Melanie Conklin
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Author • Designer • HOH
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A #metoo story set in middle school. A page-turning mystery. A best friend breakup. Social media, consent, and boundaries. This is the story you’ve been looking for to discuss social media with your young readers.
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Come see me at the Boston Book Festival tomorrow! We’re offering feedback on your book idea and giving away a bunch of free books!
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Come see me at the Boston Book Festival tomorrow! We’re offering feedback on your book idea and giving away a bunch of free books!
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September 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Are you going to the Boston Book Festival? Come see me and Heather Webb! Get feedback on your book idea! Grab free goodies 🙌🏻🎉
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Are you going to the Boston Book Festival? Come see me and Heather Webb! Get feedback on your book idea! Grab free goodies 🙌🏻🎉
✨ No is a complete sentence. ✨
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No.
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August 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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The audiobook of A Perfect Mistake is on sale! (Link in 🧵)
August 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The audiobook of A Perfect Mistake is on sale! (Link in 🧵)
✨ “I am so small. I am so insignificant, but the force that flows through me is so powerful that I must go forward.” —Hilma af Klint ✨
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I am so SMALL
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July 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
✨ “I am so small. I am so insignificant, but the force that flows through me is so powerful that I must go forward.” —Hilma af Klint ✨
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Just saw Superman. Was gonna do a whole bit about it walking in. That’d be a disservice. It’s an important piece of work and I’m not joking. I don’t even like superhero movies. Sprint to see it. Bring your kids and explain it to them. James Gunn had a time machine when he made it.
July 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Just saw Superman. Was gonna do a whole bit about it walking in. That’d be a disservice. It’s an important piece of work and I’m not joking. I don’t even like superhero movies. Sprint to see it. Bring your kids and explain it to them. James Gunn had a time machine when he made it.
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F*ck AI, I’m writing a romcom
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July 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Yesterday I got the news that Every Missing Piece will be out of hardcover soon. If you need a copy for your school or library, grab them now! It will continue to be available in paperback and ebook. www.lbyr.com/titles/melan...
Every Missing Piece
This stunning novel follows a girl looking for answers about a mysterious boy as she learns about grief, family, and putting the pieces back together—perfe...
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July 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Yesterday I got the news that Every Missing Piece will be out of hardcover soon. If you need a copy for your school or library, grab them now! It will continue to be available in paperback and ebook. www.lbyr.com/titles/melan...
Here I am talking about one of my favorite components of story: the PROBLEM you give your character! www.instagram.com/reel/DLDBret...
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June 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Here I am talking about one of my favorite components of story: the PROBLEM you give your character! www.instagram.com/reel/DLDBret...
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This is not normal. A sitting president refusing to call the governor of a state after two elected officials were shot, one fatally, is beyond words. A typical president, regardless of politics, would pick up the phone. Offer condolences.
June 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is not normal. A sitting president refusing to call the governor of a state after two elected officials were shot, one fatally, is beyond words. A typical president, regardless of politics, would pick up the phone. Offer condolences.
“Stochastic terrorism is a form of political violence instigated by hostile public rhetoric directed at a group or an individual…Stochastic terrorism is accomplished with indirect, vague or coded language, which grants the instigator plausible deniability for any associated violence.”
It’s not hyperbole to say that the deaths in Minnesota are on the GOP’s hands. They’ve built this political environment and they’ve allowed a demagogue to spread hate. This is entirely on them.
June 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“Stochastic terrorism is a form of political violence instigated by hostile public rhetoric directed at a group or an individual…Stochastic terrorism is accomplished with indirect, vague or coded language, which grants the instigator plausible deniability for any associated violence.”
Springfield, Mass 6/14/25
June 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Springfield, Mass 6/14/25
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One thing I wish people understood is that obeying laws is a CHOICE.
Lawyers cannot wave a magic wand and make lawbreakers follow the law. The only way to stop a slumlord or a lying cop is litigation. We have to ask a judge.
That's not a defense of the system. It's a description of it.
Lawyers cannot wave a magic wand and make lawbreakers follow the law. The only way to stop a slumlord or a lying cop is litigation. We have to ask a judge.
That's not a defense of the system. It's a description of it.
June 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
One thing I wish people understood is that obeying laws is a CHOICE.
Lawyers cannot wave a magic wand and make lawbreakers follow the law. The only way to stop a slumlord or a lying cop is litigation. We have to ask a judge.
That's not a defense of the system. It's a description of it.
Lawyers cannot wave a magic wand and make lawbreakers follow the law. The only way to stop a slumlord or a lying cop is litigation. We have to ask a judge.
That's not a defense of the system. It's a description of it.
I asked two MAGA white men who flipped us off from their car if they supported the assassinations and they said yes. So much for the 10 Commandments.
June 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I asked two MAGA white men who flipped us off from their car if they supported the assassinations and they said yes. So much for the 10 Commandments.
I just had two MAGA white men tell me that they support the assassinations that happened last night. Do you understand now? www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjGEDvHk/
I just had two MAGA white men say this to me at a rally
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June 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I just had two MAGA white men tell me that they support the assassinations that happened last night. Do you understand now? www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjGEDvHk/
✨Art as resistance ✨
Art as resistance
Art as refuge
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June 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
✨Art as resistance ✨
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Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
Today I got the incredible news that When You Have to Wait is on the Bank St. Center for Children's Literature’s BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR list! Each year, @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social selects the best children’s books & I’m THRILLED that my & @leahhong.bsky.social book received this recognition.
June 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Today I got the incredible news that When You Have to Wait is on the Bank St. Center for Children's Literature’s BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR list! Each year, @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social selects the best children’s books & I’m THRILLED that my & @leahhong.bsky.social book received this recognition.
It’s easy to underestimate the power of community, but there is little that is more powerful than human beings banding together. 🧵
June 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
It’s easy to underestimate the power of community, but there is little that is more powerful than human beings banding together. 🧵
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A #metoo story set in middle school. A page-turning mystery. A best friend breakup. Social media, consent, and boundaries. This is the story you’ve been looking for to discuss social media with your young readers.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/melan...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/melan...
May 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A #metoo story set in middle school. A page-turning mystery. A best friend breakup. Social media, consent, and boundaries. This is the story you’ve been looking for to discuss social media with your young readers.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/melan...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/melan...
Last weekend I journeyed into the Berkshires with my younger son to visit my friend, Ruth. She lives in a magical little nook on a mountain replete with car sized boulders and lush green ferns. 🧵
June 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Last weekend I journeyed into the Berkshires with my younger son to visit my friend, Ruth. She lives in a magical little nook on a mountain replete with car sized boulders and lush green ferns. 🧵
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Hope you're a punctuation superhero today.
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June 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Hope you're a punctuation superhero today.
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It’s spring in Massachusetts, and I’m spending a LOT of time weeding. My new house was neglected for decades and sometimes it feels like I’ll never be done. I feel that way at the beginning of a book revision, too.🧵
June 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It’s spring in Massachusetts, and I’m spending a LOT of time weeding. My new house was neglected for decades and sometimes it feels like I’ll never be done. I feel that way at the beginning of a book revision, too.🧵
Do you know why we use the phrase, “Trust your gut?” melanieconklin.substack.com/p/trust-your...
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May 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Do you know why we use the phrase, “Trust your gut?” melanieconklin.substack.com/p/trust-your...