On the Verge

Coming-of-age novels continue to endure, guiding us down that treacherous path from childhood to adulthood.

Gary Lonesborough (Good Young Men), Allayne L. Webster (Maisy Hayes Is Not For Sale) and Scott Woodard (Poster Boys) discuss their latest YA novels and the themes explored within, some universal and some specific to our times. From family and societal pressures, through to concepts of masculinity and escalating racial tensions, these books paint adolescence with humour, honesty and compassion.

Join Gary, Allayne and Scott as they unpack the middle years of growing up.