Taking preorders for Black Romance Book Fest attendees through May 1, 2026. I write contemporary MM romance featuring Black characters and set in California.
Looking forward to meeting everyone who got an event ticket. BRBF 2026 is a sold out event.
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Watching / listening to Refined & Ratchet podcast... in discussion with the organizers of the upcoming Black Romance Book Fest. Great conversation as we prep for BRBF in May 2026 in Atlanta.
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#Romancelandia #BlackRomanceBookFest #BRBF2026 #RomanceBookSky #BRBF
Photo of Frederick Smith, One and Done book cover, and information about Black Romance Book Fest in Atlanta, May 29-31, 2026.
I’ll be at Black Romance Book Fest. May 29-31, 2026 in Atlanta.
Will you be there? Let me know. I’d love to meet you and talk books! 📚💕
#BRBF2026 #BRBF #BlackRomanceBookFest #Romancelandia #BlackBookSky
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
Our friend @jaleesareads.bsky.social was on the news! #BRBF #Blackbooksky #blacksky
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My latest, One and Done, is a Black, Queer, Higher Ed, Bay Area romance on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social
My next, Love is a Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, 2nd chance, college reunion romance out June 2026. I’ll have previews at BRBF
2026.
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Photo of Frederick Smith next to a cover of the novel One and Done. Text shares Frederick will be an author at the 2026 Black Romance Book Fest in Atlanta May 29-31, 2026.
Book covers of Frederick Smith’s novels: One and Done, Busy Ain’t the Half of It, In Case You Forgot, and Play it Forward.
I’m Frederick Smith and I’m happy to be an invited author to the 2026 Black Romance Book Fest. I write contemporary MM romance novels set in California. Publisher is @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social. I look forward to meeting you at BRBF or other book events.
fredericklsmith.com
#BRBF2026 #BRBF
The author announcements for the 2026 Black Romance Book Fest continue. I am soooo excited to attend again, as an author, and as a fan of all things Black Romance!
Tickets on sale 8/15/25.
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#BRBF2026 #BRBF #BlackRomanceBookFest #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky
Photo of an announcement from the Black Romance Book Festival that Beverly Jenkins will be attending the May 2026 event. Photo includes picture of author Beverly Jenkins and the cover of her book Destiny’s Embrace.
Another LEGENDARY author announcement for the 2026 Black Romance Book Fest - Beverly Jenkins!
Tickets on sale 8/15/25 for the May 2026 event : blackromancebookfest.com
#BRBF2026 #BRBF #BeverlyJenkins #Romancelandia #BlackRomanceBookFest
Photo with announcement of Frederick Smith attending the Black Romance Book Fest in Atlanta in May 2026. It includes a photo of the author and a cover of the novel One and Done.
Happy to share I’ll be at the 2026 Black Romance Book Fest.
Event takes place May 29-31, 2026, in Atlanta.
Tickets on sale 8/15/25. Info at blackromancebookfest.com
Hope to see you at BRBF 2026!
✍🏾📚💕🌈 #BRBF2026 #BRBF #BookSky #BlackRomanceBookFest
#BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #LGBTQBookSky
I told him I was digging in that catalog when I got back (I may have overspent🫣). I had the chance to meet Julian Winters at Black Romance Book Fest this year, he writes MM romances which I don’t read enough of. Currently listening to ‘I Think They Love You’ #BlackBooksky #BRBF
Listening to the “She Well Read” podcast. This episode recaps their weekend at the Black Romance Book Fest. Enjoy! ✍🏾📚💕🎧
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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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#TheLitLibrary #BRBF2025 #BlackRomanceBookFest #BRBF #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky
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
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.
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!
authorlaurenlacey.com
✍🏾📚💕 #BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #BRBF #BRBF2025 #LaurenLacey #BlackRomanceBookFest
More #BRBF stuff because baby I paid for that ticket, y’all gon get this content. Few authors I met🥰 #BlackBooksky
For the naysayers who say, "black folks don't read for pleasure," or "black folks don't spend money on books," check out #BRBF. Over 1200+ black folks gathered this weekend to buy books, read books, and bond over a love of books!💕 #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #booklover
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
if we took pictures together or if you took off guards of me (that I don’t look like a potato in) at BRBF, PLEASE send them to me. you can comment them here or send me an IG message 😭 #BRBF #mlbash #blackromancebookfest
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
The epilogue to #BRBF was epic. I was fed literally & figuratively. No pics of breakfast. Just knw I ate. I intro’d new readers to my catalog & sat on a panel w sum 🔥 authors who reminded me to cont sharing my gift & stop letting imposter syndrome stifle my creativity.
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
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
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
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
It was great meeting you, too, at Black Romance Book Fest! Thank you for picking up One and Done! Much appreciated! 💐🫶🏾 #BRBF2025 #BRBF #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.
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
Authors Julian Winters and Frederick Smith at Black Romance Book Fest. Both are Black men wearing blue shirts.
Happy Pride Month! 📚🌈
Starting off Black Romance Book Fest Sunday morning (and Pride Month) with my table neighbor @julianwinters.bsky.social, another author who writes MM Romance.
Add our books to your Pride Month & MM Romance TBR lists! 📚🌈💕 #BRBF #BRBF25 #BlackRomanceBookFest #PrideMonth
