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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.

I confirmed an indie bookstore for a launch day event. Details soon. 📚🎉

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

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#BookSky #BlackBookSky #Romancelandia

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Congratulations!!🎊🎉

Lots of people out there that are incapable of discerning quality reporting and storytelling from junk. Especially if the junk features someone famous they know.

The sort of people who like to hear the sound of their own voice and think they have important and smart things to say are not the sort of people who should have podcasts but are the main sort of people who want to have one.

People are starting to realize that a LOT of podcasts are terrible

Came here to say this. Everyone doesn’t need their own podcast. There are other things to do😀

So many podcasts are just talking heads. You don’t learn anything. No expertise or even interesting takes on things.

If journalists had any integrity and courage, they would boycott the White House Correspondents Dinner. It should be as empty as a TPUSA event.

Everyone’s laughing at Pete Hegseth’s Bible verse but there are a lot of quotes that can only be found in the Caucasian Translation of Bible

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{2026 New Release} Cook Out : Recipes and Tips for the Great Outdoors [An Outdoor Cookbook] by: Rashad Frazier Reconnect to the natural world through over 60 delicious recipes and practical tips for cooking outside from the founder of Camp Yoshi.Nothing motivates, comforts, energizes, and brings people together like a delicious meal. For Rashad Frazier, founder of outdoor adventure company Camp Yoshi, the outdoors is a place for celebration, and a hot meal at the end of a long day is one of the best ways to celebrate.

Reconnect to nature with Cook Out! 🌲 Rashad Frazier of Camp Yoshi shares 60+ recipes and expert tips to help you thrive outdoors. From campfire fish and grits to fire-roasted curry, discover how to build community and confidence through the power of a shared meal under the stars. 🔥 #CookOut #Camp

{2026 New Release} A Soldier’s Wife : My Mother, the Marvelous Mrs. Marilyn A. Underwood by: Blair Underwood In this moving biography and memoir, Blair Underwood, acclaimed star of film, stage, and television, pays homage to his mother, sharing her well-lived life, and key lessons learned as a fashion designer, mother, and soldier’s wife. Born in Buffalo, New York, Marilyn Ann Scales Underwood dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. Moving to New York City to study at the Traphagen School of Fashion, she became an assistant designer and eventually returned to her hometown where she began her career as the first Black female executive at Barmon Brothers Company.

Acclaimed star Blair Underwood pays tribute to his mother, Marilyn Ann Scales Underwood, in this moving biography. 🎭 From her trailblazing fashion career to life as a soldier’s wife, discover a portrait of a woman whose wit, style, and strength left an indelible mark on everyone she knew. #NewBook

{2026 New Release} Big Girl Blitz by: Danielle Allen Because life’s too short, and mean girls ain’t sh… Jazmyn Payne fled her hometown—and the fatphobes who made her life hell– the minute she graduated high school. Growing up, her haven was her Aunt Addison, and when her health takes a drastic turn, she insists that Jazz should spice up her life. Emphasis on spice. But dating is the last thing Jazz had on her mind.

Jazmyn Payne fled her hometown to escape the past, but her Aunt Addison is insisting on a "spiced up" life. Enter Lamar: sexy, fun, and drama-free. Can Jazz leave her trauma behind for the love she truly deserves? A spicy, emotional journey about healing and finding home. ✨🌶️ #JazmynPayne #Romance

{2026 New Release} The Caribbean Cookbook by: Rawlston Williams, Nico Schinco An exploration of Caribbean cuisine and culinary history, featuring more than 380 authentic home cooking recipes from across the region. Caribbean cuisine reveals a culture of boundless imagination and creativity. It is the result of resourcefulness and ingenuity, where the need to survive and thrive shaped dishes that stand as powerful representations of its various cultures. In The Caribbean Cookbook, chef Rawlston Williams celebrates the diverse foods, flavors, and culinary traditions of this vibrant region.

Dive into the vibrant heart of the islands with The Caribbean Cookbook. Chef Rawlston Williams shares 380+ authentic recipes across 28 nations—from Jerk Chicken to Mofongo. Explore the rich history, spices, and soulful flavors of the Caribbean in this joyful, beautifully photographed guide. 🌴🍲

{2026 New Release} Leave Your Mess at Home : A Novel by: Tolani Akinola "A warm, smart, hilarious, delicious, riveting" (Curtis Sittenfeld) debut about the uncomfortable, unbreakable ties of family as four adult siblings come home to confront the state of their own lives and each other. The Longe siblings are really botching their parents' American Dream. Sola Longe, eldest daughter, estranged from the family, is secretly back home in Chicago for the first time in a decade.

The Longe siblings are botching their parents' American Dream. 🍗 From a disgraced influencer to a questioning golden child, a decade of secrets explodes at the Thanksgiving table. Leave Your Mess At Home is a poignant, hilarious debut about Nigerian-American identity and family forgiveness. #New

{2026 New Release} Gather : Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness by: Ashanté M. Reese A vibrant new vision of food justice that celebrates Black food and recognizes the power of gathering to create sustainable, systemic change. Food justice is defined as the understanding that our food system is unequal and that something needs to be done about it. But how can we create a world where everyone has enough? What does it mean to truly nourish ourselves and our communities?

Redefine food justice with Gather! 🌿 Ashanté M. Reese offers a visionary path forward by centering Black communities and the political power of gathering. Through stories of gardens, reunions, and protests, discover how abundance and local power can build a more nourishing, joyful world. #Gather

{2026 New Release} Revive Me: Part One (Deluxe Edition): The Act (New Haven, 2) by: J.L. Seegars *The limited deluxe edition comes with gorgeous sprayed edges* The next book in the New Haven series, interconnected standalones featuring second chances, fiery passion, and Black heroines who get their happily ever afters. This is part one of a trilogy. Mallory The first time I kissed Christopher Johnson, I knew he would be my biggest mistake. It didn't stop me from wanting him though, and when the ghosts from my past came barging into the present, it didn't stop me from agreeing to let him help.

Mallory Kent is a planner, but she didn’t plan for Christopher Johnson. What starts as a simple business arrangement turns into a fiery, earth-shattering love that threatens to destroy them both. Can a fake relationship survive the ghosts of the past? Part one of a must-read new trilogy! 🖤✨ #New

{2026 New Release} Sparrow Loves Reptiles by: Murry Burgess, Tamisha Anthony Join Sparrow, a curious young scientist inspired by the natural world around her, as she explores her neighborhood park with her father in this STEM picture book featuring turtles, snakes, lizards, and more. Sparrow is always curious. She loves to go outside and search for animals, drawing her findings in her sketchbook. Today, she's looking for reptiles that slither, creep, and crawl.

Join Sparrow on a neighborhood safari! 🐢 This STEM-focused picture book follows a young scientist as she tracks elusive reptiles. With a built-in field guide, it’s the perfect interactive read for curious kids who love to slither, creep, and crawl into nature. 🦎✨ #SparrowLovesReptiles #STEMBooks

{2026 New Release} Walk the Walk by: R.J. Owens, Reggie Brown We all have the power to make meaningful change! This story about one step in the civil rights movement – the Montgomery Bus Boycott – follows one boy's day walking the walk. Dexter and his Papa have a long walk ahead to Dex's piano lessons. Dex sure wants to ride one of those buses that keep on passing by-just this once.

Step into history with Dexter and Papa! 🎹🚶🏾‍♂️ Set during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, this moving story shows how walking "the walk" leads to big change. A timely STEM and history-focused picture book about community, activism, and the rhythmic beat of standing up for justice. #WalkTheWalk #STEM

{2026 New Release} The Art of Loving You : The Forever Falling Series by: Natasha Bishop From the buzzy, viral sensation Only for the Week, comes the next book in Natasha Bishop’s The Forever Falling series, featuring an intimate bucket list road trip, sexy banter, and a sweet and spicy second chance romance. If you’re reading this, I’m dead. Dani Jenkins is a boss. A model turned influencer, she doesn’t have time for taking a risk on romance.

Dani Jenkins is a boss who doesn't do second chances—until her mentor’s final wish sends her on a scavenger hunt road trip with the man who broke her heart. 🚗💨 Can Dani and Micah relearn the art of loving, or is the past too heavy to carry? A spicy, emotional second-chance romance. ✨ #NewRelease

{2026 New Release} It’s No Wonder : The Life and Times of Motown’s Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy by: Margena Christian The biography of Sylvia Moy, Motown’s first certified female in-house producer and songwriter, and one of the authors behind classic hits like “My Cherie Amour,” “Uptight (Everything’s Alright),” and a slew of other time-honored tunes. Imagine a world without the music of Stevie Wonder. A world without hits like “I Was Made to Love Her” and “Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day.” That's the world we would live in had it not been for Sylvia Moy, a woman whose legacy has been carefully tucked away within the annals of music history—until now.

Discover the untold story of Sylvia Moy, Motown’s first female producer! 🎶 From saving Stevie Wonder’s career to penning hits like "My Cherie Amour," this fiercely feminist biography restores a pioneer to her rightful place in music history. A must-read for soul music lovers. ✍🏾✨ #SylviaMoy #New

{2026 New Release} Love by the Book : A Novel by: Jessica George Friendship is the love story you can count on. Remy is lucky. Her debut novel, based on her three best friends, became an instant bestseller when it was released, and her agent and publisher are clamoring for a follow-up. But just as Remy’s creative inspiration seems to leave her, so too do her friends: one moves to New York, one gets pregnant, and one gets back together with her (awful) boyfriend.

Friendship is the love story you can count on. ✍🏾✨ In Jessica George’s soulful new novel, a struggling author and a guarded teacher find an unexpected bond. A moving exploration of platonic love, restorative healing, and the life-changing power of female friendship.
#JessicaGeorge #FemaleFriendship

{2026 New Release} Prince: Black, White, Color by: Steve Parke Marking the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death, Prince by Steve Parke reveals a stunning collection of exclusive photographs by the singer’s own award-winning photographer and art director, Steve Parke. Prince. Visionary, multi-instrumentalist and extraordinary showman. One of the most influential and inspiring pop superstars of the 20th century. Now, Prince: Black, White, Color reveals the artist as he’s never been seen before thanks to a unique and exclusive set of photographs, many published here for the first time, all captured by Prince’s own trusted art director – award-winning photographer Steve Parke.

Experience Prince like never before. 🎸 To mark the 10th anniversary of his passing, Prince: Black, White, Color reveals 250+ intimate, rare photos captured by his trusted art director Steve Parke. A stunning, behind-the-scenes look at the visionary at Paisley Park and beyond. 💜✨
#Prince #NewBook

{2026 New Release} Year of the Mer by: L. D. Lewis A dark, bloody epic fantasy reimagining of The Little Mermaid that goes far beyond the fairy tale to explore family legacy, war, and what we will sacrifice for vengeance—the perfect read for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree and Circe. The fairy tale mermaid Arielle might have gotten her happily-ever-after, but her granddaughter Yemi is having a much harder time.

Granddaughter of the legendary Arielle, Yemi is a princess in exile. 🧜🏾‍♀️ Facing a stolen throne and a dying mother, she turns to Ursla for a dark deal. Can she reclaim her kingdom and save her love, or will the sea-witch’s price be too high? A high-stakes, magical reimagining! ✨🌊 #Yemi #Mermaid

{2026 New Release} Blackstar Rising and the Purple Reign : The Sonic Afterlives of David Bowie and Prince by: Daphne A. Brooks Blackstar Rising and the Purple Reign is the first critical anthology dedicated to exploring the legacies of the pop music icons David Bowie and Prince. Daphne A. Brooks brings together an extraordinary array of writers, artists, and scholars, including Greg Tate, Jack Halberstam, Kara Keeling, Eric Lott, and Ann Powers, to offer fresh insight into how Bowie and Prince each fundamentally changed pop culture as musicians who emerged at the intersections of modern movements surrounding race, gender, sexuality, and art.

Explore the monumental legacies of David Bowie and Prince in Blackstar Rising and the Purple Reign. ⚡️💜 This critical anthology features top scholars and insider interviews to reveal how these icons revolutionized race, gender, and art. A must-read for any fan of pop culture history. #DavidBowie

{2026 New Release} Beautiful Black Boy by: Sophia Robinson, Ken Daley This powerful picture book is a gorgeous lyrical ode teaching and instilling self-love, the power of one's Blackness, and confidence into young males of color. A simple yet poetic composition celebrating and uplifting positive attributes of Black boys such as strength, bravery, and joy. Release: 4/7/26Ages: 2 to 6Get the Book: (Own It Today)

A poetic celebration of strength, bravery, and joy! 🤎 This gorgeous picture book is a lyrical ode to self-love, empowering young boys of color to embrace the beauty of their Blackness with confidence. A must-have for every child’s bookshelf to inspire a lifetime of pride. ✨📖
#BlackBoyJoy #SelfLove

It was cute. It’s on Netflix now. Love me some Sterling K. Brown!

Okay, Lips! 💋

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