North Words

(Nov 6, 2026) Alyssa May Gold brings the adaptation to the Pendragon Theater in Saranac Lake

(Oct 30, 2026) Steven Rother's novel "Icehouse" follows a lawyer who has to defend a North Country man accused of murder

(Oct 23, 2026) Margaret Watts Romney leads a Vermont-based company that coaches people in the art and skill of becoming better verbal communicators.

(Oct 16, 2026) "Upstate" follows Audrey as she moves to Northern New York to buy a bookshop during the COVID lockdown.

(Oct 9, 2026) Eryn LeCroy and Francesca Mehrotra both play the lead role in an immersive "Phantom" experience. They got their start at Seagle Festival.

(Oct 2, 2026) A new biography, called "Anne LaBastille: A Biography of the Woodswoman" by Penny Harr offers perhaps the most thorough look at LaBastille’s life.

(Sep 25, 2026) "The Cartel and Other Cover Stories" sees Grady tackle some literary greats and bring them into the modern world.

(Sep 18, 2026) Former Cartoonist Laureate Tillie Walden's newest graphic novel is called "Charity and Sylvia"

(Sep 11, 2026) We revisit our conversation with Julius Faubel and Rebecca Hopfinger about Faubel's work as builder in residence at the Antique Boat Museum.

(Sep 4, 2026) Kate Bracy's novel has had a long path to publication, getting its start as a romance blog, then a memoir, and finally a novel.

(Aug 28, 2026) O'Bonsawin is a Wabanaki and Francophone who's been touring almost constantly for the last three years.

(Aug 21, 2026) Avital Carroll has ties to the North Country but skis for Austria. Her family landed at the only US refugee camp in Oswego, NY.

(Aug 14, 2026) A Plattsburgh woman has written a new book about the extraordinary life and career of the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" singer

(Aug 7, 2026) Her new memoir "A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving" chronicles her struggles with PTSD and details how systems are failing people who have suffered trauma.

(Jul 31, 2026) Journalist Rachel Monroe comes to Blue Mountain Lake to give a talk about the mother of forensic science, Frances Glessner Lee.

(Jul 24, 2026) When sailors came to compete at the Kingston Olympics, there was no wind. And the events of Munich still loomed large.

(Jul 17, 2026) A new historical novel was inspired by the author's time in the Adirondacks, and one very special guide boat

(Jul 10, 2026) Julius Faubel is spending his 3rd consecutive summer at the Antique Boat Museum building remarkable vessels from scratch.

(Jul 3, 2026) The Ottawa-area singer songwriter shares the stories behind the songs on her new album, "Big Time Roller Coaster Feeling."

(Jun 26, 2026) Our favorite conversations from this month, including a new album by a Juno-nominated singer, and a remarkable airplane hangar in Vermont

(Jun 19, 2026) "Queen of the Strait" is a heartfelt genre-spanning record that pays tribute to the people that Jenn Grant has loved and lost.

(Jun 12, 2026) A new edition of the book "A Lady in the Lake" tells the true story behind the Lake Placid legend

(Jun 5, 2026) Beth White runs "Habitat for Aviation," where grandmothers and pre-teens alike are learning to build planes, all the way from the rivets to the engine.

(May 29, 2026) The Village Green concert series began with local performers only. Now, the series draws Grammy winning acts from all over the world.

(May 22, 2026) Zach Donohue says some of the creepy backroads of the North Country inspired his latest movie, directed by André Øvredal