author interview - Melanie Conklin

All About Every Missing Piece!

Pre-order EVERY MISSING PIECE!

Hey everyone! If you’d like to pre-order a signed copy of EVERY MISSING PIECE, please do so through my local independent bookstore, Words. They are the best and have always supported me. I’m happy to work with them again on this new book. Click on the banner to order, and be sure to include […]

Where in the world is Melanie???

As winter turns the corner into spring, I’m well into my Skype visits for the year. Connecting with classrooms is one of my very favorite things, and I’m grateful to everyone who reaches out. You can check out my recently updated Skype map here. Hopefully I can fill in more of these states and countries […]

New Book News!

I’m thrilled to share that my second middle grade novel will be published by Disney Hyperion! UPDATE: The title, now called Every Missing Piece, will publish with Little, Brown Young Readers! The spines may still say Disney, though. Publishing is wild! 🙂

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How to Get the Most out of an Author Visit

It’s back-to-school season, which means both traditional-calendar educators and authors are getting back to work. It’s an exciting but draining time of year. New kids are awesome but exhausting, and educators are trying to get everything in place for a successful school year, including author visits.

Every time I speak with educators at conferences, the […]