The Mattapoisett Library’s Purrington Fall Author Series continues with local author Ben Shattuck, who will discuss his new book of short stories, “The History of Sound,” on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m.

Shattuck, a former Teaching-Writing Fellow and graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, is a recipient of the PEN America Short Story Prize and a 2019 Pushcart Prize.

Shattuck’s last book, “Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau,” was a New Yorker Best Book of 2022, a Wall Street Journal Best Book of Spring, a New York Times Best Book of Summer and a New England Bestseller.

Copies of his new book will be available for purchase at the event.