Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, Contemporary MM Romance novel is out June 2026 on Bold Strokes Books.
Here are confirmed book events I’ll be attending or doing in 2026 and 2027. I will update this as quickly as I can when new events are confirmed.
Friday, May 29 – Sunday, May 31, 2026. Black Romance Book Festival. Atlanta, Georgia. Note, event is sold out. Please check the Black Romance Book Festival website or the BRBF app for updated schedule.
Monday, June 1, 2026. Love Is A Contact Sport available for sale on the Bold Strokes Books website.
Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14, 2026. Sacramento Pride. Sacramento, CA. I’ll be selling and signing books with Bold Strokes Books authors. Booth location at festival, TBD. Please check the Sacramento Pride website for event and tickets information.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Publication date (available everywhere). Love Is A Contact Sport on Bold Strokes Books or wherever you order or purchase books. Support a local independent bookstore by ordering Love Is A Contact Sport at Bookshop.org.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 6:30 – 8 pm Pacific. Kiss and Tell Literary Salon at Books Inc., Alameda, CA. 1344 Park St., Alameda, CA., 94501. Book launch day reading, signing, and conversation. Please pre-order from Books Inc., Alameda, or purchase books at the Books Inc., Alameda event. Store contact: (510) 522-2226.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 7 – 9 pm Pacific. The Love Potion Library Bookstore in San Francisco. 284 Noe St., San Francisco, CA., 94114. Reading, signing, and conversation. Please pre-order from The Love Potion Library or purchase books at the Love Potion Library event. Store contact: Veena.Patel@thelovepotionlibrary.com.
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 4 – 4:30 pm Pacific / 6 – 6:30 pm Central. Instagram Live event featuring Frederick Smith (fsmith827) with Dr. Jay Guillory (black_boysread) on IG. This will be recorded for future viewing on Instagram.
Monday, June 22, 2026, 7 pm Eastern. Little District Books, in Washington DC. 631 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, DC, 20003. Reading, signing, and conversation. Please pre-order from Little District Books or purchase books at the Little District Books event. Store contact: events@littledistrictbooks.com.
Saturday, June 27, 2026, 12 – 5 pm Central. Slay The Lake: Chicago Pride Book Fest (with Da Book Joint Bookstore). Soundgrowler Brewing Company, 8201 183rd Street, Suite P, Tinley Park, IL., 60487. Selling and signing books. Event contact: slaythelake@gmail.com.
Sunday, June 28, 2026, Time TBD (will update asap). Da Book Joint Bookstore in Chicago. 6900 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL., 60649. Reading, signing, and conversation. Please pre-order from Da Book Joint or purchase books at the Da Book Joint event. Store contact: 877-726-6556.
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 6 – 7 pm Central. Nowhere Bookshop in San Antonio. 5154 Broadway St., San Antonio, TX., 78209. Reading, signing, and conversation. Please pre-order from Nowhere Bookshop or purchase books at the Nowhere Bookshop event. Store contact: Vicky Liendo (vicky@nowherebookshop.com) or Elizabeth Jordan (elizabeth@nowherebookshop.com).
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 7 – 8:30 pm Central. Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore in Dallas. 512 W. Davis Street, Dallas, TX., 75208. Reading, signing, and conversation with Dr. Jay Guillory (https://www.instagram.com/black_boysread/). Please pre-order from Whose Books or purchase books at the Whose Books event. Store contact: 469-885-8004 or claudia@whosebooks.shop.
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 7 pm Central. Kindred Stories in Houston. 2310 Elgin St., Houston, TX., 77004. Reading, signing, and conversation. Please pre-order from Kindred Stories Houston or purchase books at the Kindred Stories Houston event. Store contact: info@kindredstorieshtx.com.
Saturday, July 11, 2026 and Sunday, July 12, 2026. Columbus Book Festival in Columbus, Ohio. Please check the Columbus Book Festival website for event and tickets information, plus updated schedules for author panels, signings, and speed matching. Books for sale via onsite booksellers at Columbus Book Festival.
Saturday, July 25, 2026 and Sunday, July 26, 2026. Lavender Con DC, presented by Little District Books. Washington, DC. Please check the Lavender Con DC website for event and tickets information, plus updated schedules for author panels and signings during the event. Books for sale via onsite booksellers at Lavender Con DC.
Saturday, August 15, 2026, 10 am – 6 pm Central. Romancing Roscoe in Chicago, presented by The Last Chapter Bookshop. 2013 West Roscoe Street, Chicago, IL., 60618. Please check The Last Chapter Bookshop website for event and tickets information, plus updated list of attending authors and vendors.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 7 – 8:30 pm Pacific. Fabulosa Books in San Francisco. 489 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA., 94114. Reading, signing, and conversation. Please pre-order from Fabulosa Books or purchase books at the Fabolusa Books event.Event contact: 415-658-7015.
Friday, September 11, 2026 and Saturday, September 12, 2026. From Milwaukee With Love, presented by The Well Red Damsel Bookstore. Milwaukee, WI. Please check the From Milwaukee With Love website for event and tickets information, plus updated schedules for author panels and signings during the event. Books for sale via onsite booksellers.
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10 am – 5 pm Pacific. Burbank Book Fest. Burbank, CA. Buena Vista Branch Library, 300 N. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA., 91505. Event contact: burbankbookfest@gmail.com. Please check the Burbank Book Fest website for event and tickets information, plus updated schedules for author panels and signings during the event. Books for sale via onsite booksellers.
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 11 am – 6 pm Eastern. Pride and Prose Book Fair. Atlanta, GA. Virginia Highland Church, 743 Virginia Ave NE, Atlanta, GA., 30306. Signing and selling books. Event contact: prideandproselitfest@gmail.com.
Friday, November 13, 2026 and Saturday, November 14, 2026. Fall Into Books Fest. Hilton Orange County / Costa Mesa, CA., 92626. Event contact: hello@fallintobooksfest.com. Please check the Fall Into Books Fest website for event and tickets information, plus updated schedules for author panels and signings during the event. Books for sale via onsite booksellers.
Saturday, February 13, 2027. Romancing the Royal City. Anvil Centre, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (Vancouver area). Event contact: rivercityreadersevents@gmail.com. Please check the Romancing the Royal City website for event and tickets information, plus updated schedules for author panels and signings during the event. Books for sale via onsite booksellers.
Friday, April 2, 2027 – Sunday, April 4, 2027. Love-In-Books Hollywood. Hilton Los Angeles / Universal City. Event contact: info@girlfriendsunfiltered.com. Please check the Love-In-Books Hollywood website for event and tickets information, plus updated schedules for author panels and signings during the event. Books for sale via onsite booksellers.
Friday, April 30, 2027 and Saturday, May 1, 2027. Romancing the Midwest. Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, WI. Please check the Romancing the Midwest website for events and tickets information, plus updated schedules for author panels and signings during the event. Books for sale via onsite booksellers.