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True North Stories

True North Stories

Written by: Alan Warren
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True North Stories is a compelling radio series featuring in-depth interviews with Canada's most intriguing literary voices—authors who have previously appeared on the renowned House of Mystery Radio Show. From bestselling crime novelists to award-winning poets, memoirists, and emerging storytellers, this show shines a spotlight on the diverse and dynamic talents shaping Canadian literature today.

Hosted with curiosity and warmth, each episode offers listeners an intimate conversation with a Canadian author—exploring their inspirations, writing process, cultural influences, and the stories behind their stories. Whether you're a passionate reader, a fellow writer, or simply fascinated by the creative journey, Canadian Writers delivers thought-provoking dialogue and insightful perspectives from the country's literary frontlines.

Tune in to hear the voices that are defining Canadian storytelling—one interview at a time.

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Alan Warren
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Episodes
  • Harper Carr - The Shadow Man
    Feb 26 2026

    DARK FAMILY SECRETS. A HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE. A GIRL WHO SEES THE DEAD. WELCOME TO FEROZ ISLAND.

    Seventeen-year-old Gracelyn Lassiter has been hiding in her aunt’s house for four years—since her mother plunged from the cliffs at Feroz Lighthouse, leaving her without her home, her best friend, or answers. Now, her father’s burned to death in his sailboat and left a confession:

    “Your mother didn’t jump, I pushed her.”

    The trauma triggers Gracelyn’s ability to see spirits so real she can’t tell who’s human and who’s a ghost—except for the gray-veiled Shadow Man who begs her to return to Feroz and find her mother's journal.

    When her cruel cousin posts his confession on social media, Feroz seems like a safe place to escape. And if Gracelyn can see ghosts, she can conjure her mother’s spirit and hear the truth from her own lips. But her lighthouse haven is awash with spirits, secrets, and lies—and the closer Gracelyn gets to the truth, the more she realizes the dead aren’t the only ones desperate to keep the past in the past.

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    31 mins
  • J.M. Clarke & C.J. Thompson - Rune Seeker
    Feb 24 2026

    The Everfail will rise. His enemies will fall.


    Hiral is the Everfail, the weakest person on the flying island of Fallen Reach. He trains harder than any warrior. Studies longer than any scholar.


    But all his people are born with magic powered by the sun, flowing through tattoos on their bodies. Despite having enormous energy within, Hiral is the only one who can’t channel it; his hard work is worth nothing.


    Until it isn’t.


    In a moment of danger, Hiral unlocks an achievement with a special instruction: Access a Dungeon to receive a Class-Specific Reward.


    It’s his first—and maybe last—chance for real power. Just one problem: all dungeons lay in the wilderness below the flying islands that humanity lives on, and there lay secrets and dangers that no one has survived.


    New powers await, but so do new challenges. If he survives? He could forge his own path to power.


    If he fails? Death will be the least of his problems.



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    32 mins
  • Sebastien de Castell - Our Lady of Blades
    Feb 24 2026

    'A spirited swashbuckling fantasy about family, revenge and the price of justice' - Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic


    Two sisters: divided by tragedy, united by steel. The incredible new novel in the Court of Shadows series by the bestselling author of TRAITOR'S BLADE and THE MALEVOLENT SEVEN!


    Blood Week may have been banned in Rijou, but the streets still run red - and now murder is being sanctioned by the courts. Only a reckless fool would believe they can beat the system. But then, the Greatcoats have always been more than a little reckless . . .



    Rijou's notorious Court of Blades is as corrupt as it is cutthroat, destroying lives with impunity. Now the city's all-powerful Ascendant Houses have started buying and selling verdicts to enslave and even execute those who oppose them.



    Into this depraved world of licensed death comes a mysterious duellist who dares to foil the intrigues of the city's elite. They call her Lady Consequence, but years ago she had a different name, until her family was slaughtered and she was consigned to the hellish prison known as the House of Tears.



    Lady Consequence means to rescue her idealistic younger brother, restore their House and wreak vengeance upon those who betrayed them. But a far more dangerous game is unfolding in the shadows, one which threatens the freedom of the entire nation.


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    39 mins
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