Shopping Cart
Mariko Turk
Mariko Turk received her PhD in English from the University of Florida, with a concentration in children’s literature. She lives in Colorado with her husband and daughter. She is the author of The Other Side of Perfect and I’ll Be Waiting for You.
Read More
About the Author
Mariko Turk teaches writing and rhetoric classes and works as a writing tutor at the University of Colorado Boulder. She received her PhD in English from the University of Florida, with a concentration in children’s literature.
Books
Events
On the Blog
Choose Your Favorite Song from The Tortured Poets Department, Get a Book Rec
What to Read if You Loved Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
My Fan Playlist for I’ll Be Waiting For You
Contemporaries with a Paranormal Twist
Standalone Heartwrenchers
Choose a Line from Planet of the Bass, We’ll Tell You What You Need to Read
NOVL Newsblast: New Covers, Hot Off the Presses
Art as Healing in YA
AAPI Authors You Should Read
Choose a Halloween Costume, Get a Book Rec
Choose a Sport, Get a Book Rec
By the Author
I'll Be Waiting for You
★ “By turns funny, heartbreaking, and beautiful, [I’ll Be Waiting for You] deftly handles the complexities of grief, the possibilities of the universe, and the…
Buy the Book
The Other Side of Perfect
For fans of Sarah Dessen and Mary H.K. Choi, this lyrical and emotionally driven novel follows Alina, a young aspiring dancer who suffers a devastating…