Staff Picks 2022

Introduction

The monthly "Staff Picks" is a set of 10 books from our catalog. Once upon a time, these books were showcased on the main page for LibriVox on archive.org, but this feature has been discontinued. However, the current staff picks are still announced in the "news/blog" section on the LibriVox homepage.

Feel free to suggest any of our completed projects for future staff picks. Please post your suggestions in this thread. Bonus points if they fit the current monthly theme.

The audiobooks which featured as Staff Picks in 2022 will be added here. A short blurb 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.

Enjoy!

LibriVox Staff Picks 2022

Dare we hope that this year we'll beat the pandemic for good? But at least you'll know what to do come the next lockdown...

January 2022: Positive Outlook

Happy New Year 2022! Let’s hope that this year will finally allow us to overcome the pandemic that has held the world hostage for 2 years now… Lift your spirits!

Fiction

The Candle and the Cat by Mary F. Leonard, read by a group of LibriVoxers

The Turn of the Tide by Eleanor H. Porter, read by a group of LibriVoxers

The Ministry of Disturbance by H. Beam Piper, read by Phil Chenevert

Trial and Triumph by Frances E.W. Harper, read by Jim Locke

恩讐の彼方に (Onsyuu no kanata ni) by Kikuchi Kan, read in Japanese by ekzemplaro

Non-Fiction

Infection and Immunity by George M. Sternberg, read by knotyouraveragejo

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller, read by Maria

The Consolatione Philosophiae by Boethius, read in Latin by bedwere

Drama

Sunshine, by Walter Ben Hare, play

Poetry

Outlook Odes by T.W.H. Crosland, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 18336 times in January 2022.

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February 2022: Not What it Seems...

It is known: February is the coldest month of the year. Or is it? Let’s take a closer look at things that may be different from what you expected.

Fiction

Missing: Page Thirteen by Anna Katharine Green, read by Bev. J. Stevems

Cecilia de Noel by Mary E. Hawker, read by David Wales

I was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon by Richard Sabia, read by Phil Chenevert

An Exchange of Souls by Barry Pain, read by Roger Melin

The Paying Guest by George Gissing, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Non-Fiction

The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ by Nicolas Notovitch, read by a group of LibriVoxers

South Sea Idylls by Charles Stoddard, read by David Wales

Theological Essays by Charles Bradlaugh, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Drama

The Freaks, by Arthur Wing Pinero, play

Poetry

At Dawn and Dusk by Victor Daley, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 3527 times in February 2022.

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March 2022: March Love

March brings spring and spring brings love and romance. If you’re ready to go out and find new love – or rekindle an old one.

Fiction

Das Marmorbild by Joseph von Eichendorff, read in German by lorda

Precious Bane by Mary Webb, read by Noel Badrian

The Rose Colored World and other Fantasies by Ethel M. Brodie, read by a group of LibriVoxers

La Papallona by Narcis Oller, read in Catalan by Joan Pujolar

Thyrza by George Gissing, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Non-Fiction

Love Letter Collection 2008 by various authors, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Marriage, it's Ethic and Religion by P. T. Forsyth, read by IntheDesert

Royal Romances of Today by Kellogg Durland, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Drama

Don Juan Tenorio, by Jose Zorrilla y Moral, play read in Spanish by Epachuko

Poetry

Love Songs by Sara Teasdale, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 17628 times in March 2022.

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April 2022: Forces of Nature

Spring has come, where Mother Nature awakens after her long sleep. See what she’s got up her sleeves...

Fiction

The Wind by Dorothy Scarborough, read by Availle

Cuentos de la selva para los ninos by Horacio Quiroga, read 'in Spanish by a group of LibriVoxers

Running Water by A.E.W. Mason, read by Nicholas Clifford

The Trawler by James Brendan Connolly, read by Roger Melin

The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat by Laura Lee Hope, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Non-Fiction

Diggers in the Earth by Eva March Tappan, read by April6090

Unser Wald by Curt Grottewitz, read in German by a group of LibriVoxers

The Night the Mountain Fell by Edmund Christopherson, read by David Wales

Drama

Rainy Week, by Eleanor Hallowell, dramatic reading

Poetry

Lyrics of Earth by Archibald Lampman, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 3715 times in April 2022.

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May 2022: Back to our Roots

Humanity has been around for some 300,000 years and far indeed we have come in that time! Let’s look back at our common roots.

Fiction

Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa, read by Robert Scott

The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Henty, read by David Leeson

Under the Andes by Rex Stout, read by Roger Melin

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio by Songling Pu, read by a group of LibriVoxers

The Volsungasaga by W. Morris and E. Magnusson, read by Corpang

Non-Fiction

Man and His Ancestor by Charles Morris, read by a group of LibriVoxers

The Golden Bough by James Frazer, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Visits to the Dead in the Catacombs of Rome by George Washington Greene, read by David Wales

Drama

Prometheus Bound, by Aeschylus, play

Poetry

The Ramayan by Valmiki, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 9122 times in May 2022.

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June 2022: Keeping Secrets

Being able to keep secrets is what makes a great friendship. But are all secrets worthy of staying hidden?

Fiction

On Secret Service by William Nelson Taft, read by Roger Melin

Space Platform by Murray Leinster, read by Mark Nelson

The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens, read by Alan Chant

L'Aguille Creuse by Maurice Leblanc, read in French by Bidon

The Room in the Dragon Volant by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu, read by Elizabeth Klett

Non-Fiction

Secret Chambers and Hiding Places by Allan Fea, read by Peter Yearsley

The Romance of Excavation by David Masters, read by Steven Seitel

Wilderness Ways by William J. Long, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Drama

The Magistrate, by Arthur Wing Pinero, play

Poetry

The Secret Key and Other Verses by George Essex Evans, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 13025 times in June 2022.

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July 2022: Safe Travels!

Next item on the schedule is a holiday. Get out of the house and travelling!

Fiction

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf, read by Lars Rolander

The Travelling Thirds by Gertrude Atherton, read by Lynne T.

Exile From Space by Judith Merril, read by Jenn Broda

Wybrane opowiadania by Stefan Grabinski, read in Polish by Piotr Nater

Les veillées du chauffeur by Tristan Bernard, read in French by a group of LibriVoxers

Non-Fiction

The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands by Mary Seacole, read by Cori Samuel

The Pilgrimage of Etheria by Etheria, read by David Wales

Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Patrick Wallace

Drama

Excuse Me!, by Rupert Hughes, play

Poetry

Romantic Flowers / The Tent by Nikolay Gumilyov, read in Russian by Mark Chulsky

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 2768 times in July 2022.

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August 2022: Another Year!

LibriVox is 17! This is a selection of our new arrivals from the last year.

Fiction

The Wreck of the Corsaire by William Clark Russell, read by Steven Seitel

The Lavender Dragon by Eden Phillpotts, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Kopal-Kundala by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, read by a group of LibriVoxers

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, read by Kevin S.

Der Roman der XII by 12 German authors, read in German by a group of LibriVoxers

Non-Fiction

Vivo de Zamenhof by Edmond Privat, read in Esperanto by a group of LIbriVoxers

Salt Mines and Castles by Thomas Carr Howe, read by TR Love

Friends of Ukraine Publications by various authors, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Drama

Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp, by Adam Oehlenschläger, play

Poetry

White April by Harold Vinal, read by Laurie Banza

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 21910 times in August 2022.

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September 2022: Licentious Literature

The worst heat waves should be over, so we can think about getting “hot” in a … ahem … different kind of way. Let’s explore classic adult-rated literature.

Fiction

The Garden God by Forrest Reid, read by Chuck Williamson

Mathilda by Mary Shelley, read by Cori Samuel

Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Nana by Emile Zola, read by Celine Major

Braune Maerchen by Alexander Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg, read in German by a group of LibriVoxers

Non-Fiction

Phallic Worship by Hargrave Jennings, read by Peter Yearsley

The Perfumed Garden by Sheihk Nefzaoui, read by Alia Makki

Memoirs by Jacques Casanova, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Drama

Overruled, by George Bernard Shaw, play

Poetry

Les Chansons de Bilitis by Pierre Louys, read in French by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 10260 times in September 2022.

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October 2022: On Disabilities

October is World Blindness Awareness Month, and thanks to our volunteers, we have a number of books that deal with blindness and other disabilities.

Fiction

Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah, read by Don W. Jenkins

The Blind by Jacob Steinberg, read in Hebrew by Guy Lederfein

Sir Gibbie by George MacDonald, read by a group of LibriVoxers

The Blind Musician by Vladimir Korolenko, read by a group of LibriVoxers

The Unseen Ear by Natalie Sumner Lincoln, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Non-Fiction

The World I Live In by Helen Keller, read by Laura Caldwell

The Privilege of Pain by Caroline Kane Mills Everett, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Kaspar Hauser by Paul Johann Anselm von Feuerbach, read in German by a group of LibriVoxers

Drama

The Blind Brother, by Homer Greene, dramatic reading

Poetry

Mountain Idylls and Other Poems by Alfred Castner King, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 4878 times in October 2022.

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November 2022: A Bit of Quiet

With its early evenings and foggy mornings, November is the perfect month to slow down a little.

Fiction

In the Closed Room by Frances Hodgson Burnett, read by Linda Andrus

Maude by Christina Rossetti, read by Elizabeth Klett

The Lonely Warrior by Claude Washburn, read by Lee Smalley

Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood by George MacDonald, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Im Dunkeln Zimmer by Bruno Frank, read in German by lorda

Non-Fiction

Fishing With a Worm by Bliss Perry, read by Betsie Bush

The Quiet Flame by Eva K. Betz, read by Maria Therese

The Prairie Traveler by Randolph Barnes Marcy, read by Angel5

Drama

The Bores, by Moliere, play

Poetry

Songs of the Silent World by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 3022 times in November 2022.

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December 2022: Spirituality & Christmas

Happy December, month of Christmas!

Fiction

Christie's Christmas by Pansy, read by TriciaG

La navidad en las montanas by Ignacio Manuel Altamiro, read in Spanish by Karen Savage

On the Edge of the World by Nikolai Leskov, read in Russian by Mark Chulsky

Baital Pachchisi by Duncan Forbes, read by dc

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, read by a group of Librivoxers

Non-Fiction

The Spring of Joy by Mary Webb, read by Noel Badrian

Sree Krishna by Baba Premanand Bharati, read by Jim Locke

The Buddhist Catechism by H. S. Olcott, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Drama

The Martyr of the Catacombs, by James de Mille, dramatic reading

Poetry

Christmas in Poetry by various authors, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 52491 times in December 2022.

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