All Pikes Peak Reads Author Visit: Mariko Turkat 1175 Chapel Hills Drive

Books will be sold by Poor Richard’s Books & Gifts during the event. This program is being offered to commemorate the Colorado 150 and US 250 anniversaries. Mariko Turk grew up in Pennsylvania and studied creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh. She went on to get her PhD in English from the University of Florida with a concentration in children’s literature. She now lives in Colorado with her husband and daughter. Her debut novel, The Other Side of Perfect, was a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2022 pick. Her next YA novel, I’ll Be Waiting for You, won the Colorado Book Award for young adult fiction. Her third book for teens, The Museum of Modern Love, is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. This calendar listing is brought to you by Peak Radar, the Pikes Peak region’s one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.