Author with local roots to hold book signing

    To celebrate the close of summer, the Jackson County Memorial Library is excited to announce a visit from middle grade fiction author R.L. Toalson on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 5:30 p.m.
    Toalson will be on hand to sign copies of her brand new middle grade Fairendale series, which released in June and has been called “the best fantasy series since Harry Potter” and “gripping,” “addictive” and “brilliantly beautiful.”
    Attendees will see an inside look into the creation and the world of Fairendale.
    About R.L. Toalson
    R.L. Toalson is the author of the middle grade fantasy series, Fairendale, the nonfiction Family on Purpose series, and This is How You Know, a book of poetry.
    Toalson’s own journey into writing is a long and straight-line one. She began penning stories in small-town Texas on white computer paper back when she was a kid. When she got to college, she rose through the ranks of her college newspaper, this time telling true stories. That’s where her writing career began – sitting with sources, gathering information, soaking up the stories of everyday life.
    In 2015, Toalson ended her newspaper days as a managing editor, with multiple writing accolades accrued over the years, so that she could become a full-time author of both fiction and nonfiction. In her fiction, she enjoys crafting tales of quirky characters who are more than what they seem on first glance. In her nonfiction, she enjoys writing about real life, real love, real struggles and the humor underlining much of our human experience. She is a regular contributor to Huff Post Parents, Babble, Scary Mommy, a Bundle of THYME magazine and many other publications across the world.
    A graduate of Industrial High School in Vanderbilt (she was Rachel Patton then), Toalson lives with her husband and six boys in San Antonio, where she faithfully writes 5,000 words a day, five days a week.
About Fairendale
    Fairendale is a magical middle grade series that explores the world of fairy tales, dragons, wizards, and other magical creatures. The world of Fairendale revolves around villains and heroes – all on a quest for what they believe is right. But one cannot always know, at first glance, who is the villain and who is the hero. 
    Throughout the series, the story of King Willis and his determination to keep the throne is woven into the story of his son, Prince Virgil, heir to the throne and friend to the village children, and the story of fairy tale children fleeing for their lives – children who become what we know as fairy tale villains, for one good reason or another.