Episode 185: Mariko Tamaki
Coming Out Pod
English - February 09, 2022 08:09 - 1 hour - 92.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 518 ratingsSexuality Health & Fitness Comedy comedy interviews business news interview women funny culture science comic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We've got award-winning author Mariko Tamaki (DC's "Crush & Lobo"), whose queer YA novel "Cold" just came out this week! Mariko came of age at an all-girls private school in Toronto, and thought her disinterest in boys was just because she was a late bloomer...until she got to university, and discovered Montreal's '90s queer scene. Mariko's story includes being schooled by lesbian elders about the complicated dynamics within the queer community, a moment of desperation when she ABSOLUTELY NEEDED a magazine with Jodie Foster, and a lesbian bar called "Sisters" that hits every trope in the book.
Follow Mariko at @marikotamaki on Instagram and Twitter, and look for "Cold" at bookstores everywhere!