Crafting an immersive reading experience…
Discover the world’s greatest classical music pieces and the stories behind them
Have you ever been watching a music video on YouTube or listening to a beautiful piece of music and wondered what the story is behind the musician or the composer?
Are you frustrated when reading about the life of a musician and the author provides a lengthy description of his music, when all you want to do is hear it?
This is the place where the sound of the music, and the story of the geniuses who bring it to life, come together.
The Sound of Genius
The Sound of Genius concept is about immersive reading experiences.
We believe that “writing about music is like painting in black and white”. You must hear music to feel the color, to connect to the soul of the musician.
So we have created a new concept known as “immersive reading”. The ebook version of our novels will allow readers to listen to the music as they read by clicking on embedded links.
Paperback and hard cover versions will also show the links so readers can listen to the soundtrack on their cell phones or tablets. Soon there will also be an audio book format.
“Chopin’s Last Manuscript” is the first in a series of novels introducing this concept. Click on Chopin-Listen to hear the soundtrack as you read.
An Immersive Reading Experience
Press Release (Download here)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Historical Novel Lets Readers Hear Chopin as They Read His Story
[City, State] — [Date] — Author Beth Kellam announces the release of Chopin’s Last Manuscript, a groundbreaking historical novel that blends fact, fiction, and music to create an immersive new reading experience. As readers follow the intertwined stories of Frédéric Chopin, George Sand, and a modern-day musicologist, they can listen to a curated soundtrack of Chopin’s works that mirrors the emotional journey of the novel.
Set partly in 1830s Paris and partly in 1971 Warsaw and Paris, the novel explores the intimate, creatively explosive relationship between Chopin and Sand—along with the mystery surrounding a long-lost manuscript that could reshape everything the world believes about the composer.
Kellam’s novel offers historical fiction fans, classical music lovers, and book clubs a rare fusion of literature and listening.
A Unique Reading Experience
Unlike traditional historical fiction, Chopin’s Last Manuscript incorporates links to a curated soundtrack of his music allowing them to hear the music within the context of his life experiences. The ebook version of the book has embedded links; the print versions highlight the links to a soundtrack organized by chapter at the Sound of Genius website.
About the Author
Beth Kellam is a writer and entrepreneur with a deep admiration for Frédéric Chopin’s music. Her extensive research and passion for historical storytelling inspired this debut novel, the first in a planned series exploring musical geniuses through immersive hybrid fiction.
Availability
Chopin’s Last Manuscript is available now in paperback, hardcover, and Kindle ebook formats through Amazon.
Media Contact
Beth Kellam
TheSoundOfGenius.com
beth@thesoundofgenius.com