Staff Picks 2021

Introduction

The audiobooks which feature as Staff Picks in 2021 will be added here. A short summary 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. Bonus points if they fit the current monthly theme.

LibriVox Staff Picks 2020

We're still in the throes of COVID-19, but hopefully, this year's picks will take you out of the house a bit and bring some relief for your stressed mind.

January 2021: Silver Linings

Happy New Year 2021! With 2020 finally over, we can start to make new plans for the coming year, which will hopefully be much better… Let’s look into a brighter tomorrow with 10 gems from our catalog.

Fiction

The Peril Finders by George Manville Fenn, read by a group of LibriVoxers

The Charwoman's Daughter by James Stephens, read by Michele Fry

The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim, read by Tom Weiss

Preferred Risk by Frederik Pohl, read by Nick Bulka

Marthas Kinder by Bertha von Suttner, read in German by Eva

Non-Fiction

All Things Are Possible by Lev Shestov, read by Expatriate

The Hope of the Gospel by George MacDonald, read by Jordan

In the Fourth Year by H. G. Wells, read by John Schuurman

Drama

The Enterprise of the Mayflower, by Amice MacDonell, play

Poetry

All That Matters by Edgar A. Guest, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 19693 times in January 2021.

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February 2021: History in Black and White

February marks Black History Month in the US, and together with the Black Lives Matter movement, LibriVox has risen to put out more books by African Americans. Delve into a truly black part of world history with 10 gems from our catalog.

Fiction

The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar, read by Kirks Voice

The Homesteader by Oscar Micheaux, read by a group of LibriVoxers

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson, read by James K. White

Violets and Other Tales by Allice Dunbar Nelson, read by James K. White

Hagar's Daughter by Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins,read by a group of LibriVoxers

Non-Fiction

On Being Nebro in America by J. Saunders Redding, read by Kevin S.

Report on Civil Disorders by the Kerner Commission, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838 - 1839 by Fanny Kemble, read by James K. White

Drama

Eunuchus - The Eunuch, by Terence, play

Poetry

Os Escravos by Antonio Frederico de Castro Alves, read in Portuguese by Leni

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 2813 times in February 2021.

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