It Rains Diamonds on Neptune celebrates The Telling Room’s young authors from the last ten years, in commemoration of the organization’s twentieth anniversary. This collection pairs youth voices with established writers from Maine’s community, writing across genres, identities, experiences, and themes—with pen and ink illustrations throughout. These stories, poems, essays, and recipes touch on pressing topics impacting youth today, from climate change, LGBTQ+ identity, gun violence, and racism to finding community, cultural connections, humor, and hope in unexpected places. The resilience, imagination, and creativity of youth shine throughout It Rains Diamonds on Neptune, inviting readers of all ages into its powerful pages.  

Featuring Authors: Maryam Abdullah - Samaa Abdurraqib - Johan Alexander - Lexi Barstow - Zoe Blackman - Mike Bove - Taryn Bowe - Marpheen Chann - Maddie Curtis - Oliver Curtis - Samara Cole Doyon - Ian-Khara Ellasante - Leigh Ellis - Corah Hanlon-Gamet - Tess Gerritsen - Nick Fuller Googins - Leaticia Hannah - Kauther Hassan - Leela Marie Hidier - Yann Tanguy Irambona - Zahir Janmohamed - Stu Kestenbaum - Richard Kheang - Khalil Kilani - Natalia Mbadu - Coco McCracken - Brooks Miller - Leila Nadir - Chris Packard - Rocío Pérez - Mira Ptacin - Noor Sager - Lauren Saxon - Arwyn Sherman - Hailey Talbert - Rebecca Turkewitz - Jules Vázquez - Arisa White - Maya Williams - Noah Williams

Illustrated by Otto Wolyniec.