Just One Question for Tamla T. Young

Just One Question for Tamla T. Young

Kate Jenks Landry
Just One Question

Tamla T. Young (she/her) is a mom, educator and writer whose journey blends education, creativity, and a relentless pursuit of knowledge. 

Raised in North America as a child of the Caribbean diaspora, her stories draw from family, culture, and lived experience, enriched by her love of languages, travel, and the arts.

Her debut picture book, Ready, Set, Mango! (OwlKids Books, 2025), illustrated by Raz Latif, reflects her ability to weave personal experiences into stories that resonate across cultures. 

Just One Question for Lindsay Zier-Vogel

Just One Question for Lindsay Zier-Vogel

Kate Jenks Landry
Just One Question

Lindsay Zier-Vogel is many things. She’s the author of books for adults and children, a grant writer, a poet, a dancer, a columnist, a swimmer, a mom, and the creator of the acclaimed The Love Lettering Project. Her new novel, The Fun Times Brigade, examines the enduring challenges of reconciling being an artist with being a mother. It also has the cutest cover I’ve ever seen.

10 Questions with Susan Ouriou

10 Questions with Susan Ouriou

Kate Jenks Landry
10 questions with

Novelist, editor, and translator Susan Ouriou has had quite the career. Among her many accomplishments, she's written two novels and been a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation seven times, winning for her translation of Pieces of Me by Charlotte Gingras. She's also served as an interpreter for both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. I had the pleasure of talking to Susan about her path to becoming a translator, her approach to her work, and her recent collaboration with author Quebec author Fanny Britt on Fanny's novel Sugaring Off , out this week from Book * Hug Press.

7 Wonders of Katherine Battersby’s World

7 Wonders of Katherine Battersby’s World

Kate Jenks Landry
7 wonders

Katherine Battersby is the author and illustrator of several books for young readers, including her hilarious Cranky Chicken chapter book series, which chronicles the unlikely friendship between a charmingly curmudgeon-y chicken and a delightfully cheerful worm. Katherine herself is every bit as fun and delightful as her work, and I’m so excited to introduce you to the wonders of her world.

7 Wonders of Ariel Gordon's World

7 Wonders of Ariel Gordon's World

Kate Jenks Landry
7 wonders

In her new collection Fungal, Ariel Gordon “takes the reader through ditches and puddles in search of morels, through the hallways of a mushroom factory, down city sidewalks and beside riverbanks as she considers things found and fungal.” Slipping and sliding effortlessly between natural, domestic, and commercial spaces, Ariel’s work is a joy.

7 Wonders of Amanda Orlando's World

7 Wonders of Amanda Orlando's World

Kate Jenks Landry
7 wonders

Amanda Orlando is many things: a blogger, a cookbook author, the creator of the Free To Be Me food allergy wellness retreat, and a mom. As a leader within the food allergy community, she uses her platform to share important and inspiring content and resources reflecting her personal experience.

A Conversation with Jack Wong

A Conversation with Jack Wong

Kate Jenks Landry
creator conversations

I recently had the honour of speaking with Governor General award-winning author Jack Wong about our experiences writing plant-focused books picture books. We also dove deep into the value of being a beginner, how to choose the right medium and style for each book, and the process of putting together a school visit that feels authentic and compelling.

10 Questions with Kate Rogers

10 Questions with Kate Rogers

Kate Jenks Landry
10 questions with

Kate Rogers is a Toronto-based poet, essayist, and reviewer, as well as co-director of Art Bar, Toronto’s oldest poetry reading series. Her new poetry collection, The Meaning of Leaving (AOS Publishing), takes as its subject the broad theme of leaving, examining its many facets and angles in precise, often painful detail.

10 Questions with John Portelli

10 Questions with John Portelli

Kate Jenks Landry
10 questions with

Originally from Malta, John P. Portelli is a writer of poetry and fiction, as well as a professor emeritus in the Department of Social Justice Education at the University of Toronto. His remarkable poetry collection, Here Was, navigates the tensions and contradictions between closeness and distance, past and present, what unites us and what separates us from each other.

10 Questions with Sadé Smith

10 Questions with Sadé Smith

Kate Jenks Landry
10 questions with

Jamaican-Canadian picture book author Sadé Smith discusses the power of food and story to bring people together and shares a bit about her writing process and journey to publication. She also touches on her love of tacos, the importance of following your own path, and her winning approach to social media promotion.

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