Frederick Smith (he/him)

One and Done, a Black, Queer, Higher Ed, Bay Area romance novel is out now on @boldstrokebooks. ✍🏾📚🌈💕 boldstrokesbooks.com/books/one-and-… Wide-release: 6/11/24 Purchase @ publisher, a local independent bookstore or online bookstore. #BlackRomance #QueerRomance #MMRomance #PrideMonth

Was that an earthquake? #SanFrancisco

Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel is out June 16, 2026 on @boldstrokebooks. It's now available for pre-order. bookshop.org/p/books/love-i… boldstrokesbooks.com/books/frederic… #MMRomance #Romancelandia #BlackRomance #QueerRomance

There are THIRTY-EIGHT new #BlackRomance releases for you to check out this week 🩷 Find the full list here -- girlhaveyouread.com/new-release-ro…

💜📚 Cover Reveal 📚💜 Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith A Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel. June 2026. @boldstrokebooks. Cover design by Ray Jean-Gilles. 💜💜💜 #Romancelandia #RomanceReads #LGBTQBooks #BlackLGBTQ #MMRomance #BlackRomance

I need to phase out this X account. I am active on TikTok. @fredericksmith827?_r=1&_t=ZT-91NNoQPxyF3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tiktok.com/@fredericksmit…

I need to phase out this X account. I am active on BlueSky. bsky.app/profile/fsmith…

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It’s back-to-campus time for Taylor James & Dustin McMillan at Cal U Lake Merced. One and Done, a Black, Queer, Higher Ed, Bay Area romance novel on @boldstrokebooks : boldstrokesbooks.com/books/one-and-… 📚🎓💕🌈 #HigherEd #MMRomance #BayArea #RomanceReads #SAPro

There are TWENTY new #BlackRomance releases for you to check out this weekend 🩷 Find the full list here -- girlhaveyouread.com/new-release-ro…

Please enjoy, @realDonaldTrump.

Newsom: We got here because the President is struggling. We got here because the President is one of the most unpopular presidents in U.S. history. We got here because he recognizes that he will lose the election.

Over the long term, we shouldn’t have political gerrymandering in America, just a fair fight between Republicans and Democrats based on who’s got better ideas. But since Texas is taking direction from a partisan White House and gerrymandering in the middle of a decade to try and maintain the House despite their unpopular policies, I have tremendous respect for how Governor Newsom has approached this. He’s put forward a smart, measured approach in California, designed to address a very particular problem at a very particular moment in time.

It’s here!! The HBCU Anthology featuring stories from all of us! Get YOU’VE GOT A PLACE HERE, TOO from your local independent bookstore or major bookstore retailer to purchase a copy (and if they don’t have it, ask to request copies in-store 🖤). 🔗 penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763683/y…

Happy “Get Your Black Romance Book Fest Tickets” Day! 📚💕 #BlackRomanceBookFest #BRBF2026

Hi friends. I’ll be in-person at @grandgesturebks Bookstore Romance Day events on Saturday, 8/9/25 in Portland, Oregon. I’m on… 🌈 💕Queer Identity and Romance at 1pm ✍🏾💕 BIPOC Romance Roundtable at 3pm Both at the Central Library. #BookstoreRomanceDay #RomanceReads

Rosie’s response to Trump. Perfect.

I use summer break from university to write. I’m an outliner. The book Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels by Gwen Hayes is a great resource for romance novel writers. campfirewriting.com/learn/romancin… Novel due Oct/Nov 2025. #romancelandia #mmromance #writerslife

I appreciate everyone who has ever read, bought, borrowed, shared, posted / reposted, reviewed, or attended an event for any of my books over the years. I truly appreciate and thank you! 💐🫶🏾 boldstrokesbooks.com/books/frederic… #BlackRomance #RomanceBooks #QueerBooks #MMRomance #LGBTQBooks

Walter Scott, founding member of The Whispers —best known for the hits "And the Beat Goes On" and "Rock Steady" — has died lasentinel.net/walter-scott-f…