Radio Bookclub: Sonata in Wax

2026-01-23

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play_arrow Radio Bookclub: Sonata in Wax Maeve Conran The January 2026 selection for the Radio Bookclub is “Sonata in Wax,” by Edward Hamlin. The book weaves together two timelines: a contemporary story in 2018 about a music producer in Chicago, and a story set during World War I in Boston and France, that focuses on a mysterious, lost sonata recorded on wax cylinders. In 2018, Ben ...

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Radio Bookclub: Sonata in Wax Maeve Conran

The January 2026 selection for the Radio Bookclub is “Sonata in Wax,” by Edward Hamlin. The book weaves together two timelines: a contemporary story in 2018 about a music producer in Chicago, and a story set during World War I in Boston and France, that focuses on a mysterious, lost sonata recorded on wax cylinders.

In 2018, Ben Weil, the music producer, attempts to recreate the sonata that is recorded on the wax cylinders, and discovers more than he could have anticipated about the composer and performer.

This interview was broadcast on KGNU at 9 am on Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Listen to more of our conversation with Edward Hamlin on our special podcast Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub.

Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher. The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together.

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