chulsky

[https://librivox.org/two-tactics-of-social-democracy-in-the-democratic-revolution-by-vladimir-ilyich-lenin/ Two Tactics of Social Democracy in the Democratic Revolution] by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, read by Christian Pecaut

[https://librivox.org/history-of-the-jews-in-russia-and-poland-volume-1-of-3-from-the-beginning-until-the-death-of-alexander-i-1825-by-simon-dubnow/ The History of the Jews in Russia and Poland] by Simon Dubnow, read by S S Kim

===== Drama =====

[https://librivox.org/moralnosc-pani-dulskiej-by-gabriela-zapolska/ Moralnosc Pani Dulskiej], by Gabriela Zapolska, read '''in Polish''' by Violet B Czaykowska

===== Poetry =====
[https://librivox.org/epopeya-na-zabravenite-by-ivan-vazov/ Epic of the Forgotten] by Iva Vazov, read '''in Bulgarian''' by a group of LibriVoxers

'''Note:''' The books from this selection were downloaded 6327 times in September 2020.

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=== October 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/10/01/world-tour-2020-asia/ World Tour 2020: Asia] ===

===== Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/cowherd-and-weaver-girl-by-mingshi-zhu/ Cowherd and Weaver Girl] by Mingshi Zhu, read '''in Chinese''' by Guomin Do

[https://librivox.org/el-filibusterismo-by-jose-rizal/El Filibusterismo] by Jose Rizal, read by Availle

[https://librivox.org/at-the-point-of-the-bayonet-a-tale-of-the-mahratta-war-by-g-a-henty/ At the Point of the Bayonet] by G. A. Henty, read by a group of LibriVoxers

[https://librivox.org/tales-of-old-japan-by-lord-redesdale/ Tales of Old Japan] by Lord Redesdale, read by a group of LibriVoxers

[https://librivox.org/sekar-karya/ Sekar Karya] by various authors, read '''in Javanese''' by a group of Librivoxers

===== Non-Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/glimpses-of-bengal-by-rabindranath-tagore/ Glimpses of Bengal] by Rabindranath Tagore, read by Bhavya

[https://librivox.org/drugging-a-nation-by-samuel-merwin/ Drugging a Nation] by Samuel Merwin, read by Edmund Bloxam

[https://librivox.org/the-afghan-wars-1839-42-and-1878-80-part-1-by-archibald-forbes/ The Afghan Wars 1839 - 43 and 1878 - 80] by Archibald Forbes, read by Phil Griffiths

===== Drama =====

[https://librivox.org/alexander-the-great-by-jean-racine/ Alexander the Great], by Jean Racine, play

===== Poetry =====
[https://librivox.org/mga-piling-tula-mula-sa-buntong-hininga-by-pascual-de-leon/ Mga Piling Tula Mula sa Butang Hininga] by Pascual de Leon, read '''in Tagalog''' by April Gomzales

'''Note:''' The books from this selection were downloaded 13384 times in October 2020.

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=== November 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/11/01/world-tour-2020-north-america/ World Tour 2020: North America] ===

===== Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/flower-of-the-north-by-james-oliver-curwood/ Flower of the North] by James Oliver Curwood, read by Roger Melin

[http://librivox.org/the-mystery-of-the-four-fingers-by-fred-m-white The Mystery of the Four Fingers] by Fred M. White, read by knotyouraveragejo

[https://librivox.org/armand-durand-by-rosanna-eleanor-leprohon/ Armand Durand] by Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, read by Bruce Pirie

[http://librivox.org/the-quest-of-the-silver-fleece-by-w-e-b-du-bois/ The Quest of the Silver Fleece] by W. E. B. DuBois, read by a group of LibriVoxers

[https://librivox.org/monja-y-casada-virgen-y-martir-libro-primero-el-convento-de-santa-teresa-by-vicente-riva-palacio/ Monja y casada, virgen y martir] by Vicente Riva Palacio, read '''in Spanish''' by Joyfull

===== Non-Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/historia-verdadera-de-la-conquista-de-la-nueva-espana-by-bernal-diaz-del-castillo/ Historia verdada de la conquista de la nueve Espana] by Bernal Diaz del Castillo, read '''in Spanish''' by Tux

[https://librivox.org/tecumseh-a-chronicle-of-the-last-great-leader-of-his-people-by-ethel-t-raymond/ Tecumseh] by Ethel T. Raymond, read by a group of LibriVoxers

[https://librivox.org/up-from-slavery-from-booker-t-washington/ Up From Slavery] by Booker T. Washington, read by a group of LibriVoxers

===== Drama =====

[https://librivox.org/a-summer-in-a-canyon-a-california-story-dramatic-reading-by-kate-douglas-wiggin/ A Summer in a Canyon], by Kate Douglas Wiggin, dramatic reading

===== Poetry =====
[https://librivox.org/the-song-of-hugh-glass-by-neihardt-john/ The Song of Hugh Glass] by Neihardt John, read by Nathan

'''Note:''' The books from this selection were downloaded 86619 times in November 2020.

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=== December 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/12/01/all-as-one/ All As One] ===

===== Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/before-adam-by-jack-london/ Before Adam] by Jack London, read by Tom Weiss

[https://librivox.org/love-stories-volume-1-by-various/ Love Stories Vol. 1] by various authors, read by various LibriVoxers

[https://librivox.org/myths-and-legends-around-the-world-in-english-01/ Myths and Legends Around the World Vol. 1] by various authors, read by various LibriVoxers

[https://librivox.org/the-magic-world-by-e-nesbit/ The Magic World] by E. Nesbit, read by a group of LibriVoxers

[https://librivox.org/a-journey-in-other-worlds-by-john-jacob-astor-iv/ A Journey in Other Worlds] by John Jacob Astor, read by Tom Weiss

===== Non-Fiction =====

[https://librivox.org/the-hindu-yogi-science-of-breath-by-william-walker-atkinson/ The Hindu-Yogi Science of Breath] by William Walker Atkinson, read by Mike Justice

[https://librivox.org/common-sense-how-to-exercise-it-by-yoritomo-tashi/ Common Sense, How to Exercise It] by Yoritomo Tashi, read by Thomas Rose

[https://librivox.org/association-football-and-how-to-play-it-by-john-cameron/ Association Football and How to Play it] by John Cameron, read by Ben Adams

===== Drama =====

[https://librivox.org/the-frogs-by-aristophanes/ The Frogs], by Aristophanes, play

===== Poetry =====
[https://librivox.org/the-worlds-best-poetry-volume-4-the-higher-life-part-1-by-various/ The World's Best Poetry vol. 4 - The Higher Life] by various poets, read by various LibriVoxers

'''Note:''' The books from this selection were downloaded 3763 times in December 2020.

Latest revision as of 03:47, 20 February 2023

Introduction

The audiobooks which feature as Staff Picks in 2020 will be added here. More details of these selections may be found on the linked blog posts. For more information and a list of Staff Picks in previous years, have a look at the main Staff Picks page

If you prefer to download m4b files, all our staff picks have been converted to this format, which can be downloaded from the respective catalog pages.

Suggestions for future Staff Picks on the LibriVox home page are always welcome. Please post your suggestions in this thread.

LibriVox Staff Picks 2020

Let's go on another world tour in 2020!

January 2020: World Tour 2020: Australia, New Zealand and Thereabouts

Fiction

Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Lad by Rosa Campbell Praed, read by Kirsty Leishman

The Story of a New Zealand River by Jane Mander, read by Gail Timmerman Vaughn

On Our Selection by Steele Rudd, read by Son of the Exiles

Harry Heathcote of Gangoil by Anthony Trollope, read by Simon Evers

Island Nights Entertainments by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Tony Addison

Non-Fiction

History of Australia and New Zealand from 1696 to 1890 by George Sutherland, group recording

The Gladstone Colony by James Francis Hogan, read by Timothy Ferguson

The South Pole by Roald Amundsen, group recording

Drama

Mrs. Pretty and the Premier, by Arthur Adams, play

Poetry

In the Days when the World was Wide and Other Verses by Henry Lawson, group recording

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 11037 times in January 2020.

February 2020: World Tour 2020: South and Central America

Fiction

Fairy Tales from Brazil by Elsie Spicer Eells, group recording

Antologia de Cuentos Hispanoamericanos by Various Authors, read in Spanish by LibriVoxateers

O Mulato by Aluisio Azevedo, read in Portuguese by Adriana Secciotto

Memorias Postumas de Bras Cubas by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, read in Brazilian Portuguese by Leni

Las Fuerzas Extranas by Leopoldo Lugones, read in Spanish by Victor Villaraza

Non-Fiction

The Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition and the Telegraph Line Commission by Candido Mariano Da Silva Rondon, group recording

The Emancipation of South America by Bartolome Mitre, read by Piotr

Zone Policeman 88 by Harry A. Franck, group recording

Drama

Oroonoko, by Thomas Southerne, play

Poetry

Fausto by Estanislao del Campo, read in Spanish by mariemdover

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 15629 times in February 2020.

March 2020: World Tour 2020: Central and South Africa

Fiction

Dreams by Olive Schreiner, read by Noel Badrian

Nada the Lily by H. Rider Haggard, read by Phil Benson

In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz, group recording

The Man-Eater by Edgar Rice Burroughs, read by Joseph de Noia

Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa by Elphinstone Dayrell, group recording

Non-Fiction

Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Africa by Frank G. Carpenter, read by BettyB

Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua by Samuel Downing Moore, read by Leni

Sleeping Sickness by Fleming Mant Sandwith, read by Pam Nagami

Drama

The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting, dramatic reading

Poetry

The Poetry of South Africa by Alexander Wilmot (ed.), group recording

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 14113 times in March 2020.

April 2020: World Tour 2020: Northern Africa and Arabia

Fiction

It Happened in Egypt by Charles & Alice Williamson, read by Sibella Denton

Tor, A Street Boy of Jerusalem by Florence M. Kingsley, read by Patrick Saville

The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night group recording

The Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Mackenzie, group recording

The World's Story Vol. 3: Egypt, Africa, and Arabia by Eva March Tappan (ed.), group recording

Non-Fiction

The Secret of the Sahara: Kufara by Rosita Forbes, read by Steve Seitel

With the Royal Army Medical Corps in Egypt by Tickner Edwardes, read by Steve C.

Tabai al Istibdad Wa Masari Al Istibad by Abd al Rahman al Kawakibi, group recording

Drama

The Persians, by Aeschylus, drama

Poetry

A Multilingual Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam, group recording

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 12098 times in April 2020.

May 2020: World Tour 2020: Southern Europe

Fiction

Priče iz Davnine by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, read in Croatian by Josip B.

The Alhambra by Washinton Irving, read by David Wales

La Punyalada: Novela Montanyenca by Marian Vayreda, read in Catalan by ipujolar

I Malavoglia by Giovanni Verga, read in Italian by Lisa Caputo

Stories by Foreign Authors - Spanish by Various, group recording

Non-Fiction

The Consitutions of the Athenians by Aristotle, read in Modern Greek by karampas1968

Celebrated Crimes: Ali Pacha by Alexandre Dumas, read by John van Stam

Gallipoli Diary by John Graham Gillam, read by Sue Anderson

Drama

Hecyra: The Mother in Law, by Terence, drama

Poetry

Sonetos - Poemas Filosoficos by Luís Vaz de Camões, group recording in Portuguese

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 10037 times in May 2020.

June 2020: World Tour 2020: Central Europe and the British Isles

Fiction

An Heilige Wassern by Jakob Christoph Heer, read in German by Eva K.

The Fair Maid of Perth by Sir Walter Scott, group recording

Hoe hij raad van Indie werd by Paul Adriaan Daum, read in Dutch by Marcel Coenders

Legendes Rustiques by George Sand, group recording in French

The Fate of Fenella by 24 authors, group recording

Non-Fiction

Some Haunted Houses of England and Wales by Elliott O'Donnell, group recording

The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators by Hendrik van Loon, group recording

Bismarck by Georges Lacour Gayet, read by Pamela Nagami

Drama

George Dandin, by Moliere, French drama

Poetry

Unser täglich Gift by Otfried Krzyzanowski, group recording in German

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 6125 times in June 2020.

July 2020: World Tour 2020: Scandinavia and the Baltics

Fiction

Juha by Juhani Aho, read in Finnish by a group of LibriVoxers

The Power of a Lie by Johan Bojer, read by Lee Smalley

En Nyckfull Kvinna by Emilie Flygare Carlen, read in Swedish by a group of LibriVoxers

Pelle The Conqueror Vol. 1 by Martin Andersen Nexø, read by Greg W.

Lisbeth Longfrock by Hans Aanrud, read by Annise

Non-Fiction

Farthest North by Fridtjof Nansen, read by Sharon Riskedahl

Piloting Directions for the Gulf of Finland by John W. Norie, group recording

The World's Story Volume 8 by Eva March Tappan, group recording

Drama

The Ghost Sonata, by August Strindberg, drama

Poetry

Elder and Younger Eddas by Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson, group recording

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 3406 times in July 2020.

August 2020: Happy 15th Anniversary!

In this special birthday edition, we looked at projects that 15 years ago seemed very ambitious - and which we have achieved since!

All Plays by William Shakespeare, some even multiple versions and/or in other languages.

7 versions of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

11 versions of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

25 English versions plus 22 multilingual ones of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in more than 50 languages

The original French plus 4 translations of 20000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

The original Spanish plus 3 translations of Don Quijote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

The original French plus 3 translations of all 5 volumes of Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

3 complete versions of The Holy Bible, one of them in Spanish

A complete English version of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Der Abenteuerliche Simplicissimus by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen in German

Ulysses by James Joyce

Natuurlijke Historie voor de Jeugd by de Schoolmeester, recorded at a group meeting of our Dutch members

13 of 15 volumes of Novelle per un anno by Luigi Pirandello in Italian

September 2020: World Tour 2020: Eastern Europe

Fiction

Krysař by Viktor Dyk, read in Czech by Kudrna

Libussa by Johann Musäus, read by Carolin

The Dreamer of Dreams by Marie of Romania, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Arye Baal Guf by Hayyim Nachman Bialik, read in Hebrew by Omri Lernau

Tales from Jókai by Mór Jókai, read by Availle

Non-Fiction

Silhouettes of Russian Writers by Yuly Aykhenvald, read in Russian by Mark Chulsky

Two Tactics of Social Democracy in the Democratic Revolution by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, read by Christian Pecaut

The History of the Jews in Russia and Poland by Simon Dubnow, read by S S Kim

Drama

Moralnosc Pani Dulskiej, by Gabriela Zapolska, read in Polish by Violet B Czaykowska

Poetry

Epic of the Forgotten by Iva Vazov, read in Bulgarian by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 6327 times in September 2020.

October 2020: World Tour 2020: Asia

Fiction

Cowherd and Weaver Girl by Mingshi Zhu, read in Chinese by Guomin Do

Filibusterismo by Jose Rizal, read by Availle

At the Point of the Bayonet by G. A. Henty, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Sekar Karya by various authors, read in Javanese by a group of Librivoxers

Non-Fiction

Glimpses of Bengal by Rabindranath Tagore, read by Bhavya

Drugging a Nation by Samuel Merwin, read by Edmund Bloxam

The Afghan Wars 1839 - 43 and 1878 - 80 by Archibald Forbes, read by Phil Griffiths

Drama

Alexander the Great, by Jean Racine, play

Poetry

Mga Piling Tula Mula sa Butang Hininga by Pascual de Leon, read in Tagalog by April Gomzales

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 13384 times in October 2020.

November 2020: World Tour 2020: North America

Fiction

Flower of the North by James Oliver Curwood, read by Roger Melin

The Mystery of the Four Fingers by Fred M. White, read by knotyouraveragejo

Armand Durand by Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, read by Bruce Pirie

The Quest of the Silver Fleece by W. E. B. DuBois, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Monja y casada, virgen y martir by Vicente Riva Palacio, read in Spanish by Joyfull

Non-Fiction

Historia verdada de la conquista de la nueve Espana by Bernal Diaz del Castillo, read in Spanish by Tux

Tecumseh by Ethel T. Raymond, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Drama

A Summer in a Canyon, by Kate Douglas Wiggin, dramatic reading

Poetry

The Song of Hugh Glass by Neihardt John, read by Nathan

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 86619 times in November 2020.

December 2020: All As One

Fiction

Before Adam by Jack London, read by Tom Weiss

Love Stories Vol. 1 by various authors, read by various LibriVoxers

Myths and Legends Around the World Vol. 1 by various authors, read by various LibriVoxers

The Magic World by E. Nesbit, read by a group of LibriVoxers

A Journey in Other Worlds by John Jacob Astor, read by Tom Weiss

Non-Fiction

The Hindu-Yogi Science of Breath by William Walker Atkinson, read by Mike Justice

Common Sense, How to Exercise It by Yoritomo Tashi, read by Thomas Rose

Association Football and How to Play it by John Cameron, read by Ben Adams

Drama

The Frogs, by Aristophanes, play

Poetry

The World's Best Poetry vol. 4 - The Higher Life by various poets, read by various LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 3763 times in December 2020.

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