Launched in the spring of 2019, Young Adulting Review was founded in response to diminishing space for reviews in traditional media. Our mandate was to foster critical conversations about Canadian and Indigenous books for young readers: kids, tweens, and teens (and, of course, their crossover adult readership). Over the past 6+ years, we’ve published nearly … More Young Adulting on Hiatus
YAing News is back for the week of July 13th with events, calls for submissions, and job postings. … More YAing News: Week of July 13th
High school senior Sana Merali is a self proclaimed hopeless romantic. She’s been obsessed with all things romance for as long as she can remember. She’s equally obsessed with Love Street, a Toronto staple, where she lives and works. … More Meet Me on Love Street by Farah Heron
Have you ever wondered what life would be like if the answer to your every wish was…yes?
Cake for breakfast?
Yes!
Can I stay up late?
YES!
In Christina Uss’ picture book, The Island Before No, that is exactly how life works. On an island inhabited by unnamed walruses, every question is met with an affirmative. For the most part, life seems quite pleasant. Even when the walruses say yes to things they don’t really want to (like wearing an itchy shirt), life continues smoothly, as saying no simply isn’t part of their vocabulary. … More The Island Before No by Christina Uss, illustrated by Hudson Christie
YAing News is back for the week of June 1st with events, calls for submissions, and job postings. … More YAing News: Week of June 1st
YAing News is back for the week of March 16th with events, calls for submissions, and job postings. … More YAing News: Week of March 16
Reasons to Look at the Night Sky by Danielle Daniel is a middle grade novel in verse that takes place in Ottawa where Luna lives with her florist and poet mother, astronomer father, and ninth-grader older brother, Leo. Daniel first establishes Luna’s commitment to science through her family, especially her relationship with her mother. The latter’s way of seeing the world is rooted in art while Luna doesn’t see the value in poetry or visual art; she believes in scientific explanations. … More Reasons to Look at the Night Sky by Danielle Daniel
David Farr is one of the UK’s leading screenwriters and directors for film, TV and theatre. In 2009, he was appointed Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, where his productions of The Winter’s Tale, King Lear and The Homecoming all opened to critical acclaim. David is known for his work on Spooks and his BBC adaptation of The Night Manager, for which he wrote seasons 1 and 2, starring Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston. He wrote his first feature film, Hanna, in 2009, and has since adapted it into a hugely successful series for Amazon Prime, and has recently adapted The Midwich Cuckoos for Sky. He directed his first feature film The Ones Below in 2015. … More 5 Questions for David Farr
YAing News is back for the week of November 23rd with events, calls for submissions, job postings, and a fantastic First Page Feature! … More YAing News: Week of Feb 15
Clara Kumagai’s sophomore YA novel, Songs for Ghosts, draws readers into a haunting dual narrative that spans a century, following two protagonists bound by longing and their parallel search for family and identity. … More Songs for Ghosts by Clara Kumagai
