Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album – New | 2024 | Winner |
About This Book
Three Canadian college students take a trip to New York City in the early 2000s, and the city, freedom, and each other change everything. Mariko and Jillian Tamaki's second collaboration is a tender, honest portrait of queer awakening and the complicated topography of friendship.
About the Authors
Mariko Tamaki is a Canadian author and comics writer known for her literary graphic novels co-created with her cousin Jillian Tamaki. Together they won the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album – New in 2015 for This One Summer and again in 2024 for Roaming. She has also written extensively for DC and Marvel.
Jillian Tamaki is a Canadian cartoonist and illustrator known for her collaborations with her cousin Mariko Tamaki. She won the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album – New in 2015 for This One Summer and in 2024 for Roaming (Drawn & Quarterly), both of which also won the Caldecott Honor. She teaches illustration in New York.
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