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Join authors, artists, friends and neighbors for a celebration of Cape creators and the abundance of gifts they offer at a benefit for the Homeless Prevention Council (HPC). CEO Hadley Luddy said, “HPC is thrilled to partner with Addison Art Gallery and grateful for their support as we see unprecedented community need.” Ten authors will be on hand and 30 titles ranging from mystery, art and memoir to history, nature and architecture will be available.

Jeannette de Beauvoir is a bestselling author of historical, mystery, and literary fiction (and an occasional poet!) whose Sydney Riley series is now on its ninth book. Her work has appeared in a number of literary journals and anthologies, and she is a member of the Authors Guild, the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and the National Writers Union. Her novels are firmly rooted in a sense of place, whether a mystery series set in Montréal or historical fiction set in medieval France; she herself lives and writes from a small cottage by the seaside.

Yvonne deSousa’s latest book, In Shelter of the Monument: A Provincetown Love Story, is a coming-of-age memoir. In it we meet an insecure, young woman living in a beautiful but unusual place, Provincetown. Here she discovers inner strength from someone she’s not supposed to love. With that strength, she learns that although you may need to leave the things that matter most, you can still hold them in your heart forever.

In Nine Days is a look at dealing with aging parents by Judy Lannon. In this thoughtful work, Sara, a product of divorce, narcissism and alcoholism, works through a lifetime of self-doubt to develop as a stronger, integrated woman.

Brad Lussier offers How Does He Love Me, A Collection of Love Sonnets, published in 2021. He also brings two novels published this fall, Michael’s Secret and its sequel, No Secrets, both set in 1937-38 on Prince Edward Island. A retired WWI Rear Admiral and senior strategist for the British Secret Intelligence Service, fearing threats of war from the rising Nazi regime, evacuates his wife and daughter to Highfield, a country estate an ocean away from their home on the English Channel. As the world waits for war, new lives and loves are kindled at Highfield.

Romy Maimon will sign four books benefitting the Cape Cod Emergency Pet Care Program.

Orleans native Mary McDermott grew up with a passion for local history. In her books, she shares that passion through family memories, short fiction, and humorous accounts of her career as a justice of the peace.

In Through My Eyes, Jeff Norgeot presents poems inspired by his life along the woods and shorelines of the lower Cape. A childhood on Pleasant Bay often immersed him in the outdoors and a career in marine construction brought him out into the natural world.

Wampanoag Art for the Ages was vetted by three tribal elders. Author Lee Roscoe, a journalist, environmental educator and activist, was privileged to have unique access to artists and tribal leaders. The book starts in the wetu (a domed hut dwelling), and looks at pottery, wampum, clothing, adornment, matting, twining, painting and more with some of the foremost Wampanoag creators. Lee will also be signing the updated Dreaming Monomoy’s Past, Walking Its Present.

Brett Warren will be signing The Map of Unseen Things, a collection of poems exploring the depths of emotions and honoring our natural world..