Lydi Conklin
@lydiconklin.bsky.social
"Rainbow Rainbow" story collection 2022 and "Songs of No Provenance" a novel forthcoming in June 2025!
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Lydi Conklin
@lydiconklin.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Songs of No Provenance
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My first novel shall emerge into this world on the time of June 3 if anyone may want to secure it in an advanced manner I would be deeply grateful and may one day buy you plastic food of equal or greater value to showcase my gratitude.
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"The queer community is my number one most important audience. I never want to put anything in my books that would be alienating or dumbed-down-feeling for a queer reader."
Today on the site, former Assistant Editor Lily Davenport interviews author @lydiconklin.bsky.social -- Link in thread.
Today on the site, former Assistant Editor Lily Davenport interviews author @lydiconklin.bsky.social -- Link in thread.
August 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"The queer community is my number one most important audience. I never want to put anything in my books that would be alienating or dumbed-down-feeling for a queer reader."
Today on the site, former Assistant Editor Lily Davenport interviews author @lydiconklin.bsky.social -- Link in thread.
Today on the site, former Assistant Editor Lily Davenport interviews author @lydiconklin.bsky.social -- Link in thread.
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And a cautiously enthusiastic recommendation (I loved it, but it's definitely not for everyone) for @lydiconklin.bsky.social's brilliant debut novel, "Songs of No Provenance," which follows a musician fleeing the consequences of a horrendous act that she fears will destroy her career & friendships.
August 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
And a cautiously enthusiastic recommendation (I loved it, but it's definitely not for everyone) for @lydiconklin.bsky.social's brilliant debut novel, "Songs of No Provenance," which follows a musician fleeing the consequences of a horrendous act that she fears will destroy her career & friendships.
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Listen to @lydiconklin.bsky.social read from their debut novel SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE!
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June 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Listen to @lydiconklin.bsky.social read from their debut novel SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7H2s... @catapultbooks.bsky.social
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7H2s... @catapultbooks.bsky.social
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Congratulations to @lydiconklin.bsky.social for making the Center for Fiction 2025 First Novel Prize longlist for SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE!
Check out the full longlist here:
Check out the full longlist here:
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July 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Congratulations to @lydiconklin.bsky.social for making the Center for Fiction 2025 First Novel Prize longlist for SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE!
Check out the full longlist here:
Check out the full longlist here:
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"That’s the crucial reason I write, to represent queer and trans characters in literature in their own messy, specific ways." @jpsolheim.bsky.social's interview with @lydiconklin.bsky.social on “Songs of No Provenance” @catapultbooks.bsky.social) is out now.
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The Erotics of Ambition: An Interview with Lydi Conklin - Chicago Review of Books
Lydi Conklin’s Songs of No Provenance is a great American music novel. It’s a story of love, creative community, and the blurry boundaries around queer and celebrity identity. Joan Vole is an edgy mi...
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June 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"That’s the crucial reason I write, to represent queer and trans characters in literature in their own messy, specific ways." @jpsolheim.bsky.social's interview with @lydiconklin.bsky.social on “Songs of No Provenance” @catapultbooks.bsky.social) is out now.
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Join us for these upcoming queer book events with @lydiconklin.bsky.social and Sarah Aziza! 🏳️🌈
June 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Join us for these upcoming queer book events with @lydiconklin.bsky.social and Sarah Aziza! 🏳️🌈
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We're kicking off June with 17 great new #books for you! Featuring Taylor Jenkins Reid, @melissafebos.bsky.social, @maggiestiefvater.bsky.social, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social, @megiddings.bsky.social, @lydiconklin.bsky.social, @bridgetcrocker.bsky.social, @sambansil.bsky.social, and more!
Best New Books: Week of 6/3/25
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Bill Clinton & James Patterson, Jesse Q. Sutanto, Melissa Febos, Susan Choi, Maggie Stiefvater, Ali Brady, Molly Jong-Fast, and more.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We're kicking off June with 17 great new #books for you! Featuring Taylor Jenkins Reid, @melissafebos.bsky.social, @maggiestiefvater.bsky.social, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social, @megiddings.bsky.social, @lydiconklin.bsky.social, @bridgetcrocker.bsky.social, @sambansil.bsky.social, and more!
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Happy pub day to OS 285 author @lydiconklin.bsky.social! SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE is out now. bit.ly/3H8Fqfg
June 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Happy pub day to OS 285 author @lydiconklin.bsky.social! SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE is out now. bit.ly/3H8Fqfg
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LOOK what arrived in the mail!! I’m so excited to get an early read of @lydiconklin.bsky.social’s new novel. RAINBOW RAINBOW is one of my very fave collections ever. And the first chapter of Lydi’s new book already has me HOOKED! 🌈🎸📚
May 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
LOOK what arrived in the mail!! I’m so excited to get an early read of @lydiconklin.bsky.social’s new novel. RAINBOW RAINBOW is one of my very fave collections ever. And the first chapter of Lydi’s new book already has me HOOKED! 🌈🎸📚
So excited for this conversation with Jennifer Beals this weekend in the Bay Area! Come on by if you may like.
April 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
So excited for this conversation with Jennifer Beals this weekend in the Bay Area! Come on by if you may like.
If you'd ever like to think about how to move a reader, please join on into this craft class! @tinhouse.bsky.social @almajor.bsky.social
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April 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
If you'd ever like to think about how to move a reader, please join on into this craft class! @tinhouse.bsky.social @almajor.bsky.social
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Signed and/or personalized copies of @lydiconklin.bsky.social's SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE are now available to preorder from @parnassusbooks.bsky.social!
Head here to claim yours 📚: buff.ly/FW1nr0A
Head here to claim yours 📚: buff.ly/FW1nr0A
March 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Signed and/or personalized copies of @lydiconklin.bsky.social's SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE are now available to preorder from @parnassusbooks.bsky.social!
Head here to claim yours 📚: buff.ly/FW1nr0A
Head here to claim yours 📚: buff.ly/FW1nr0A
Thank you Library Journal for picking SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE as a title to watch! @catapultbooks.bsky.social
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February 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Thank you Library Journal for picking SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE as a title to watch! @catapultbooks.bsky.social
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Hey everyone there’s a cool project in my neighborhood that collects and distributes and repairs bicycles for migrant workers who need them. They’re low on cash to help with repairs. Maybe you have cash?
January 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hey everyone there’s a cool project in my neighborhood that collects and distributes and repairs bicycles for migrant workers who need them. They’re low on cash to help with repairs. Maybe you have cash?
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An advanced copy of my graphic novel, Honoria. Coming out in April from Fantagraphics.
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Honoria: A Fortuitous Friendship
Honoria, the daughter of Sara and Gerald Murphy, who invented the literary "summer on the Riviera" in the 1920s, is used to her parents' endless parties with such luminaries as Scott and Zelda Fitzger...
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January 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
An advanced copy of my graphic novel, Honoria. Coming out in April from Fantagraphics.
www.fantagraphics.com/products/hon...
www.fantagraphics.com/products/hon...
Thank you so much @literaryhub.bsky.social for including my novel on this list with so many amazing peers like @melissafebos.bsky.social @litmagreject.bsky.social and many others!
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January 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Thank you so much @literaryhub.bsky.social for including my novel on this list with so many amazing peers like @melissafebos.bsky.social @litmagreject.bsky.social and many others!
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Thank you to @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social s for naming SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE as a Most Anticipated Book of 2025! Thank you @rachellayown.bsky.social !
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January 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thank you to @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social s for naming SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE as a Most Anticipated Book of 2025! Thank you @rachellayown.bsky.social !
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A little peek 👀 into next year's hotly anticipated debuts from @xbennyboo.bsky.social , @lydiconklin.bsky.social , and Sarah Aziza via @debutiful.bsky.social 🫶
The Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2025 – Part 1
In 2024, I read more books in one year than he ever did before. In 2025, I’m scaling back and focusing on creating better coverage for emerging writers. We’ll have excerpts, cover reveals, more web…
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December 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM
A little peek 👀 into next year's hotly anticipated debuts from @xbennyboo.bsky.social , @lydiconklin.bsky.social , and Sarah Aziza via @debutiful.bsky.social 🫶
My first novel shall emerge into this world on the time of June 3 if anyone may want to secure it in an advanced manner I would be deeply grateful and may one day buy you plastic food of equal or greater value to showcase my gratitude.
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
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@catapultbooks.bsky.social
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Songs of No Provenance
books.catapult.co
November 22, 2024 at 4:27 AM
My first novel shall emerge into this world on the time of June 3 if anyone may want to secure it in an advanced manner I would be deeply grateful and may one day buy you plastic food of equal or greater value to showcase my gratitude.
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
books.catapult.co/books/songs-...
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
books.catapult.co/books/songs-...