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Ben Shattuck on his new story collection, 'The History of Sound'

Ben Shattuck is the author of "The History of Sound."
Andreas Burgess
Ben Shattuck is the author of "The History of Sound."

The History of Sound is a collection of linked stories by author Ben Shattuck.

Set mainly in New England, the stories are linked perhaps by an artifact, or by a place, or by a theme.

The result is a stunning collection with rich detail and beautiful prose. And although it can be difficult to discuss a complete collection, that didn’t stop me from trying.

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The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck was published by Viking.

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Beth Golay is KMUW's Director of Marketing and Digital Content. She is the host of the KMUW podcast Marginalia, co-host with Suzanne Perez of the Books & Whatnot podcast, creator of the podcast You're Saying It Wrong, creator of KMUW's daily news podcast Wichita's Early Edition, and NPR StoryLab Workshop team member on the award-winning podcast My Fellow Kansans.