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RESPECTFULLY… ahhhhhhhhh!!!!! #tucoboat is one o

RESPECTFULLY… ahhhhhhhhh!!!!! #tucoboat is one of the @chicagopubliclibrary best of the best books for teens of 2025! I absolutely loved visiting Chicago during my launch tour (thank you @andersonsbookshop !) and am so grateful for the love from this awesome city!
💕
The Unexpected Consequence of Bleeding on a Tuesday is my love letter to the friends and family who stood by my side during my own #endometriosis journey and my hate letter to my uterus. 🥴

STOP YOUR SCROLL and pat his wittle head pls.

STOP YOUR SCROLL and pat his wittle head pls.

This year, @ala_booklist gave me two amazing gifts

This year, @ala_booklist gave me two amazing gifts: this summer, a STARRED review for my debut novel and now this amazing spot in the November issue’s New Voices of 2025 feature!
💕
The Unexpected Consequence of Bleeding on a Tuesday is a comedy about a girl’s entire life being derailed by the early arrival of her period, and I hope you love it!

Virginia, DC, Maryland bookish friends: Come to th

Virginia, DC, Maryland bookish friends: Come to the Fairfax BN @bnfairfax at 5pm Saturday for an awesome conversation with 4 YA authors: @bychristinajune @authorelizabethhart @alexltravis and @kelseybtoney!

Absolutely beside myself with gratitude to @nypl @

Absolutely beside myself with gratitude to @nypl @nyplteens for including #tucoboat in this year’s best books for teens.
💕
If you *like* sarcasm and *hate* periods and medical gaslighting 🩸, you should read it.

#theunexpectedconsequenceofbleedingonatuesday #yabooks

It’s been 2 months away from social media… (I

It’s been 2 months away from social media…

(In some ways,) I’ve missed you!

I wrote a book!

Oh, and it’s my 42nd birthday!
🩷

My best friend @annieneugebauer is the hottest hor

My best friend @annieneugebauer is the hottest horror ticket in town. 🥹
🌲
THE EXTRA is a novella (Book #1 in The Outsiders Sequence) that has received RAVE reviews from some of the biggest names in speculative and horror for good reason: its CREEPY AS HELL.
🌲
A routine 10-person backpacking trip gets weird when at setup time, 11 people make camp. Everyone remembers everyone else. Someone shouldn’t be there. Someone doesn’t belong.
Someone is The Extra.
🌲
Few things scare me more than the idea of being unable to trust my own mind. I’ve read this story all the way from concept to its final form (bestie perks 💁🏻‍♀️), and I can tell you, you won’t be able to put it down.
🌲
@alandistro and the whole @shortwavebooks team, thanks for taking such great care of my girl, and for seeing what’s been so obvious to me for years: Annie is the real deal. How lucky are we that we get a front row seat from her very first BOOK?
🌲
Tonight is the online launch party and free tickets are still available at shortwavepublishing.com/tickets
#whoistheextra

Don’t give up on your story just because you’v

Don’t give up on your story just because you’ve had a block! You never know when it will come back to you!

Kelsey B. Toney

Bestselling YA and MG Author

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RESPECTFULLY… ahhhhhhhhh!!!!! #tucoboat is one o

RESPECTFULLY… ahhhhhhhhh!!!!! #tucoboat is one of the @chicagopubliclibrary best of the best books for teens of 2025! I absolutely loved visiting Chicago during my launch tour (thank you @andersonsbookshop !) and am so grateful for the love from this awesome city!
💕
The Unexpected Consequence of Bleeding on a Tuesday is my love letter to the friends and family who stood by my side during my own #endometriosis journey and my hate letter to my uterus. 🥴

STOP YOUR SCROLL and pat his wittle head pls.

STOP YOUR SCROLL and pat his wittle head pls.

This year, @ala_booklist gave me two amazing gifts

This year, @ala_booklist gave me two amazing gifts: this summer, a STARRED review for my debut novel and now this amazing spot in the November issue’s New Voices of 2025 feature!
💕
The Unexpected Consequence of Bleeding on a Tuesday is a comedy about a girl’s entire life being derailed by the early arrival of her period, and I hope you love it!

Virginia, DC, Maryland bookish friends: Come to th

Virginia, DC, Maryland bookish friends: Come to the Fairfax BN @bnfairfax at 5pm Saturday for an awesome conversation with 4 YA authors: @bychristinajune @authorelizabethhart @alexltravis and @kelseybtoney!

Absolutely beside myself with gratitude to @nypl @

Absolutely beside myself with gratitude to @nypl @nyplteens for including #tucoboat in this year’s best books for teens.
💕
If you *like* sarcasm and *hate* periods and medical gaslighting 🩸, you should read it.

#theunexpectedconsequenceofbleedingonatuesday #yabooks

It’s been 2 months away from social media… (I

It’s been 2 months away from social media…

(In some ways,) I’ve missed you!

I wrote a book!

Oh, and it’s my 42nd birthday!
🩷

My best friend @annieneugebauer is the hottest hor

My best friend @annieneugebauer is the hottest horror ticket in town. 🥹
🌲
THE EXTRA is a novella (Book #1 in The Outsiders Sequence) that has received RAVE reviews from some of the biggest names in speculative and horror for good reason: its CREEPY AS HELL.
🌲
A routine 10-person backpacking trip gets weird when at setup time, 11 people make camp. Everyone remembers everyone else. Someone shouldn’t be there. Someone doesn’t belong.
Someone is The Extra.
🌲
Few things scare me more than the idea of being unable to trust my own mind. I’ve read this story all the way from concept to its final form (bestie perks 💁🏻‍♀️), and I can tell you, you won’t be able to put it down.
🌲
@alandistro and the whole @shortwavebooks team, thanks for taking such great care of my girl, and for seeing what’s been so obvious to me for years: Annie is the real deal. How lucky are we that we get a front row seat from her very first BOOK?
🌲
Tonight is the online launch party and free tickets are still available at shortwavepublishing.com/tickets
#whoistheextra

Don’t give up on your story just because you’v

Don’t give up on your story just because you’ve had a block! You never know when it will come back to you!

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