Beausoleil invites the reader on a voyage which is as much an interior one as a physical one, making the reader a traveller into his own mysteries as he questions the nature of solitude, wandering, the distance which forms and grows between people, and writing. >>
When an art history student begins uncovering the origins of the earliest known Tarot deck, he finds himself on a terrifying journey, which takes him from the safety of the museums and libraries of pre-9/11 New York to the most hidden reaches of West Africa, where a mystery as dark and ancient as the cards themselves awaits his discovery. >>
Based on the life of Vahan Poladian, a displaced Armenian who lost his family during the Turkish invasion, The Hats of Mr. Zenobe is a poignant indictment of war. In this one-man show, Astle recreates Poladian's twice-daily street performances. >>
The Haweaters brings to life the violent, real-life double murder of impoverished farmers Charles and William Bryan by two members of the wealthy Amer family on Manitoulin Island in 1877. It's a tale of treachery, gossip, drunkenness, arson and the merciless deaths of two not-so-innocent victims.
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The House on 14th Avenue is about paired and shared lives, featuring two people whose connection sometimes seemed forced and uneven. >>
The Last Chance Ladies’ Book Club
What do we do when "the monster in our midst" moves next door? It’s a question the members of the Last Chance Ladies' Book Club must ask themselves after a man with an abusive past moves into their seniors’ complex. >>
The Last Journey of Captain Harte
A phone call from the nomadic Captain Harte, an old friend of her husband's, awakens a middle-aged widow's imagination. As the Captain makes his circuitous way home, she follows his journey and prepares for her own escape from her small prairie world. >>
The Last Unsuitable Man is a slow-burn thriller filled with twists that no one--least of all the victim--could see coming. >>