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Frederick Smith, Ed.D.
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Love Is A Contact Sport - 6/16/26 on Bold Strokes Books ✍🏾📚💕🌈
Romance author. Romance reader. Higher Ed Professional. Former TV news. Detroiter in Bay Area. All things Beyoncé. Email: [email protected]; Important Links: linktr.ee/FrederickLSmith
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Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance novel is out 6/16/26 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social ✍🏾📚💕🌈

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: JEZA BELLE PRESENTS BOOK-A-LICIOUS January, 24, 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Reflecting.

I love that Heated Rivalry came out as a weekly series - one episode per week for six weeks - rather than releasing all episodes at once for people to binge. (1/2)

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January 22, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I hope you can join us online on Saturday, 1/24/26. 📚🌈
Join us this week, Saturday!

Book-A-Licious
A Queer Reading Event, curated and hosted by @jezabelle.bsky.social
📚🌈

Saturday, 1/24/26.
9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern.
Free and Online.
RSVP: bit.ly/3L6Al9m

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January 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM
In real life, and as a reader, I'm a big fan of second chances in romance.

This list by @lgbtqreads.bsky.social shares five (and a bonus) MM romance novels featuring second chances.

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Fave Five: M/M Second Chance Romance
Second Chances in New Port Stephen by TJ Alexander I Think They Love You by Julian Winters I’m So (Not) Over You by Kosoko Jackson Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky Ancient History by A.J…
lgbtqreads.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I enjoy the Black & Published podcast. Hosted by @nikeshaelise.bsky.social, it follows Black authors & their road to publication. I've enjoyed the recent shows featuring the team for her forthcoming novel THE SEVEN DAUGHTERS OF DUPREE.

mahoganybooksmedia.com/podcast/blac...

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Black & Published | MahoganyBooks Podcast Network - Our Stories, Our Voices, Our Way
Black & Published brings you the journeys of writers, poets, playwrights, and storytellers of all kinds to discuss what it means to be a writer, dissect the...
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January 21, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The life of a MM romance author.

Last night, I met friends for happy hour. A handsome Russian guy, a tourist, sits adjacent to me.

We chatted, didn't have a "heated rivalry"... but there's time before he leaves on Friday. Ha.

(he hasn't watched HR)

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January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Reposted by Frederick Smith, Ed.D.
IT'S TODAY!
Today, all our January releases are available everywhere you shop for books!
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Reposted by Frederick Smith, Ed.D.
Trump spent the weekend threatening our treaty allies with a military invasion to seize Greenland because he didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize.

This talk of invading Greenland is absurd and embarrassing. Congress needs to put a stop to this now.
Trump ties Greenland takeover bid to Nobel Prize in text to Norway leader
Trump’s push to take over Greenland and unleash a trade war with European nations has sparked the greatest transatlantic crisis in generations.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I got some author blurbs back today for Love Is A Contact Sport. So thankful for the love and support 🥰😊

Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel out 6/16/26 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social

bookshop.org/p/books/love...

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Love Is a Contact Sport
Check out Love Is a Contact Sport - <p>After a rough breakup, gay romance author Renny Ross heads to the Bay Area for a fresh start. His new gig writing the anniversary story for a local university is...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:18 AM
A friend asked me to share Queer Romance Book Fests or Queer Book Fests, for people who may want to attend events catered to LGBTQIA+ stories. I'll list a few I know. If you know others, please add.

ReadOUT. February 2026. Gulfport, FL
outartsculture.org/readout2026

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OUT Arts & Culture - LGBTQ+ Arts and Humanities
Pinellas County's only LGBTQ+ focused arts and humanities non-profit. Educating, celebrating and inspiring our community.
outartsculture.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:57 PM
It’s a book anniversary! 📚🎉

Play It Forward published 1/20/2015 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social.

MM Romance between Malcolm Campbell, the queer community activist, and Tyrell Kincaid, the NBA ball player. ✊🏾🏀🌈

www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/play-i...

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January 20, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Reposted by Frederick Smith, Ed.D.
Getting my book from the library means that the library keeps it in stock and people will find it and read it and the book will live and I love that for my book
Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
January 20, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Join us this week, Saturday!

Book-A-Licious
A Queer Reading Event, curated and hosted by @jezabelle.bsky.social
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Saturday, 1/24/26.
9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern.
Free and Online.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Reposted by Frederick Smith, Ed.D.
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
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January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
One of my university coworkers goes fishing a lot & recently gave me a few tuna steaks from a recent catch.

I'm searching online now how to prepare, marinate, & cook tuna steaks. I don't want to mess around & do raw like some recipes are suggesting.

You? Tuna steak ideas?

#FoodSky #CookingSky
January 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Reposted by Frederick Smith, Ed.D.
Highly recommended if you want discussion about why the adaptation of Heated Rivalry works so well from people who know the genre intimately.
January 19, 2026 at 5:36 PM
If you're in Minneapolis area, support Tropes & Trifles Bookstore, & also preorder 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.

www.tropesandtrifles.com/item/5nyr0Nq...
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Love is a Contact Sport by Frederick Smith | Tropes & Trifles
After a rough breakup, gay romance author Renny Ross heads to the Bay Area for a fresh start. His new gig writing the anniversary story for a local university is supposed to be a fresh chapter (thanks...
www.tropesandtrifles.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Morning listening...

Bad Queers podcast recapping 2025's queer news, culture, and standout moments with @annadeshawn.bsky.social. Part 2 of 2 episodes. 🎧🌈

www.badqueers.com/episodes/epi...

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Episodes | Bad Queers Podcast
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January 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Today year’s old when I realized my over-the-ear / over-the-head headphones are soooo much better than earbuds. The music is amazing sounding. Maximizing my gym time with a better sound experience. 🎧💪🏾 #MusicSky #GymSky
January 18, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Just finished reading.
Champagne Taste on a Bad Boy Budget by Zuri Day, published on Harlequin Afterflow. Enjoyed it a lot!

www.harlequin.com/shop/books/9... ✍🏾📚💕

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January 18, 2026 at 4:09 PM
You can pre-order Love Is A Contact Sport e-book now on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social. The physical book available for pre-order soon.

Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel is out 6/16/26.

www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/love-i...

#MMRomance
Love Is a Contact Sport by Frederick Smith | Bold Strokes Books
The college poster boy and the college ball player. A secret love. The goodbye that never was. Until now.
www.boldstrokesbooks.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Join us next week, Saturday!

Book-A-Licious
A Queer Reading Event. 📚🌈

Saturday, 1/24/26.
9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern.
Free and Online.
RSVP: bit.ly/3L6Al9m

#BookSky #LGBTQBookSky #SapphicRomance #MMRomance
January 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Check out the January 2026 releases from @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social, a publishing house focused on LGBTQIA+ novels and stories.

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IT'S TODAY!
Today, all our January releases are available everywhere you shop for books!
January 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Reposted by Frederick Smith, Ed.D.
Plan A: Spend the summer at camp hiding from your influencer mother.

Plan B: Accidentally break your arm and then blackmail your grumpy skater crush into letting you hide at her house all summer.

YOU CAN PREORDER SUMMER OFFICIAL NOW! 🛹🩵🍦
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January 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM