# Event Details

- **Event Name**: One Book Chelmsford: Author Ben Shattuck discusses The History of Sound
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Sign up now: https://chelmsfordlibrary.libcal.com/event/16040193

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. 

We are excited to announce that this year’s One Book selection is The History of Sound: Stories by Ben Shattuck. 

Ben 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. 

Published 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. 

The 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.” 

The History of Sound is also now a major motion picture, starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor. 

Ben 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.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chelmsford/one-book-chelmsford-author-ben-shattuck-discusses-the-history-of-sound/200029950968155
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Chelmsford
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 25 Boston Rd, Chelmsford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01824
- **lat**: 42.59391
- **long**: -71.35192
- **full address**: 25 Boston Rd, Chelmsford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01824

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is One Book Chelmsford: Author Ben Shattuck discusses The History of Sound being held?
  - **A:** One Book Chelmsford: Author Ben Shattuck discusses The History of Sound takes place on Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm at 25 Boston Rd, Chelmsford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01824.
- **Q**: Who is organizing One Book Chelmsford: Author Ben Shattuck discusses The History of Sound?
  - **A:** One Book Chelmsford: Author Ben Shattuck discusses The History of Sound is organized by Chelmsford Public Library.

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