Lydi Conklin

Quote from Conklin in a speech bubble: "I never want to put anything in my books that would be alienating or dumbed-down-feeling for a queer reader." Photo of Conklin, a white person with a Beatles-style haircut and aviator glasses wearing a purple button-down shirt. They wear a serious half-smile.

"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.

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.

Listen to @lydiconklin.bsky.social read from their debut novel SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE!

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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7H2s... @catapultbooks.bsky.social

Thank you!!!! 🥰

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:

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...

"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! 🏳️‍🌈

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.

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!

Happy pub day to OS 285 author @lydiconklin.bsky.social! SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE is out now. bit.ly/3H8Fqfg

SONGS OF NO PROVIDENCE on top of the envelope it arrived in. With a hot pink sticker that says: New titles from Penguin Random House On sale June 3,2025 My morning cup of cappuccino is beside the book.

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.

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

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?

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...

An advanced copy of my graphic novel, Honoria. Coming out in April from Fantagraphics.

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It looks amazing!!!

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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Yay thank you!

Thanks Rachel!! I asked them to write to you for an early copy, let me know if you don't hear! And thanks so much for all your support.

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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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…

A little peek 👀 into next year's hotly anticipated debuts from @xbennyboo.bsky.social , @lydiconklin.bsky.social , and Sarah Aziza via @debutiful.bsky.social 🫶

OMG thank you Maureen!!!

OMG thanks Josefine!!!!!! you're the best!

Songs of No Provenance

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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