True North Press
Warm, adventurous stories for young readers — and nostalgic adults — where curiosity, courage, and wonder still matter.
Brass-Key Press is dedicated to stories that feel safe, smart, and quietly magical.
These are adventures rooted in friendship, discovery, and resilience — blending classic nostalgia with fresh imagination. Whether the setting is suburban, strange, historical, or futuristic, the heart of the story always comes first.
We believe young readers deserve stories that respect their intelligence without overwhelming them — and that adults sometimes need stories that remind them what it felt like to believe the world still held secrets.
If you’re looking for grim realism or relentless cynicism, this imprint may not be for you.
If you value warmth, curiosity, and stories that linger — welcome.
Readers drawn to Brass-Key Press often appreciate imaginative settings, emotional safety, humor, and a sense of adventure without cruelty.
These books are written for middle-grade and young adult readers — and for grown-ups who never quite lost their sense of wonder.
Featured Author
Cal J. Harwood
Writes wilderness noir for readers who want the procedural grit of C.J. Box, the atmospheric cold of Louise Penny, and a moral landscape as unforgiving as the Canadian north itself. .
Featured Work
The River’s End
Book One of the Three-River Country Series
In a defunct 1999 Blockbuster, Casey repairs “sick” VHS tapes that hold people’s literal memories. When a cursed tape threatens her hidden community of strip-mall artisans, she must master the art of analog magic before a ruthless developer erases their home and found family forever.
Featured Author
N. River Ames
Writes rites literary animal fiction for readers who want the emotional devastation of *The Art of Racing in the Rain* reforged in the brutal, blood-and-bone reality of the Canadian wilderness.
Featured Work
Kazan
A novel of The Kazan Cycle
“Milo P. Quill is an archivist of the unusual. Discover the translated field logs of a telepathic alien cat and the twelve-year-old mechanic forced to build his getaway car.”
Featured Author
Olivia W. McLeod
Writes atmospheric paranormal mysteries for readers who enjoy history, folklore, and secrets that linger just beneath familiar places.
Featured Work
Back to God’s Country
Part of the Back to God’s Country Reimagined collection
A compass rose carved into a beach house door points the wrong way, and eleven-year-old Emma is the only one who notices.
When a corrupt developer threatens her family’s legacy, she must decode the riddles of Blackbeard’s ghost before the bulldozers arrive—because some dead men don’t stay quiet.
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