Novelist Christopher Buckley to Give Lecture at Redwood Library

Novelist Christopher Buckley to Give Lecture at Redwood Library

The Redwood Library in Newport has announced the inaugural John Slocum Jr. Memorial Lecture featuring novelist Christopher Buckley.

The lecture titled “My Old Man and The Sea"  is a son’s memoir of sailing adventures with the late William F. Buckley.

It will take place on Friday, October 25 at 6 p.m. at Bazarsky Hall at Salve Regina University.

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About Buckley

Buckley is renowned as a novelist, essayist, critic, magazine editor, and memoirist.

His books have been translated into sixteen foreign languages.

Buckley has written for a variety of magazines and newspapers and has lectured in over 70 cities around the world.

Buckley’s awards include the Thurber Prize for American Humor and the Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence.