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SUMMARY:One Book Author visit
DESCRIPTION:Each year\, our library’s One Book program brings the 
 community together around a shared reading experience. A committee of 
 library staff\, trustees\, and Friends of the Library selects a book or 
 author to spotlight\, makes copies available throughout the community\, and 
 creates opportunities to read\, discuss\, and connect. \n\nWe are excited 
 to announce that this year’s One Book selection is The History of Sound: 
 Stories by Ben Shattuck. \n\nBen Shattuck is an award-winning author and 
 former Teaching-Writing Fellow\, as well as a graduate of the Iowa 
 Writers’ Workshop. His work has received wide acclaim\, including the PEN 
 America Short Story Prize\, the Pushcart Prize\, the Story Prize Spotlight 
 Award\, and the 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award. His 
 debut book\, Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau\, was named 
 a New Yorker Best Book of 2022 and a finalist for the Massachusetts Book 
 Award. \n\nPublished in 2024\, The History of Sound is a stunning 
 collection of interconnected stories set across three centuries in New 
 England. The book explores how history echoes through time—through love 
 and loss\, family ties\, memory\, and place. Each story is paired with 
 another\, offering revelations that deepen and transform what came before. 
 Moving from 1700s Nantucket to contemporary New Hampshire and Maine\, 
 Shattuck’s luminous storytelling reveals how the past is often 
 misunderstood\, yet always present. \n\nThe collection has been named an 
 ALA Notable Book\, one of NPR’s “Books We Love\,” and one of the 
 Chicago Tribune’s 10 Best Books of 2024\, with The Boston Globe calling 
 it “a reminder of the short story’s power.” \n\nThe History of Sound 
 is also now a major motion picture\, starring Paul Mescal and Josh 
 O’Connor. \n\nBen Shattuck lives on the coast of Massachusetts with his 
 wife and daughter\, where he owns and runs the oldest general store in 
 America\, built in 1793. He is also the founder and director of the 
 Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency. \n\nCopies of The History of Sound 
 will be available at the library on Feb. 1st\, and we look forward to 
 welcoming Ben Shattuck for a special author event on April 16th.
LOCATION:Main Library - Grand Alley
ORGANIZER;CN="Jill Kenny":MAILTO:jkenny@chelmsfordlibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Literature & Learning
CONTACT;CN="Jill Kenny":MAILTO:jkenny@chelmsfordlibrary.org
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