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Minoritea Report: 279. Frederick Smith: One And Done, Black Barbie on Netflix, Curiositea: Beyonce or Janet? Happy Pride Month, Communitea! Author Frederick Smith stops by to talk about his brand new Black Queer Romance Novel, "One And Done"! Black Barbie Doc is about to release on Netflix and Auntea Dawon i...

This is a great weekend to catch up on this @minoriteareport.bsky.social episode.

We discussed my novel One and Done, a Black, Queer, Higher Ed, Bay Area romance novel on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social, & more. 📚🌈🎧

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Love Is A Contact Sport cover features two Black men in an embrace. The taller one has light brown skin, bald head, and a beard, and is wearing a college athletics jacket. The shorter one has dark brown skin, twists and a fade haircut, and wearing a yellow sweatshirt with the words Black Romance Writer on it. The cover is purple with red, yellow, and white writing.

Nice to see my June 2026 novel for pre-order at Marcus Books, one of the oldest Black-owned bookstores.

Love Is A Contact Sport

A Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social out 6/16/26

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Love Is A Contact Sport cover features two Black men in an embrace. The taller one has light brown skin, bald head, and a beard, and is wearing a college athletics jacket. The shorter one has dark brown skin, twists and a fade haircut, and wearing a yellow sweatshirt with the words Black Romance Writer on it. The cover is purple with red, yellow, and white writing.

I’m looking forward to being at Black Romance Book Fest in May 2026!

There, I’ll have early copies of my forthcoming novel…

Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel out 6/16/26 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social ✍🏾📚💕🌈 #BRBF2026 #BRBF #Romancelandia

New Release: Talon and the Songbird by Julia Underwood

Forged by war, divided by duty, bound by desire.
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#NewRelease #LesFic #Book #lesbianromance

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Book covers of Frederick Smith novels on Bold Strokes Books: One and Done, Busy Ain’t the Half Of It, In Case You Forgot, and Play It Forward.

Love Is A Contact Sport cover features two Black men in an embrace. The taller one has light brown skin, bald head, and a beard, and is wearing a college athletics jacket. The shorter one has dark brown skin, twists and a fade haircut, and wearing a yellow sweatshirt with the words Black Romance Writer on it. The cover is purple with red, yellow, and white writing.

I write romance centering Black Queer characters in CA. Check my backlist on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social

My next, Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM romance out June 2026. ✍🏾📚💕🌈

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#BookSky #BlackBookSky #QueerBookSky

NEW REVIEW: Thankful for You by Tagan Shepard is a #smalltown #romance between a dedicated third grade teacher and the hot new art teacher.

@taganshepard.bsky.social
@boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social

Love Is A Contact Sport cover features two Black men in an embrace. The taller one has light brown skin, bald head, and a beard, and is wearing a college athletics jacket. The shorter one has dark brown skin, twists and a fade haircuts, and wearing a yellow sweatshirt with the words Black Romance Writer in it. The cover is purple with red, yellow, and white writing.

While you’re at it with second chances...

Save the date for my next novel, Love Is A Contact Sport.

A Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance.

Out June 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social ✍🏾📚💕🌈

#Romancelandia #BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky

Love Is A Contact Sport cover features two Black men in an embrace. The taller one has light brown skin, bald head, and a beard, and is wearing a college athletics jacket. The shorter one has dark brown skin, twists and a fade haircut, and wearing a yellow sweatshirt with the words Black Romance Writer on it. The cover is purple with red, yellow, and white writing.

Photo features picture layout of book cover designer Ray Jean-Gilles and author Frederick Smith. Also pictured is artwork by Ray and the book cover Ray designed for One and Done.

💜📚 Cover Reveal 📚💜

Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith

A Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel. June 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social (6/16/26 pub date).

Cover design by Ray Jean-Gilles.
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*ANYWHERE WITH YOU by Margo Glynn
*BURNING BRIDGES by Lesley Davis
*DREAMS ENTANGLED by Sophia Kell Hagin
*ECHOES OF LOVE by Catherine Lane
*MOONLIGHT OBSESSION by Sheri Lewis Wohl
*MY BOYFRIEND'S WIFE by Joy Argento
*TAPOUT by Nicole Disney
*THE FAME GAME by Ronica Black

September's new releases, the best sapphic summer reads, out now. [IMAGES: covers of the eight September releases over a background of a path through the forest with autumn leaves.] *ANYWHERE WITH YOU by Margo Glynn *BURNING BRIDGES by Lesley Davis *DREAMS ENTANGLED by Sophia Kell Hagin *ECHOES OF LOVE by Catherine Lane *MOONLIGHT OBSESSION by Sheri Lewis Wohl *MY BOYFRIEND'S WIFE by Joy Argento *TAPOUT by Nicole Disney *THE FAME GAME by Ronica Black

It's general release day for our September books! That means you can find all of them wherever you shop. And if you shop in our webstore, www.boldstrokesbooks.com, you can use our everyday coupons to get 10%/20%/30% off your total book purchase.

Our brand new #MustRead #Pirate #Books list is live and features books by

@colettemoody.bsky.social
@boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social
@writingroslyn.bsky.social
@ylva-publishing.bsky.social
@maggietokudahall.bsky.social

Nia's review of Tapout 5/5: Believing in yourself trumps the best training and the best school. But Layla has to learn that the hard way. She's good and has everything she needs as an MMA fighter to be successful, except f...

The new book by Nicole Disney is coming soon and it’s sooooo good! 🥵❤️‍🔥
September, 9 - safe the date!

„Tapout“ by Nicole Disney
@boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social and
@nicoledisneyauthor.bsky.social thanks so much for the ARC
#NetGalley #arc #review #Tapout
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Also, if you enjoyed One and Done, you’ll love my forthcoming novel Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance coming out June 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social. Stay connected with me for updates. ✍🏾📚💕🌈

Bold Strokes Books is releasing two more great books tomorrow 🎉
„Anywhere With You“ by Margo Glynn
and
„My Boyfriend‘s Wife“ by Joy Argento
Thank so much to
@boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social and #NetGalley for the #arc
#Anywherewithyou #MyBoyfriendsWife

#review on #goodreads 😉

[Image: rolling waves with book covers overlaid] August Releases Out Now! The best sapphic summer reads * AN EXTRAORDINARY PASSION by Kit Meredith * HEART'S APPRAISAL by Jo Hemmingwood * THAT'S AMORE by Georgia Beers * THE UNEXPECTED HEIRESS by Cassidy Crane * THROUGH SKY AND STARS by Tessa Croft * UNCOMPLICATE IT by Kel McCord * VANGUARD by Gun Brooke

EIGHT new sapphic romances for your reading pleasure ahead of general release! Exclusively at boldstrokesbooks.com in ebook and paperback (and That's Amore in audiobook!) before wide release on August 12.😍

Computer screenshot with the words “Contract. Smith. Love Is A Contact Sport. 7/21/2025.”

Black and white photo of Frederick Smith in front of a MacBook laptop.

New book alert

Love Is A Contact Sport
June 2026 @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social

A Black, MM, 2nd Chance, College Classmates Reunite romance with a little Detroit, a lotta Bay Area, and grown folks figuring out life and love.

✍🏾📚💕🌈🏀🎓 #BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #MMRomance #Romancelandia

YouTube video by Minoritea Report Black Queer Author, Frederick Smith, is One and Done!

This was such a fun conversation on the @minoriteareport.bsky.social podcast in summer 2024. I enjoy listening now and then. We discussed my 2024 novel One and Done, a Black, Queer, Higher Ed, Bay Area romance on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social.

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NEW REVIEW
A Thousand Tiny Promises by Morgan Lee Miller is a romantic journey wrapped in grief, memory, and second chances.

@morganleemiller.bsky.social
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“You’re still every bit the heartbreaker.” Theo finally spoke, fixing her with her gaze. Mild amusement read on her features.

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A Conflict of Interest Amazon.com: A Conflict of Interest: 9781636798707: Adams, Morgan: Books

Update: A Conflict Of Interest by Morgan Adams. Just Finished!!!...aww amazing 🦁🧡🦁

Buy the book: www.amazon.com/dp/1636798705

Congratulations to our 2025 Golden Crown Literary Society Winners. 20% off all ebook formats. Ends July 22 11:59pm EDT. Georgia Beers - Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married. J.J. Hale - Truly Home. Kristin Keppler - One Last Summer. Ronica Black writing as Alexandra Riley - The Curse. [image: celebration banner with the four book covers below]

Woohoo! Congratulations to @georgiabeers.bsky.social @jjhaleauthor.bsky.social @empresskristin.bsky.social and Ronica Black, writing as Alexandra Riley on your new @goldencrownls.bsky.social awards! Flash sale in the webstore www.boldstrokesbooks.com/offers/3910-...

A Marvelous Murder By David S Pederson: Review/Giveaway/Guest Post by Sarah Erwin & David S PedersonIt’s 1939 in Hollywood, and notorious film director Orland Orcott is found dead in his locked study. Police quickly rule the death a suicide, but despite their dislike...

As KRL continues to feature #LGBTQ+ mystery authors for #Pride month, up this week we have a review and ebook giveaway of "A Marvelous Murder" by David S Pederson and an interesting guest post by David kingsriverlife.com/06/28/a-marv... @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social #mystery #writing #books 💙📚🏳️‍🌈

Jeffrey Ricker, author of Detours | Bold Strokes Books Jeffrey Ricker is the author of Detours (2011) and the...

For the month of June, all my books at @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social‬ are 20% off, including THE UNWANTED, my #QueerYA fantasy.

What if your mother wasn’t dead like you’d always been told?

And what if she turned out to be an Amazon? #BookSky

Thanks for the reminder. We always put the image info in the text of the post for that reason but will add as alt-text as well.

We don't sell our audiobooks directly, so we cannot put them on sale. They're available thru Audible and Apple. But Audible has regular sales on audiobooks and you earn credits for free books.

We're here, we're queer, 365 days a year!
For the entire month of June, every ebook published 2004-2024 is 20% off.
We love celebrating our LGBTQIA+ stories, the authors who create them, and the readers who ask for more and who make what we do possible.
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* A CONFLICT OF INTEREST by Morgan Adams
* CHARITY CASE by Jean Copeland
* THE STOLEN GIRL by @carihunter.bsky.social
* A MAGNIFICENT DISTURBANCE by @2coasties.bsky.social
* A MARVELOUS MURDER by David S Pederson
* MOMENTS TO TREASURE by @alivali.bsky.social
* BIG CORPSE ON CAMPUS by Karis Walsh