Staff Picks 2023

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 and/or they are in a language other than English.

The audiobooks that were featured in 2023 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 2023

January 2023: New Year's Resolutions

Happy New Year 2023! Have you made any New Year’s resolutions, big, small, or medium-sized? Get inspired to change your life!

Fiction

Tom Playfair or Making a Start by Francis J. Finn, read by Maria Therese

Mr. Britling Sees it Through by H. G. Wells, read by Peter Eastman

The Secret Play by Ralph Henry Barbour, read by Ares Sancho

Kalendergeschichten by Johann Peter Hebel, read in German by Hans Hafen

The Albert Gate Mystery by Louis Tracy, read by Crln Yldz Ksr

Non-Fiction

The Victorious Attitude by Orison Swett Marden, read by Kirks Voice

Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties by Janet McKenzie Hill, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Ventriloquism and Vocal Illusions by Frederic Maccabe, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Drama

Os Deuses de Casaca, by Machado de Assis, play in Portuguese

Poetry

A Happy New Year and Other Verses by Charles Edward de la Poer Beresford, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 5291 times in January 2023.

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February 2023: Romance, Love, Happy Ending!

Valentine’s Day should bring some fresh romance into your life, whether in an old relationship or a new one. Let’s celebrate all things love!

Fiction

The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe by Longus, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo, read by John Greenman

Charles Rex by Ethel M. Dell, read by Celine Major

The Immortal Moment by May Sinclair, read by Kirsten Wever

Das Schloß Dürande by Joseph von Eichendorff, read in German by Hokuspokus

Non-Fiction

Homogenic Love by Edward Carpenter, read by Jake Malizia

https://librivox.org/little-journeys-to-the-homes-of-great-lovers-by-elbert-hubbard/ Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers] by Elbert Hubbard, read by a group of LibriVoxers

An Englishwoman's Love Letters by Laurence Housman, read by Esther

Drama

Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand, play

Poetry

India's Love Lyrics by Laurence Hope, read by Helen Williford-Lower

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 11252 times in February 2023.

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March 2023: The Strength of a Woman

March 8 is International Women’s Day to celebrate women and their strengths all over the world.

Fiction

Majoor Frans by A.L.G. Bosboom-Toussaint, read in Dutch by Anna Simon

The Heavenly Twins by Sarah Grand, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Das Fräulein von Scuderi by E.T.A. Hoffmann, read in German by Hokuspokus

After the Divorce by Grazia Deledda, read by Tom Denholm

Two on the Trail by Edith Elise Cowper, read by Laurie Banza

Non-Fiction

Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women by Elizabeth Blackwell, read by PhyllisV

Loom and Spindle by Harriet H. Robinson, read by a group of LibriVoxers

A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador by Mina Benson Hubbard, read by Zach Hoyt

Drama

Courage by Ruth Ogden, dramatic reading

Poetry

From Queen's Gardens - A Chorus of Many Voices by various poets, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 4592 times in March 2023.

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April 2023: Your (Inner) Child

April 4th is International Children’s Day. Sadly, all of us have to grow up at some point, but we can definitely try and recapture a child-like spirit.

Fiction

The Jade Story Book by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens, read by Nicole J. LeBoeuf

A Menina do narizinho arrebitado by Monteiro Lobato, read in Portuguese by a group of LibriVoxers

Little Joe Otter by Thornton W. Burgess, read by a group of LibriVoxers

Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio by Marguerite Henry, read by a group of LibriVoxers

The Young Visiters by Daisy Ashford, read by Tysto

Non-Fiction

The Mary Frances Cook Book by Jane Eayre Fryer, read by a group of LibriVoxers

L'Arithmetique de Mademoiselle. Lily by Jean Mace, read in French by Ezwa

True Stories of Wonderful Deeds by anonymous, read by Little Peanut

Drama

Children's Classics in Dramatic Form by Augusta Stevenson, plays

Poetry

Sugar Plums by Ella Farman Pratt, read by DOLZ

Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 9835 times in April 2023.

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