“Intricately structured, powerfully emotional, beautifully written: This is as good as short fiction gets.” (Kirkus Reviews)

Ben Shattuck’s The History of Sound, longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, is, according to the publisher, a “stunning collection of interconnected stories set in New England, exploring how the past is often misunderstood and how history, family, heartache, and desire can echo over centuries.”

• Learn more about The History of Sound.
• Learn more about the author, Ben Shattuck.
• Download the publisher’s discussion guide.

Participating libraries will have multiple copies of the book available to borrow.

SAVE THE DATE: Ben Shattuck will talk virtually to an in-person audience at the Majestic Theater in Conway on October 23, 2025 at 7PM. There is no charge to attend this event, which will also be live streamed.