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Re-listening to this @btebooks.bsky.social interview with the Black Romance Book Fest team.

It’s from January 2025, so months before the first BRBF event in May 2025. Such a great interview and conversation.

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#BlackRomanceBookFest #BRBF2025 #BRBF2026 #BookSky
Booktalk w/ BRBF(Black Romance Book Festival)
Podcast Episode · Negro In Distress: Blackgirltiredbooktalk · 01/02/2025 · 1h 25m
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September 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
kimolisamings.bsky.social
When two romance authors from the Caribbean go to Black Romance Book Fest, they get more than they bargain for

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#readcaribbean #romancelandia #brbf2025 #blackromance #booksky #blackbooksky #blackskybook
From the Caribbean to Romancelandia
When two romance authors from the Caribbean attend Black Romance Book Fest
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July 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
Love reading and seeing the recaps and social media from the 2025 Black Romance Book Fest! ✍🏾📚💕 #BlackRomanceBookFest #BRBF2025 #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky
cvbell.bsky.social Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · Jun 5
This excellent piece about last weekend’s inaugural Black Romance book fest is giving me enormous fomo. It’s amazing to see all the social media from the event, but this piece is next level—really pulls it all together.

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First Black Romance Book Fest held in Atlanta
I thought I was going to a book conference, but what I got was a crash course in all the ways that Black romance novels are transforming the lives and minds of readers.
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July 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
Listening to the “She Well Read” podcast. This episode recaps their weekend at the Black Romance Book Fest. Enjoy! ✍🏾📚💕🎧

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#BlackRomanceBookFest #BRBF #BRBF2025 #BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky
BRBF 2025 aka Bookchella — SHE WELL READ
We’re still on a high from the Inaugural Black Romance Book Festival—and honestly? We’re not coming down anytime soon. Being the official podcast partner for this year’s festival was an unforgettable...
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June 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
Currently reading Night Song by Beverly Jenkins.
✍🏾📚💕

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#BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #Romancelandia #BRBF2025
Book cover of Night Song by Beverly Jenkins features a Black woman and man in an embrace.
June 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
fsmith827.bsky.social
Great episode of The Lit Library podcast, with the hosts sharing their Black Romance Book Fest experiences and reflections.

Fun listening and reliving BRBF 2025! ✍🏾📚💕🎧

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Ep. 17: Black Romance Book Fest = Black Ass Good Time
Podcast Episode · The Lit Library · 06/12/2025 · 46m
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June 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
Great Romance in Colour podcast episode. ✍🏾📚💕🎧

Love hearing @richardwriteson.bsky.social summarize the Black Romance Book Fest experience!

Romance in Colour streams on all platforms.

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📚💕 #BRBF2025 #BRBF #BlackRomanceBookFest #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky
Season 6 Finale: A Black Romance Fest Recap
Podcast Episode · Romance in Colour · 06/13/2025 · 59m
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June 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
It was a pleasure meeting you at Black Romance Book Fest! Keep on posting! 💐🫶🏾 #BRBF #BRBF2025
June 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
Let’s thank visionary author Lauren Lacey for bringing us the Black Romance Book Fest.

Buy and read her latest novel The Love Syllabus today!

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✍🏾📚💕 #BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #BRBF #BRBF2025 #LaurenLacey #BlackRomanceBookFest
Book cover of The Love Syllabus by Lauren Lacey features a Black woman and man gazing into each other’s eyes and sitting on a teacher’s desk in a classroom in front of a chalkboard. The book cover is on top of a hot pink book bag from the Black Romance Book Fest.
June 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
6/10/25. Happy Pub Day! ✍🏾📚💕

plus size player by @danielleallen.bsky.social

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#BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #DanielleAllen #BRBF2025 #Romancelandia
Book cover of Plus Size Player by Danielle Allen features an orange-ish cover with two Black characters (woman and man) staring into each others eyes. Illustrated cover.
June 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
fsmith827.bsky.social
“Black Romance Book Fest was a top tier event!” - author DL White on BRBF weekend on this episode of @booksbydlwhite.com.

If you’re considering going to BRBF in the future, DL White’s perspective is helpful.

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Bookcast 121: POV- An Author at Black Romance Bookfest + a new project!
Podcast Episode · Books by DL White Bookcast · S6 E121 · 53m
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June 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
If you attended Black Romance Book Fest or Queers & Quills, you probably met Katherine Morgan, owner of Grand Gesture Books in Portland, Oregon’s 1st romance bookstore and Black & queer owned romance book store.

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Katherine Morgan/Grand Gesture Books
Podcast Episode · Black Book Talk · 06/05/2025 · 1 sec
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June 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
fsmith827.bsky.social
Omg I love reading the comments. Thanks for buying/reading One and Done. So glad we got to connect at Black Romance Book Fest!

📚💕 #BRBF2025 #BRBF #BlackRomanceBookFest
June 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
authorkiabarlow.bsky.social
Lauren Lacey and her team did the damn thing! Congratulations on your success and I look forward to seeing how well #BRBF grows.

#AuthorKiaBarlow #BlackRomanceBookFest #BRBF2025
June 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
authorkiabarlow.bsky.social
Day 2 of #BRBF2025 came w a few surprising meetings. I met some fellow authors that I’ve devoured their catalogs, an author I didn’t even know I’d get to meet & OF COURSE, the legendary Ms. Bev! To be a feat on the same event as someone so important made me feel so accomplished.
June 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
authorkiabarlow.bsky.social
My Black Romance Book Festival 2025 experience kicked off with a high tea party at Queen’s Tea Party hosted by @mrsronyb.bsky.social and sponsored by Milk & Cookies Marketing.

It was a beautiful way to begin what turns out to be a dynamic weekend.

#BlackRomanceBookFest #BRBF2025
June 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
Question for Black Romance Book Fest attendees and fans of Beverly Jenkins. Is that IG everyone tags her in really hers? Or is it a spam account or impersonating Ms. Bev? I thought she was mainly Facebook. If you know, please share. Thanks! 💐🫶🏾
#BRBF2025 #BRBF #BlackRomanceBookFest #BeverlyJenkins
June 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
Compared with………

(None of those “avert eye contact, walk by quickly” experiences we as Black authors can feel at other book fests where readers don’t really know or care about Black authors’ presence…)

#BRBF2025 #BRBF #BlackRomanceBookFest #RomanceBookSky
June 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
Indeed, Black Romance Book Fest is/was the book fest where many of us (me included) felt completely comfortable, loved, appreciated, affirmed, and RECOGNIZED by readers. It was 100% all love, whether people knew you and your books or not. 💐💕✍🏾📚

#BRBF2025 #BRBF #BlackRomanceBookFest #RomanceBookSky
June 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
After this weekend’s Black Romance Book Fest and living my best author life, my day job be calling and I don’t wanna pick up. At least not yet. You?

😭😁🥰📚✍🏾📚✍🏾📚✍🏾
#BRBF2025 #BRBF #BlackRomanceBookFest
June 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
It was great meeting you, too, at Black Romance Book Fest! Thank you for picking up One and Done! Much appreciated! 💐🫶🏾 #BRBF2025 #BRBF #BlackRomanceBookFest
June 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
The Black Romance Book Fest was excellent!

An amazing weekend celebrating everything Black Romance — readers, authors, narrators & book influencers.

BRBF was indeed a space “Where The Melanated Are Celebrated!”
💐🫶🏾📚💕 #BRBF2025 #BRBF #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #BlackRomanceBookFest
Frederick Smith standing next to a sign surrounded by a balloon arch with Black Romance Book Fest on it A collage of pictures featuring Frederick Smith with authors and attendees at the Black Romance Book Fest. A collage of pictures featuring Frederick Smith with authors and attendees at the Black Romance Book Fest. A collage of pictures featuring Frederick Smith with authors and attendees at the Black Romance Book Fest.
June 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
fsmith827.bsky.social
I want everyone to peek at all the #BlackRomanceBookFest or #BRBF2025 posts and feeds.

This book fest is a perfect model of how to show love, support, inclusion, and respect for Black readers, authors, narrators, and book content creators.

Every other book fest… please take notes! ✍🏾📚💕🫶🏾
June 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Literally in book bliss 🥰🥰 #blackbooksky #BRBF2025
June 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
charmyreads.bsky.social
You can’t tell me nothin…I spoke to Beverly Jenkins twice in 2 days & some of my favorite authors know who I am!!! 😱😱 #brbf2025 #blackromancebookfest #blackbooksky #indieauthors #blackauthorsmatter #blackromance
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June 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM