It’s @TXLA24 time! Here are all the places I’ll be at TLA, so please come say hello!
On the schedule today: THE FIRST MAGNIFICENT SUMMER book signing

This Thursday—hope to see some Librarian friends at #TXLA24 on this fun, verse novel panel with Chris *THE GRAY* Baron Shari Sawyers, MLS 😊❤️📚 Rachel (R.L.) Toalson! 😍

There are thousands of people in America living without proper care because their insurance doesn’t cover it or they can’t afford it. In this video I make the case for how we all deserve good mental health care, no matter how little money we have.
▶️ youtu.be/gFZ1UVeMMfQ

Day 11 of #NationalPoetryMonth .
Blackout poem #11

Maybe
the door
was buried
in
the
moon

(Original source: My book THE FIRST MAGNIFICENT SUMMER, which releases in paperback May 7. Preorder & buy wherever you buy books!)

Rejection hurts. But it can also teach us something, if we’re willing to look it in the face and not see it as the enemy. Well, at least not an enemy that has the power to stop us. In this video, I examine how we can use rejection to our advantage.
▶️ youtu.be/EZDhwCbTLmY

Librarian and author friends (Chris *THE GRAY* Baron
and Mae Respicio's #MG is out 4/9/24!)! Be sure to catch me at TLA; I’ve just added a panel with some amazing authors, so come see us!

Looking for a funny, emotional young adult read about something that matters? Pick up Deb Caletti's PLAN A, about a young woman who faces an unexpected summer and the devastating judgment of her small-town community.
▶️ youtu.be/V__xSJ6Avv8

Got a favorable review from Kirkus for SOMETHING MAYBE MAGNIFICENT.
This book will make you laugh & cry. And hopefully you’ll remember Victoria forever. (Getting to know her is like getting to know me, because…she’s me. I really love this girl.)
Preorder wherever you buy books!

Day 6, #NationalPoetryMonth
Blackout poem #6

go ahead
inside
the first
wrinkle
in
time
and
play
like
a kid

(Original source: My book SOMETHING MAYBE MAGNIFICENT, which releases May 28. Preorder it wherever you buy books!)

Day 5, #NationalPoetryMonth
Blackout poem #5

I
climbed
a lake
that
turned
back
inside

(Original source: My book THE FIRST MAGNIFICENT SUMMER, which releases in paperback May 7. Preorder it wherever you buy books!)

My first April newsletter goes out tomorrow.
If you want to get in on this giveaway (both MAGNIFICENT ARCs), sign up at the link below.
The newsletter will explore the benefit of focusing on the good, my April book recs, & what's new in my author life.
racheltoalson.podia.com/newsletter

Day 4, #NationalPoetryMonth
Blackout poem #4

I flew across
the way
like
I fixed
everything
forevermore

(Original source: My book SOMETHING MAYBE MAGNIFICENT, which releases May 28. Preorder it wherever you buy books!)

We’ve all heard the experts say, “This is the way to do it and it’s the only way if you expect to be successful.” But is it? In this video, I make a case for finding your OWN way of writing, instead of trying to make someone else’s way fit you.
▶️ youtu.be/pHfFSsptqlY

Day 3, #NationalPoetryMonth
Blackout poem #3

You'll
remember
my words
mark
years
with
today

(Original source: My book THE FIRST MAGNIFICENT SUMMER, which releases in paperback May 7. Preorder it wherever you buy books!)