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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
