Mariko Tamaki

About The Author

Mariko Tamaki is known for her bestselling graphic novels, Skim, Emiko Superstar and This One Summer. She is the winner of an Ignatz Award, a Joe Shuster Award and a Doug Wright Award. She was also nominated for the "Children's literature" category at the 2008 Governor General's Awards. This One Summer, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, was nominated for a 2014 Ignatz Award, and won the 2015 Michael L. Printz Award and a Caldecott Honor from the American Library Association. In 2016 she won the German Rudolph-Dirks-Award in the category Youth Drama / Coming of Age (for This One Summer). Tamaki was also awarded an Honour of Distinction by the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, a literary award for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender writers in Canada. She has written for both DC and Marvel comics as lead writer on the Hulk and Supergirl: Being Super.

Books by Mariko Tamaki

Luisa

Now and Then

At 32, Luisa encounters her 15-year-old self in this sentimental and bold story about self-acceptance and sexuality.

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