I peppered Edward Hamlin, author of the soon to be released Sonata in Wax, with questions about his novel, and he was gracious enough to answer them. Below are his replies to my impertinent interrogation.[WARNING: Some of the information that follows contains what might be construed as clues to outcomes, or broad hints, about plot, authorial intent, or sources, etc., pertaining to Sonata in Wax. If you definitely don’t want any information on the book, that probably means you intend to read...
February 27, 2024
"Sonata in Wax" by Edward Hamlin
Your cup will run over when you read Edward Hamlin’s thrilling Sonata in Wax. The author supplies two enthralling narratives which are linked by five frail pieces: Bell Graphophone wax cylinders of a sonata recorded in Massachusetts during the First World War. Both threads contain the dark stain of perfidy: the archaic story arc takes much of its color from the “Kaiser’s War,” which turned Europe into a charnel house; the more recent narrative features the more personal savagery of a revenge-minded ...
February 05, 2024
"Homo Deus" by Yuval Noah Harari
Subtitled: A Brief History of TomorrowThe ubiquitous public discourse about the moral, technical, and ethical implications of artificial intelligence serves as a pivot point in, and may actually wake people up to, the baffling future that we are in fact facing today. Yuval Noah Harari, the Israeli historian and social philosopher, has done an excellent job recapping a broad range of the outré possibilities humankind faces today. The fact that he calls his book Homo Deus gives a broad hint...
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