24 hours 'til a new Jill Scott is out. Excited. A Valentines Day gift for all of us. 🎶🎧💕 #JillScott #MusicSky

Romance Authors. The @fallintobooksfest.bsky.social is a West Coast / Orange County based romance book fest taking place November 12 - 14, 2026. They are accepting author participation applications through 2/28/26. Info: www.fallintobooksfest.com/copy-of-auth... #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky

I enjoyed this Black & Published podcast episode. Hosted by author @nikeshaelise.bsky.social, this episode features an interview and conversation with author @ebonyladelle.bsky.social on Black YA & New Adult Romance. mahoganybooksmedia.com/podcast/blac... #Romancelandia #BlackBookSky

So excited for this. Can’t wait to get the mag in my hands

Remembering Whitney Houston 🙏🏾 Today and always... #WhitneyHouston

A cool article by Danika Ellis, aka @lesbrary.bsky.social

Via @bookriot.bsky.social. 26 Queer Books by Black Authors Out in 2026 to Preorder Now Includes my forthcoming Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance out 6/16/26 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social bookriot.com/queer-books-... #BlackBookSky #QueerBookSky

Article by @jessisreading.bsky.social, librarian with Tucson Library and cohost of “When In Romance” podcast, in @bookriot.bsky.social 16 of the Best New Romances by Black Authors. bookriot.com/best-new-bla... #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky #BookSky

My first time attending a @warriorsofficial.bsky.social game. What a night! What a game! What a win! 🏀 #NBASky #GoldenStateWarriors #SanFrancisco

A great The Lit Library podcast episode! An interview with legendary author Beverly Jenkins (@authormsbev.bsky.social). www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the... #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky #BookSky #BeverlyJenkins

Just finished reading this … I’ll Have What He’s Having by Adib Khorram. Loved it. 📚💕🌈 adibkhorram.com/ill-have #Romancelandia #MMRomance #BookSky #LGBTQBookSky

romance novel girlies! we got our own heated rivalry, but better.

Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Want to collaborate on an event for my upcoming book? DM me, let’s talk! Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel is out June 16, 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social. Open for all events! 💐🫶🏾💜 #Romancelandia #BookSky #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky

Black History in Romance Novels. Beverly Jenkins novels are all excellent and never disappoint. Read some Beverly Jenkins books... any time of the year! beverlyjenkins.net/books #BeverlyJenkins #BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #Romancelandia #BlackHistoryMonth

Loving this Romance in Colour podcast episode with hosts, @richardwriteson.bsky.social & Terri Ley, interviewing author Lindo Forbes. A really fun conversation for romance writers and readers. 📚💕🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceInColour

I'll be attending as an author... my second time! Lavender Con, a 2-day book fest celebrating LGBTQIA+ books, which takes place July 25 & 26, 2026 in Washington DC. Tickets are on sale now. lavendercon.com #BookSky #MMRomance #LGBTQBooks #LGBTQBookSky #LavenderCon

With @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social, I’ve published several MM romance novels, all set in California, and all featuring Black Queer characters falling in love. 📚🌈 I encourage you to check them out, share, & repost. Thank you! 💐🫶🏾 www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/freder... #Romancelandia #MMRomance

I have been sooooo sleepy this week. Ready for the weekend, for sure.

Via @blackgirlswhowrite.bsky.social… I’ve been nominated for the It’s Lit! Literary Awards. Nominated for Author King of the Year. Voting is open until Friday, 2/13/26. bit.ly/4tgMyth So many talented nominees. Like, share, and vote for your favorites. Thank you! 💐🫶🏾 #BlackBookSky #BookSky

A great @fatedmates.net episode featuring romance author Lisa Kleypas on her career and Derek Craven Day! Great conversation and learned a lot! fatedmates.net/episodes/202... #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #FatedMates #LisaKleypas #DerekCraven

Welcome to San Francisco! If you’re in @flysfo.bsky.social this weekend, go see the Women of Afrofuturism exhibit at @sfomuseum.bsky.social The location: Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Departures Level 2, Gallery 1D - Post-Security May 17, 2025 - Sep 27, 2026 #SFO #SanFrancisco #NettriceGaskins #ArtSky

If someone exhibits red flags during a selection process, chances are that's how they'll be if selected and hired. Please use discernment and pay attention. A lesson from a Higher Education / Student Affairs professional. #HigherEdSky #HRSky #EducationSky

If you’re into MM Romance, I encourage you to learn about and read who I consider to be the Godfather of MM Romance - E. Lynn Harris. He wrote 10+ NYT bestsellers in the 1990s & 2000s featuring Black Queer characters. lambdaliteraryreview.org/2013/08/e-ly... #ELynnHarris #MMRomance #Romancelandia

Great episode of Indoor Voices podcast featuring journalist and author Char Adams discussing her book Black-Owned, The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore. indoorvoicespodcast.com/2025/12/11/e... #BookSky #BlackBookSky #HistorySky #HigherEdSky

Another enjoyable When In Romance podcast episode. Hosts @trishahaleybrown.bsky.social & @jessisreading.bsky.social discussing romance novels that would make great adaptations to tv, film, or miniseries. Great conversation as always! 📚💕🎧 bookriot.com/listen/fake-... #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky

I was late to the Olivia Dean fandom and music. Like November 2025. I’m a huge fan now. ✨🎵 #OliviaDean #MusicSky

Enjoying this episode of Rebel Ever After podcast with host, @brosandprose.bsky.social interviewing author @laquette.bsky.social. Great conversation about Black women and representation in romance novels. 📚🎧 rebeleverafterpod.com/black-heroin... #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #PodcastSky

Was that an earthquake? #SanFrancisco

Bad bunny 🏆 #BadBunny #Grammys #MusicSky

Olivia Dean! 🏆 #OliviaDean #Grammys #MusicSky

I’ll be a participating author at Lavender Con Book Fest, a celebration of LGBTQIA+ authors and stories, July 25 & 26, 2026, in DC. Event presented by Little District Books. Event info: lavendercon.com Bookstore info: littledistrictbooks.com #BookSky #LGBTQBookSky #BlackBookSky #QueerBookSky

I’ll be a participating author at Black Romance Book Fest, May 29-31, 2026, in Atlanta. It’s my second time. I love attending BRBF. Festival info: blackromancebookfest.com Preorders for BRBF 2026: beventi.co/orderform/ay... #BRBF2026 #BookSky #BlackRomanceBookFest #Romancelandia #BlackBookSky

The February 2026 books on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social are now available. Bold Strokes Books offers a diverse collection of LGBTQIA+ general and genre fiction. It's also the publishing label where most of my titles have been published. www.boldstrokesbooks.com #BookSky #LGBTQBookSky 📚🌈

New vendor I saw at my local farmers market in San Francisco this morning, 2/1/26. The Weekend Store, with a mission to center feminists, BIPOC, and LGBT+ communities in products. I bought four cards and was gifted a bookmark. www.theweekendstore.com #BookSky #FeministSky #BlackHistoryMonth

Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.

Rooted in history. Honoring the greats who paved the way, today and every day. #BHM

My January 2026 reading, in order of finishing them. All highly recommended. ✍🏾📚💕 A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy Didn’t We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston by Gerrick Kennedy Champagne Taste on a Bad Boy Budget by Zuri Day (cont’d next post) #BookSky #Romancelandia

Event via @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social Pride in Panels. Saturday, 2/15/26, 12-5pm 🌈 SF Queer Comics Festival is a nonprofit dedicated to celebrating the remarkable vitality of the LGBTQIA+ comics scene in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. www.prideinpanels.org #ComicBookSky #SanFrancisco

If you’re new to the world of MM Romance because of Heated Rivalry, welcome! 👋🏾🙋🏾‍♂️📚💕🌈 I invite you to check out my novels featuring Black Queer characters and set in California — Los Angeles or Bay Area (Oakland & San Francisco). #MMRomance #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky #HeatedRivalry

The @jprstudies.bsky.social provides open-access scholarship on the romance novel genre. There are many special issues: Black Romance, YA Romance, Queer Romance, & more. I appreciate this is a field of study in higher education. www.jprstudies.org/issues/ #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BookSky

There are many smart people in the romance genre. Whenever I get to hear @adrianaherrera.bsky.social speak about romance, it’s a treat. Great episode of We Read It One Night podcast with Adriana Herrera as a guest. 📚💕🎧 wereaditonenight.podbean.com/e/state-of-t... #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky

Newsweek ranks San Francisco State University No. 4 in California on its “America’s Best Colleges for Women” list. 🎓 news.sfsu.edu/news/newswee... #HigherEdSky #SFSU #SFState #SanFrancisco

When we go back to pen, pencil, and paper in K-12 and college classrooms, it'll promote original thought, demonstrate learning, and offer an important skill set to practice -- handwriting. Story via @npr.org. ✍🏾📝🎓 www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n... #K12Sky #EducationSky #TeacherSky #HigherEdSky

Maybe it's just my wishful thinking that I keep thinking today -- a Wednesday -- is actually Thursday. Oh well. Ha.

I've started reading Beverly Jenkins's "Women Who Dare" series -- I began "Rebel" a couple days ago. As always, a satisfying read just a few chapters in. www.beverlyjenkins.net/books/women-... #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky #BeverlyJenkins

Giving you flowers for the timeline. 💐🫶🏾 #FlowersSky #GardenSky

I enjoy listening to @minoriteareport.bsky.social podcast. 🎧🌈🫶🏾 minoriteareport.libsyn.com/2016-2026-ch... #LGBTQSky #BlackQueerSky #PodcastSky

I received another author blurb for Love Is A Contact Sport. I’m happily emotional. 🥹📚💕 Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel is out 6/16/26 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/love-i... #MMRomance #Romancelandia

Love @demblackmamas.bsky.social podcast. One of my faves! demblackmamas.com/dbm-ep-75-10... #PodcastSky #BlackSky #ParentSky