From a post-war St. Louis neighborhood to a small New England town, “Ruins Assembling” takes the reader on a sprawling journey to see, smell, taste, and hear the tender cadences of a world that is both familiar and terrible.

The reading will begin at Farmington Grange #12 on Bridge Street in West Farmington at 7 p.m. with donations at the door. Pie and light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 207-778-2932.