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=== May 2017: [https://librivox.org/2017/05/01/laughter-is-universal/ Laughter is Universal] === |
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[https://librivox.org/love-insurance-by-earl-derr-biggers/ Love Insurance] by Earl Derr Biggers, group recording |
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[https://librivox.org/he-by-andrew-lang-and-walter-herries-pollock/ He] by Andrew Lang and Walter H. Pollock, group recording |
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[https://librivox.org/that-house-i-bought-a-little-leaf-from-life-by-henry-edward-warner/ That House I Bought] by Henry E. Warner, read by David Wales |
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[https://librivox.org/contes-humoristiques-by-theophile-gautier/ Contes Humoristiques] by Theophile Gautier, read by Zeckou '''in French''' |
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[https://librivox.org/the-village-that-voted-the-earth-was-flat-by-rudyard-kipling/ The Village That Voted the Earth was Flat] by Rudyard Kipling, read by Tony Addison |
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[https://librivox.org/das-lob-der-narrheit-by-desiderius-erasmus/ Das Lob der Narrheit] by Erasmus von Rotterdam, read by Julia Niedermaier '''in German''' |
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[https://librivox.org/comic-history-of-the-united-states-by-bill-nye/ Comic History of the US] by Bill Nye, read by Allyson Hester |
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[https://librivox.org/english-as-she-is-wrote-by-anonymous/ English as She is Wrote] by anonymous, read by Tricia G. |
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[https://librivox.org/the-inspector-general-by-nikolai-vasilievich-gogol/ The Inspector General], by Nikolai Gogol, drama |
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[https://librivox.org/misrepresentative-men-by-harry-graham/ Misrepresenatative Men], by Harry Graham, group recording |
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Revision as of 10:15, 1 May 2017
Introduction
The audiobooks which feature as Staff Picks in 2016 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 2017
January 2017: Time to Get Started!
Fiction
First on the Moon by Jeff Sutton, read by Richard Kilmer
Redburn's First Voyage by Herman Melville, read by James K. White
David and the Phoenix by Edward Ormondroyd, read by Greg Weeks
Love and Freindship by Jane Austen, read by Cori Samuel
Non-Fiction
The Divine Companion by James Allen, group recording
Prehistoric Men by Robert J. Braidwood, group recording
John Gutenberg, First Master Printer by Franz von Dingelstedt, group recording
South African Memories by Lady Sarah Wilson, read by SallyMC
Drama
Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller, drama
Poetry
The Prelude, by William Wordsworth, group recording
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 7993 times in January 2017.
February 2017: Be my Valentine!
Fiction
French Medaeval Romandes from the Lays of Marie de France by Marie de France, group recording
Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué., read in German by Karlsson
Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost, read by Mary Bard
He Fell In Love With His Wife by Edward P. Roe, group recording
Salmelan Heinätelkoot by Olli Wuorinen, read in Finnish by Harri Tapani Ylilammi
Non-Fiction
Don't Marry! by James W. Donovan, group recording
Love Letters of Mrs. Piozzi Written When She Was Eighty by Hester Lynch Piozzi, read by Crln Ylz Ksr
The Art of Kissing by Will Rossiter, group recording
Drama
The Maid of Maiden Lane by Amelia E. Barr, drama
Poetry
Rose and Roof Tree, by George Parsons Lathrop, group recording
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 15307 times in February 2017.
March 2017: Love that dare not...
Fiction
The Satyricon by Gaius Petronius Arbiter, group recording
Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. Forster, read by Julie Pandya
A L'ombre des Jeues Filles by Marcel Proust, read in French by Bernard
Geography and Plays by Gertrude Stein, group recording
Ziska by Marie Corelli, read by ilianthe
Non-Fiction
3 Contributions to the Theory of Sex by Sigmund Freud, group recording
Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey, read by Margaret Espaillat
I, Mary MacLane by MaryMacLane, read by Lynne T.
Drama
The Trial of Oscar Wilde, anonymous court records, dramatic reading
Poetry
Poemas, by Federico Garcia Lorca, read in Spanish by Victor Villaranza
Note: The books from this selection got downloaded 11548 times in March 2017.
April 2017: Gather ’round, it’s storytime!
Fiction
Die verkaufte Grossmutter by Hanns Heinz Ewers, group recording in German
The Lion of Saint Mark by G. A. Henty, group recording
Young Readers Science Fiction Stories by Richard M. Elam, read by David Wales
Sunday Morning Storyland by Rev. Wilfrid J. Diamond, read by Maria Therese
Kashtanka by Anton Chekhov, read by Grant Hurlock
Non-Fiction
The Frozen North by Edith Horton, read by Laura Victoria
The Story of the Romans by H. A. Guerber, group recording
Madam How and Lady Why by Charles Kingsley, group recording
Drama
Robin Hood, by Amice MacDonell, drama
Poetry
The Littlest One - His Book, by Marion St. John Webb, read by Caro Davy
May 2017: Laughter is Universal
Fiction
Love Insurance by Earl Derr Biggers, group recording
He by Andrew Lang and Walter H. Pollock, group recording
That House I Bought by Henry E. Warner, read by David Wales
Contes Humoristiques by Theophile Gautier, read by Zeckou in French
The Village That Voted the Earth was Flat by Rudyard Kipling, read by Tony Addison
Non-Fiction
Das Lob der Narrheit by Erasmus von Rotterdam, read by Julia Niedermaier in German
Comic History of the US by Bill Nye, read by Allyson Hester
English as She is Wrote by anonymous, read by Tricia G.
Drama
The Inspector General, by Nikolai Gogol, drama
Poetry
Misrepresenatative Men, by Harry Graham, group recording
