Join us for a book talk by Jim Buford

Jim Buford, author of the just released The House Across the Road, will read from and talk about his new work on Thursday, May 6, at 3 pm in the Special Collections and Archives Department of the Auburn University Library.

The House Across the Road is a departure for the former nonfiction writer, whose previous works include the essay collections The Kindness of Strangers, The Best of Times, Pie in the Sky, and a social history, When the Lights Came On.

A collection of loosely connected short fiction, The House Across the Road has been highly praised for its perceptive take on both the foibles and the glories of human nature. According to Bert Hitchcock, noted scholar of Southern literature and author of the book's preface, Buford shows special skill in his genuine, humorous renderings of small-town life in the South.

Copies of The House Across the Road will be available for purchase and signing and a reception will follow the program. The talk is free and open to the public. Auburn University Libraries, the Auburn University Bookstore and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University are jointly sponsoring the program.