A voice of warmth and depth with the instincts of a storyteller — built for long-form narration.

Samples

3rd POV Historical Fiction: Male Adult (Brooklyn accent)/Female Child Dialogue

3rd POV Male Adult/Female Child Dialogue

3rd POV History (Non-Fiction)

3rd POV History
3rd POV Science

3rd POV Science (Non-Fiction)

1st POV Historical Fiction-Dialogue Eastern European Accent

1st POV Eastern European accent

1st POV Romance M/F

1st POV Romance M/F

Middle Grade History/Science

Water in Ancient Times

Current Project

Desert Hawking II by Harry McElroy

Available Now

Dr. Chance Ramsey has built a comfortable life of order, skill, and quiet detachment-until a cryptic letter from his elderly godfather, Manny Montoya, draws him back to Hermosa, the small New Mexico mountain town he has left behind. There, long-buried family secrets begin to surface: the truth about his father, his heritage, and events that have shaped him in ways he never understood.

Second Chance: Sample

Coming Soon

An audiobook version of my original, live storytelling performance of The Odyssey — performed at the gates of ancient Troy in Hisarlik, Turkey. The first episode, "The Golden Apple," is available below.

The Golden Apple
Book cover titled "The Wanderings of Odysseus: A Storyteller's Version" by Richard J. Silberg, with a stormy sea background, a boat in rough waters, a large eye, and various sea creatures and mythological elements.

Story has run through my life and work. As a performance storyteller, actor, narrator and educator, I have spent decades shaping stories for audiences — from ancient epics and folktales to personal narratives, historical material, documentary film, and literary texts. A Fulbright recipient, U.S. Department of State English Language Specialist, World War I Museum Fellow, and wilderness guide, I have worked across continents in classrooms, museums, theaters, and outdoor settings. I have developed programs that use storytelling to illuminate history, wilderness, and the natural world, making complex subjects vivid and human.

As an audiobook narrator, I bring that experience and knowledge into the booth, along with the training and instincts to connect with listeners and carry a book's voice and momentum from beginning to end. Drawing on my acting background and continued work in characterization, including dialect and accent study, I build distinct, believable people of different ages and backgrounds while keeping each performance grounded in the world of the story. I gravitate toward character-driven literary fiction and toward nonfiction in history and the sciences — books that enter deeply into human lives, trace the forces that shape cultures and landscapes, and illuminate the discoveries that expand our understanding of the world.

Stylized illustration of a microphone on a stand emerging from an open book, with a mountainous landscape in the background, stars, and planets in the sky.
A man in a recording studio wearing headphones, standing at a microphone, smiling and giving a thumbs-up.

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