Gay Poem - Ameer Drane Website for gay poem poetry book

New poetry collection on the way from Ameer Drane — Gay Poem.

I got to read an advance reader copy and enjoyed it a lot.

Follow Ameer’s IG (aedrane.poetry) and you’ll see him perform some of the poems.

www.gaypoem.com

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Bookathon April 2026 – Bold Strokes Books Bookathon

If you're a fan of LGBTQIA+ books, or an aspiring author, the @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social Bookathon is for you.

Free and online, April 17-19, 2026, it features multiple author panels & readings.

Event info: bookathon.boldstrokesbooks.com/bookathon-ap...

#BookSky #LGBTQBookSky #Romancelandia

The Book Lovhers Fest: A virtual Black sapphic book festival Dive into The Book Lovhers Fest, a chill online hangout celebrating Black sapphic stories and authors!

If you’re a reader, fan, and supporter of Black Sapphic books and authors, you’ll love The Book Lovhers book fest, an online Black Sapphic Book Festival taking place September 19-20, 2026.
✍🏾📚🌈

www.eventbrite.com/e/the-book-l...

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Bookathon April 2026 – Bold Strokes Books Bookathon

If you're a fan of LGBTQIA+ books, or an aspiring author, the @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social Bookathon is for you.

Free and online, April 17-19, 2026, the weekend event features multiple author panels & readings.

Event info: bookathon.boldstrokesbooks.com/bookathon-ap...

#BookSky #LGBTQBookSky

Radclyffe: Trailblazer — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People This week, we’re continuing our Trailblazer episodes with Radclyffe—author of lesbian romances and founder of the LGBTQIA+ publisher, Bold Strokes Books. We talk about her path to romance as a reader ...

I love the @fatedmates.net Trailblazer episodes, where they interview people who paved the way in romance.

This October 2021 episode features Radclyffe, founder of @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social, which publishes diverse LGBTQIA+ books.

fatedmates.net/episodes/202...

#Romancelandia #LGBTQBookSky

Bookathon April 2026 – Bold Strokes Books Bookathon

If you're a fan of LGBTQIA+ books, or an aspiring author, the @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social Bookathon is for you.

Free and online, April 17-19, 2026, it features multiple author panels & readings.

Event info: bookathon.boldstrokesbooks.com/bookathon-ap...

#LGBTQBookSky #BookSky #Romancelandia

Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith (ARC Request Form and Events Planning Request) This request form is for an Advanced Reader Copy of LOVE IS A CONTACT SPORT, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance novel by Frederick Smith, releasing June 16, 2026 on Bold Stroke...

ARCs go out in a few weeks. Sign up: bit.ly/ARCSandEvents

Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, Contemporary MM Romance novel is out June 16, 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social.

✍🏾📚💕🌈🎓🏀
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Next weekend, April 17 - 19, is the free online @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social Bookathon. It's a weekend of panels & workshops led by BSB authors. If a fan of LGBTQIA+ books, you'll enjoy the weekend's schedule. 📚🌈

bookathon.boldstrokesbooks.com/bookathon-ap...

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ARC Signups.
bit.ly/ARCSandEvents

Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel is out June 16, 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social.

#MMRomance #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #Romancelandia #LGBTQBookSky

Queers and Quills: The Official Podcast - YouTube The official podcast of Queers and Quills, a queer romance convention being held in Portland, OR, May 23-25, 2025. Audiobook narrator Kirt Graves invites an ...

In 2025, the Queers & Quills Book Fest hosted a podcast featuring many of the authors attending the event. 📚🌈🎧

It was a great way for Q&Q participants to discover authors of LGBTQIA+ stories at the fest.

On all podcast platforms.

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Bookathon April 2026 – Bold Strokes Books Bookathon Registration is required for each session. Please register for each session you want to attend below. All times are EDT. Sessions are 50 minutes.

If you're a reader or aspiring author of LGBTQIA+ fiction, watch the upcoming @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social Bookathon.

April 17 - 19, 2026. Online & free.

An opportunity discover & learn from BSB authors.
bookathon.boldstrokesbooks.com/bookathon-ap...

#LGBTQBookSky #MMRomance #SapphicRomance 📚🌈

I’ll be one of many authors at Lavender Con, a book fest focused on LGBTQIA+ books. 📚🌈

Lavender Con takes place July 25 & 26, 2026 in DC.

Event and ticket information: lavendercon.com

#LavenderCon #LGBTQBookSky #MMRomance #Romancelandia

BOOK FEST — THE BOOK LOVHER

The Book LovHers Fest is an online book fest that celebrates Black Sapphic romance, authors, and readers.

September 19 & 20, 2026.

Event info: www.thebooklovher.com/bookfest

#SapphicBookSky #SapphicRomance #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky #Romancelandia

Big Gay Fiction Podcast The "Big Gay Fiction Podcast," a show for avid readers and passionate fans of queer romance fiction, released its final episode on December 30, 2024. The back episodes, which feature author interviews...

The Big Gay Fiction podcast ran for many years, ending in December 2024. Sometimes, I'll randomly watch one of the podcast's 470 episodes.

Big Gay Fiction did a lot to amplify LGBTQIA+ romance books and authors.

www.youtube.com/@BigGayFicti...

#Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #LGBTQBookSky

Lavender Con Lavender Con is a book festival celebrating LGBTQIA+ authors and stories started by Little District Books, a queer-owned independent bookstore dedicated to celebrating LGBTQIA+ authors and stories.

Lavender Con, a book fest featuring LGBTQIA+ authors, stories, and readers, takes place July 25 & 26, 2026 in DC.

I'll be participating as an author.

I hope you'll consider attending. Please share with queer friends and fans of queer books.

lavendercon.com

#LavenderCon #LGBTQBookSky #BookSky

The Kris Bryant Fan Girl Hour (QR 129) - Queerly Recommended It’s 2026, so we’re talking about plagues and protests. Kris is sick again after spending too much time around small children, which means she has a bevy of binge-worthy television to recommend. Despi...

Fun conversation about LGBTQIA+ books, films, video games, and more... every other week on @queerlyrec.bsky.social podcast. 🎧🌈

www.queerlyrecommended.com/2026/03/31/t...

#LGBTQBookSky #QueerlyRecommended #PodcastSky #QueerBookSky

Books | 20% off Crime and Mystery * sale ends April 5 11:59pm Eastern | Bold Strokes Books 20% off Crime and Mystery * sale ends April 5 11:59pm Eastern Books from Bold Strokes Books, a boutique imprint producing quality fiction that pushes the envelope to present immersive, unique, and unf...

Queer mysteries and 20% off until 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, 4/5/26! 📚🌈

I'll take it, @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social.

www.boldstrokesbooks.com/offers/4194-...

#BookSky #LGBTQBookSky #BoldStrokesBooks

Lavender Con, a book fest focused on LGBTQIA+ books & stories, takes place July 25 & 26, 2026 in DC. Tickets available now at https://lavendercon.com. I hope to see you there! 📚💕🌈

Lavender Con, a book fest focused on LGBTQIA+ books & stories, takes place July 25 & 26, 2026 in DC.

Tickets available now at lavendercon.com.

I hope to see you there! 📚💕🌈

#LGBTQBookSky #MMRomance #BookSky #LavenderCon

Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith (ARC Request Form and Events Planning Request) This request form is for an Advanced Reader Copy of LOVE IS A CONTACT SPORT, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance novel by Frederick Smith, releasing June 16, 2026 on Bold Stroke...

Accepting ARCs reader requests & book event requests, too: bit.ly/ARCSandEvents

My forthcoming novel, Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance, out June 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social.

#Romancelandia #MMRomance #BookSky #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky

Good morning! It's my release day. #booksky #romancelandia #lgbtqbooksky #indieauthor #queerbooks #fakedating #wlw #agegap

Van can't figure out why the woman who works with puppets would be dating her fuck-up brother, but she's determined to steal her away.

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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.

Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel, is out June 16, 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social.

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

#Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky #BookSky #LGBTQBookSky

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.

Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel, is out June 16, 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social.

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

#Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky #BookSky #LGBTQBookSky

Rebel Ever After: Joy vs liberation in queer romance with Adib Khorram This week on Rebel Ever After, my guest is Adib Khorram, a queer Iranian American author of fiction for all ages. His adult romances are I'LL HAVE WHAT HE'S HAVING and IT HAD TO BE HIM, and his newest...

I enjoyed this Rebel Ever After podcast episode, featuring host and author @brosandprose.bsky.social in conversation with author @adibkhorram.bsky.social on joy and liberation in queer romance. 📚💕🌈

rebeleverafterpod.com/joy-vs-liber...

#Romancelandia #LGBTQBookSky #MMRomance

Excited to be a confirmed author at Lavender Con, a book fest focused on LGBTQIA+ stories. It’s my second time attending.

July 25 & 26, 2026 in DC.

Ticket and event information: lavendercon.com

📚💕🌈 #LavenderCon #BookSky #LGBTQBookSky

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.

My forthcoming novel, Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance, is out June 16, 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social

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

#Romancelandia #MMRomance #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky #BookSky

Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith (ARC Request Form and Events Planning Request) This request form is for an Advanced Reader Copy of LOVE IS A CONTACT SPORT, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance novel by Frederick Smith, releasing June 16, 2026 on Bold Stroke...

Accepting ARCs reader requests and book event requests, too: bit.ly/ARCSandEvents

My forthcoming novel, Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance, is out June 16, 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social

#Romancelandia #MMRomance #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky

Thank you, @stevenjarret.bsky.social, for reading and for the kind words about Play It Forward! 😊 It's my first novel (of many) with @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social and remains a favorite of mine.

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

#MMRomance #Romancelandia #LGBTQBookSky

For the event this evening, non-members can request a one-time complimentary ticket to watch online.

Writing Queer Romance with @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social.
Monday, 3/9/26 at 7 pm Central / 5 pm Pacific.

www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com/store/p/non-...

#Romancelandia #LGBTQBookSky #MMRomance

I’m excited to be on this virtual panel on Writing Queer Romance with @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social romance writers.

Monday, 3/9/26 at
7pm Central / 5pm Pacific.

Request to watch: bit.ly/4u0HkCq
📚💕🌈
#BookSky #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #LGBTQBookSky #QueerBookSky

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