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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. 

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.