Mariko Tamaki is a Canadian artist and writer. She is known for her graphic novels Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Skim, Emiko Superstar, and This One Summer. In 2016, she began writing for both Marvel and DC Comics. She has twice been named a runner-up for the Michael L. Printz Award.
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Definitely if I am writing something that feels completely straight, I’ll sew some queerness in there, because queerness is always there.
On usually including queer characters in “Interview: Mariko Tamaki” in Geeks Out (2018 Jun 20)
I try to write to the story, as opposed to writing for the reader…
On writing characters in “We Read To Challenge Ourselves: An Interview With Mariko Tamaki” in Comics Alliance (2016 Jun 24)
Books don’t have a nutritional value. Which is to say, we don’t just read "good" books because they’re good for us.
On reading books that might be deemed inappropriate in “We Read To Challenge Ourselves: An Interview With Mariko Tamaki” in Comics Alliance
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Connected to Mariko 6
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