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May 10, 2015 · Though a lot of the discussion surrounding this book has centered on its two eagle-eyed pre-teen heroines Rose and Windy, the Tamakis’ languid summer narrative also presents us with ( as other members of the WWAC community have noted) another equally intriguing character, Rose’s mother Alice.
Feb 3, 2015 · With a mélange of marital tension, local teen drama and complicated friendship, Jillian and Mariko Tamaki have created a quietly heartbreaking — and hopeful — microcosm of life on the cusp of...
Jillian Tamaki (born April 17, 1980) is a Canadian American illustrator and comic artist known for her work in The New York Times and The New Yorker in addition to the graphic novels Boundless, as well as Skim, This One Summer and Roaming written by her cousin Mariko Tamaki.
Sep 22, 2023 · Q's Tom Power speaks with Mariko and Jillian about illustrating the city that never sleeps, and how they went from rarely seeing each other as kids to becoming successful collaborators.
- Roaming is the third collaboration between the two of you, following your 2014 Eisner winning graphic novel This One Summer and your first collaboration SKIM.
- The transition to college marks a period of transformation for young adults as they learn themselves anew in new contexts. In one of my favorite sequences, after a fight, Zoe and Dani are illustrated as their high school selves while their conversation continues in the novel’s present day.
- As first time tourists in New York, Zoe and Dani are excited to visit all of the spots they’ve dreamed of – The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Flatiron Building, etc.
- The graphic novel is set in 2009 and small details throughout the book, from the now-closed Virgin Records Megastore in Time Square to the characters’ excitement over their first trip to a Uniqlo, embed the story in the specificity of 2009.
Jun 13, 2014 · The scene of the miscarriage is stunning and powerful — Rose’s mother stands thigh-deep in the lake, peering down into her bikini bottom — but I wondered how it would read to a young teenager.
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Aug 30, 2023 · Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, the cousins who wrote and illustrated the book, drew from their own memories of traveling for the first time to New York City. Mariko, 47, who grew up in Toronto,...
