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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: FSmith827@gmail.com; Important Links: linktr.ee/FrederickLSmith
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Frederick Smith, Ed.D. @fsmith827.bsky.social · Nov 15
One and Done, a Black, Queer, Higher Ed, Bay Area romance novel is out now on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social : www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/one-an...

Pick one up via the publisher or your favorite independent bookstore site.
✍🏾📚🌈💕
#MMRomance #BlackRomance #LGBTQBooks #RomanceNovels
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Enjoyed @adrianaherrera.bsky.social , @jenreadsromance.bsky.social , & @joannashupe.bsky.social and their Heated Rivalry recap on YouTube. All uniquely qualified to discuss the show & book because of their romance novel experience. 📚💕🌈 #HeatedRivalry #Romancelandia

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A Romance Break Down of Heated Rivalry
YouTube video by Joanna Shupe
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December 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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I hope Heated Rivalry brings more men to romance novels.

“I think the world would be a better place if more men read romance novels.” - @hea-society.bsky.social book, celebrating romance novels and happily ever afters, released November 2025.

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#HeatedRivalry #MMRomance
Photo of author Frederick Smith from the Happily Ever After Society book, with a quote that says, “I think the world would be a better place if more men read romance novels.”
December 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Now through 12/31/25.

Add to your TBR with this @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social sale. $4.95 on select paperbacks.

Bold Strokes Books publishes LGBTQIA+ novels and stories.
Including my current and backlist novels. ✍🏾📚🌈

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#BookSky #LGBTQBooks #QueerBookSky
Books | Clear the shelves! Select paperbacks $4.95 through December 31 11:59pm | Bold Strokes Books
Clear the shelves! Select paperbacks $4.95 through December 31 11:59pm Books from Bold Strokes Books, a boutique imprint producing quality fiction that pushes the envelope to present immersive, unique...
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December 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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the cottage 💕💕

#heatedrivalry #mmromance
December 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Now that the first part of the holiday is done, it’s countdown time to the Heated Rivalry finale. 🏒🌈📚💕🎁 #HeatedRivalry #MMRomance
December 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Love this. Iceland's Christmas Eve tradition of Jólabókaflóð -- drinking hot chocolate, exchanging books, and reading together.

"A country of bookworms, over 50% of Icelanders read more than eight books per year."

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#BookSky #ChristmasEve #Iceland #Jólabókaflóð
Jólabókaflóð | Icelandair US
Jólabókaflóð is all about books, reading, and gift-giving. Find out more about the Icelandic Christmas book flood and how to celebrate this cozy literary tradition.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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the jackson 5 has a whole christmas album and couldn’t celebrate none of it

i think about that every so often
December 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Thank you, @jvrmainee.bsky.social! 💐🫶🏾

Everyone else... please join the party, read, and share my novels -- MM Romance novels featuring Black leads and set in California! linktr.ee/FrederickLSm...

#BookSky #Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #MMRomance #HeatedRivalry #LGBTQBooks
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I think I’m late to the party but I thoroughly enjoyed this Black gay love story! S/O to you for creating this beauty🤍 @fsmith827.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 2d
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
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December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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I've listened to @dcconfidential.bsky.social podcast
for many years. It's how I keep up with soaps.

Great episode featuring Melodie Aikels & @lukekerr.bsky.social & @melodieaikels.bsky.social about the podcast & soaps!

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#YR #GH #BTG #Days #BoldAndBeautiful
New York Soaps, Red Carpets and Daytime Confidential History with Melodie Aikels
In episode 1189, Daytime Confidential marks Season 19 with a Daytime Confidential Reflections episode featuring Melodie Aikels. Melodie Aikels looks back on
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December 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Save The Date!

Join us for the Book-A-Licious
LGBTQIA+ Virtual Reading Event

Hosted by @jezabelle.bsky.social and featuring several authors.

Saturday, January 24, 2026
9 am Pacific / 12 pm Eastern

RSVP for zoom link.
bit.ly/3L6Al9m
Purple image with 8 author images with the following information. Save The Date! Join us for the Book-A-Licious LGBTQIA+ Virtual Reading Event Hosted by @iamjezabelle and featuring several authors. Saturday, January 24, 2026 9 am Pacific / 12 pm Eastern RSVP for zoom link. https://bit.ly/3L6Al9m
December 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Late night shopping last night with our aunt looking for collard greens. Found a grocery store with a bunch of them. A win. 🥬
December 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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The 1995 adaptation of Terry McMillan's novel celebrated the beauty of Black sisterhood. n.pr/494UJQb
30 years ago, 'Waiting to Exhale' was the blockbuster Hollywood didn't anticipate
The 1995 adaptation of Terry McMillan's novel celebrated the beauty of Black sisterhood.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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A great exhibit at the San Francisco International Airport (@flysfo.bsky.social).

Women of Afrofuturism.

Presented by @sfomuseum.bsky.social.

If you’re ever in SFO, please go see this and the many other art exhibits there.

#SanFrancisco #Afrofuturism #SFO #FlySFO
Women of Afrofuturism exhibit: mOTHERboard by Nettrice Gaskins. Photo of Octavia E. Butler with quote: “You got to make your own worlds. You got to write yourself in. Whether you were a part of the greater society or not, you got to write yourself in.” Picture of art piece “Afro Surrealist Carnival” by Nettrice Gaskins. A picture by artist Celia C. Peters featuring a Black woman with Blue skin and a golden headwrap and dress.
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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A Soul Christmas playlist I put together. 🎁🎧

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#ChristmasMusic #MusicSky
Soul Christmas by Frederick Smith on Apple Music
Playlist · 49 Songs
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December 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Pre-order on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social.

Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance comes out June 2026 on Bold Strokes Books.

Browse for other great queer novels on BSB.

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

#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBooks
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.
December 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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The Native Son 101 Class of 2025. Celebrating outstanding Black Queer Excellence and contributions to art, fashion, literature, education, and more.

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#LGBTQSky #QueerSky #BlackLGBTQ
Class of 2025
NATIVE SON harnesses the collective power of Black gay men with the goal of ensuring that our voices, visibility, and lived experiences are elevated in all of the communities in which we exist and nev...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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One of my besties gave me 6 tamales yesterday evening from his family's tamale making gathering this weekend. I have one left; they're that delicious.

(If you don't know, tamale making can be a community event that's labor intensive & fun. You make several dozens at a time). #FoodSky #Tamales
December 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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And he's an incredible guest!
fsmith827.bsky.social Frederick Smith, Ed.D. @fsmith827.bsky.social · 5d
I've been on several podcasts and author panels to discuss books, the romance genre, LGBTQ & Black identities, and more. bit.ly/FredOnPodcasts

If you're looking for a guest or panelist, I'm your person. Interest form in next/attached message.

#Romancelandia #MMRomance #BlackBookSky #BookSky
Pink background with images of podcast logos: Big Gay Fiction, Minoritea Report, Brown Book Series, Romance in Colour, and Fated Mates.
December 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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I enjoy listening to the @queerlyrec.bsky.social podcast, which highlights queer media - books, films, more.

I was on the show in Summer 2024. Fun conversation on writing MM Romance featuring Black characters. 📚🎧🌈

www.queerlyrecommended.com/2024/08/13/a...

#Romancelandia #LGBTQBooks #BookSky
A Conversation with Frederick Smith (QR 089) - Queerly Recommended
This week, Tara sits down with Frederick Smith (he/him), author of Tara’s official recommendation from Episode 86, One and Done. Fred talks about his early writing aspirations, the books that inspired...
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December 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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I've been on several podcasts and author panels to discuss books, the romance genre, LGBTQ & Black identities, and more. bit.ly/FredOnPodcasts

If you're looking for a guest or panelist, I'm your person. Interest form in next/attached message.

#Romancelandia #MMRomance #BlackBookSky #BookSky
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December 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Fire Sword & Sea is available now—let’s show the power of community. buff.ly/lvL8e5j
December 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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I guess I should keep my promise to go to the gym this morning (if it’s not raining between 7:45 and 8 am, the time it’ll take to walk to the gym). Ha.

Happy Sunday! 💪🏾✨
#SundaySky #SanFrancisco
December 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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I enjoy listening to the @minoriteareport.bsky.social podcast weekly.

It was an honor to be on the show in Summer 2024, where we talked Beyoncé, Janet, Black Queer books, and more.

Listen and share with a friend! 🎧🌈

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#BlackSky #QueerSky #PodcastSky
Minoritea Report: 279. Frederick Smith: One And Done, Black Barbie on Netflix, Curiositea: Beyonce or Janet?
Happy Pride Month, Communitea! Author Frederick Smith stops by to talk about his brand new Black Queer Romance Novel, "One And Done"! Black Barbie Doc is about to release on Netflix and Auntea Dawon i...
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December 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM