Samples

Narrarive Non-Fiction: History

Available February 16, 2026

My upcoming narration, the novel Second Chance by John M. Adler, follows a doctor’s return to his New Mexico roots as he confronts the past he’s long avoided. His journey is shaped by the influence of his mentor and godfather, Manny Montoya, and by Evangelina Ramírez, whose resilience and hard truth-telling become essential to the way both of them move forward.

Coming Spring 2026

An audiobook version of my live storytelling performances of The Odyssey (performed in Oakland, California, Greece and at the gates of the ancient city of Troy in modern day Hisarlik, Turkey.

Listen via the ancient technology of storytelling, before the release, in July 2026, of Christopher Nolan’s film version.

The first episode, “The Golden Apple” is available now, just click on the soundfile below the image.

Stay tuned for more

Audiobook samples

Richard Silberg is an audiobook narrator and storyteller whose warm, smoky, and confident voice brings depth and authenticity to fiction and nonfiction alike. He is equally at home with intimate stories as well as broader narrative work.

For four decades, Richard taught multiple subjects in California public schools, collaborating with students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, deepening his openness to perspectives far beyond his own.

A Fulbright recipient in Greece and Turkey and a Fellow at the National World War I Museum, he has written and spoken about how history and story intertwine. As a U.S. Department of State English Language Specialist throughout Central and Southeast Asia, he built on that foundation— designing storytelling-based programs and curriculum that connect cultures through language and story.

Richard has trained as an actor, performance storyteller, and playwright. He has adapted The Odyssey, Beowulf, and Shakespeare, as well as penned multiple original plays for young audiences which have been produced in multiple venues. He has performed stories across continents—from ancient epics and folktales to personal narratives. Through his experience working in museums and as a whitewater rafting and wilderness guide he has developed programs that use storytelling to illuminate science, history, adventure, and the natural world.

Producers and authors turn to him for narrations that bring clarity and a human presence to writing shaped by history, culture, and intimacy.