Rachael Allen is a scientist by day and kidlit writer by night. She has a PhD in neuroscience and is currently studying how the eye can be used to diagnose diseases and track disease progression in Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and brain injury. She is also the winner of the 2019 Georgia Young Adult Author of the Year award, and her books include Harley Quinn: Reckoning (April 2022, RHCB ‘22), 17 First Kisses, The Revenge Playbook, The Summer of Impossibilities, and A Taxonomy of Love, which was a Junior Library Guild selection and a 2018 Book All Young Georgians Should Read. Rachael lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband, two children, and two dire wolves. She loves homemade peach ice cream, having adventures all over the world, and stories that make her feel like she’s been poured inside another person.
