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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · May 6

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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Crushed by Melanie Conklin, a metoo story set in middle school

A page turning mystery, a best friend breakup, social media, consent, and boundaries: Crushed by Melanie Conklin, a book for middle grade readers

This is the book you’ve been looking for to discuss social media with your young readers: Crushed by Melanie Conklin, a book for middle grade readers

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Aug 20

✨ No is a complete sentence. ✨
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No.

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Aug 15

Oh and fill out this form if you’d like to receive a signed postcard from me! Open to educators, librarians, and readers ✨ forms.gle/Q76hTA2mv5uJ...

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Aug 15

Here’s the link to the audiobook sale for A Perfect Mistake: www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

A Perfect Mistake

Max wishes he could go back in time. Before he was diagnosed with ADHD, before he grew to be the tallest kid in his class, and before he and his best friends went into the woods in the middle of the ...

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Aug 15

The audiobook of A Perfect Mistake is on sale! (Link in 🧵)

The audiobook of a perfect mistake by Melanie Conklin is on sale for 50% off, only eight dollars

Postcards from the book a perfect mistake by Melanie Conklin with a sharpie, waiting to be filled out for you!

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jul 11

✨ “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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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jul 11

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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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jul 3

My unvarnished opinion on AI and the scoop on what I’m writing next for my paid subscribers 💃🏻

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F*ck AI, I’m writing a romcom

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jul 1

Update! There are 196 copies left and WOW I can’t believe we sold so many and please grab one now if you need the hardcover!

Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jul 1

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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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 20

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 18

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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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 17

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.

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 15

It’s stochastic terrorism. “stochastic terrorism is accomplished with indirect, vague or coded language, which grants the instigator plausible deniability for any associated violence”

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 15

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Stochastic terrorism - Wikipedia

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 15

“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.”

Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · Jun 14

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.

Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 14

Springfield, Mass 6/14/25

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Jun 14

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.

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 14

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.

Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 14

I just had two MAGA white men tell me they support the assassinations www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjGo89Sd/

I just had two MAGA white men say this to me at a rally

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 14

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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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 14

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 14

✨Art as resistance ✨

Art as resistance

Art as refuge

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jun 11

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.

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Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 11

Keep the faith! The creative process never fails if we let it do its thing ✨

Melanie Conklin @melanieconklin.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thank you @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social for supporting our work so we can continue to make more special books for young readers. It is the honor of a lifetime!

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The Best Children's Books of the Year [2025 edition]

Includes more than 600 titles chosen by the Children’s Book Committee as the best of the best published in 2024. In choosing books for the annual list, committee members consider literary quality and ...

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