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GET 50% OFF all of our used books 📣 These mesmerizing queer stories are very gently used and in pristine condition! 🏳️‍🌈📚 Shop discount used LGBTQ+ books here: thelavenderrhino.com/collections/...

Celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth by reading books about women who love women 🧡🤍🩷 Check out these recs and browse more here: thelavenderrhino.com/collections/... #sapphicbooks #wlw #sapphicreads #womenbooks #booksky 📚💙

SALE ALERT 📣 Get 50% all (very gently) used books on our site for a limited time! Our used books are in pristine condition - you would’ve thought they were new if we didn’t tell you otherwise 📚🏳️‍🌈 Discount automatically applied at checkout 🛒 thelavenderrhino.com/collections/... #booksky 💙📚

We’re all that fox rn 😵‍💫

Go beyond the gender binary with these non-binary stories! As always, you can browse more non-binary here: thelavenderrhino.com/collections/... 💛🤍💜🖤 #nonbinarybooks #nonbinary #queerbooks #booksky 📚💙

No LGBT without the T!! #transrightsarehumanrights

The horrors persist but so do we 👻 Check out these spooky queer books and browse more here: thelavenderrhino.com/collections/... #booksky 📚💙 #horrorbooks #queerbooks

Happy Valentine’s Day Eve!! 🥰 Here are some queer romance novels to make you swoon! 💞🏳️‍🌈📚 Browse more here: thelavenderrhino.com/collections/... #queerromancebooks #romancebooks #valentinesday #loveislove #queerlove #booksky 💙📚

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Black history is queer history & Black history is American history. Let’s educate ourselves about the contributions & experiences of Black folks throughout history. Start by supporting queer Black authors & reading their work! 🖤🏳️‍🌈 thelavenderrhino.com/collections/... #blackhistorymonth #booksky 💙📚

Trans stories matter!! 🏳️‍⚧️ Check out these books with transgender representation and browse more on our site. And always stand up for our trans friends and neighbors ✊ thelavenderrhino.com/collections/... #transbooks #transgenderbooks #transrightsarehumanrights #booksky 💙📚

Totes are now in stock!! Initial inventory is limited (we have 12 of each bag) so order now before they sell out 🤩 thelavenderrhino.com/collections/...

What did Lemony Snicket know?? 👀

THESE COLORS DON’T RUN

Don’t miss out on these hot new releases! 🔥 Browse the latest queer books here: thelavenderrhino.com/collections/... 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚 #newreleases #newbooks #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #transbooks #booksky 💙📚

Trans people exist. Trans rights are human rights. We see you, we love you, and we stand with you 🏳️‍⚧️✊🩵🩷🤍

QUEER BOOK TOTES! 🤗 You can now preorder our brand new tote bags - made with 100% cotton, they’re comfortable, durable, spacious, and a little cheeky 😉 Share your love of queer books and preorder yours now (supply is limited)!! 🏳️‍🌈📚👜 thelavenderrhino.com/collections/... #booksky 💙📚

Whether you’re asexual or an ally who wants to learn more, these books featuring ace representation or about asexuality itself are the perfect place to start! 🖤🩶🤍💜 Browse more here: thelavenderrhino.com/collections/... #asexualbooks #asexuality #queerbooks #bookrecs #booksky 💙📚 #tlr

Now available in paperback: the book everyone’s talking about! Get your copy of Martyr! in paperback (or hardcover) today 🤗💙📚 thelavenderrhino.com/products/mar... #martyr #paperback #newbooks #queerbooks #booksky #tlr

Ah the good old days ✨

Looking for some fun queer reading to close out the holidays? I loved The Nightmare Before Kissmas by @sararaaschbooks.com -- excellent queer fantasy romance! Also, shoutout to @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social -- the awesome queer bookstore where I bought the book! thelavenderrhino.com/products/the...

This would fix us 😌

Jonathan Bailey is the man of the hour/year/decade and if hunky British lit lovers are your cup of (English Breakfast) tea, check out our roundup of queer books we think Mr. Bailey would probably lap up like a glass of milk🥛😋 Disclaimer: we don’t know what he likes to read, but we wish we did! 📚💙

Jonathan Bailey is the man of the hour/year/decade and if hunky British lit lovers are your cup of (English Breakfast) tea, check out our roundup of queer books we think Mr. Bailey would probably lap up like a glass of milk🥛😋 Disclaimer: we don’t know what he likes to read, but we wish we did! 📚💙

🎁 Time for our next 2024 Holiday Gift Guide! Today’s guide features gift ideas for people with kids - check out this selection of inclusive children’s books! 👶👧🧒 Browse more: thelavenderrhino.com/collections/...

‼️ FRIDAY FEATURE ‼️ A New York Times Editor’s Choice, “Necessary Errors” chronicles the experiences of a young gay American expat in 1990s Prague in a country at the crossroads of Communism and Capitalism thelavenderrhino.com/products/nec... #booksky #bookrecs #queerbooks #gaybooks 📚💙

🎁 Introducing our 2024 Holiday Gift Guides! Every Wednesday & Saturday, we’ll be sharing gift ideas from our store for various people in your life (LGBTQ+ folks and allies alike!). Today’s guide features gift ideas for Broadway fanatics 🎭😍 thelavenderrhino.com/collections/... #giftguide #booksky 💙📚

NEW: I Might Be in Trouble by @danaleman.bsky.social! In this suspenseful dark comedy, a struggling writer wakes up to find his date from the night before dead & must decide how far he’ll go to spin this into his next book. Order now & get a signed bookplate! 👬☠️📕 thelavenderrhino.com/products/i-m...

LAST CHANCE! Our biggest sale of the year ends tonight, December 2, at 11:59pm ET. Now’s the time to stock up on queer books and merch for yourself and your loved ones! 🛍️📚🏳️‍🌈 Get 20% off all order of two or more items by using the code QUEER2024 at checkout 🤑 thelavenderrhino.com 💙📚

For anyone looking for LGBTQ+ books this holiday season (or anytime), I highly recommend @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social -- a wonderful queer independent bookstore!

Us, every time we read a @caseymcquiston.bsky.social novel 🤪 #booksky 📚💙

Happy #SmallBusinessSaturday! Please consider supporting our indie, queer-owned, online bookstore today, rather than those corporations (*cough* Am*zon) 🏳️‍🌈📚💜 thelavenderrhino.com #booksky #shopsmall 💙📚

The sale has begun!! 🥳 Shop now: thelavenderrhino.com

This Thanksgiving, we’re so grateful for queer books and for our customers and for everyone who has supported us in our mission to amplify queer stories and to make queer books more discoverable. Thank you!! 💜💜💜

🚨 BLACK FRIDAY SALE 🚨 Starting this Friday, Nov. 29 and running until Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 11:59pm ET, get 20% of all orders of two or more items at The Lavender Rhino by using the code QUEER2024 at checkout! 🏳️‍🌈📚🤑 thelavenderrhino.com #blackfriday #booksale 📚💙

A great book, especially one with accurate and thoughtful representation, can change a person’s life. Which book’s existence are you grateful for? Or which author would you thank if you could? 🙏🥰 #booksky 💙📚

Pre-order now: A whimsical & healing novel about a trans man, who - almost 30 & broke - moves back to his hometown, walks into the bookstore he worked at in high school…and slips through time to come face-to-face with his pre-transition, teenage self 😱🏳️‍⚧️ thelavenderrhino.com/products/the... 💙📚

Sticker lovers rejoice! We’ve got two new die-cast TLR logo stickers - available now 🤩 Get both stickers for just $1.99 on our site. They make a great add-on to any order! 🦏💜 thelavenderrhino.com/products/tlr...

It’s a match! You’ve matched with books featuring a problematic hottie 😎😭🥵 Don’t feel bad - the heart wants what it wants 😬 Who’s your favorite problematic hottie from a book? #queerbooks #gaybooks #bookcharacters #booksky 📚💙

🚨 FRIDAY FEATURE 🚨 Every Friday, we’ll highlight a queer book recommended by our staff! Some may be old, some new - and they’ll cover a variety of genres and identities. Today’s Friday Feature is “Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel 🌖 thelavenderrhino.com/products/sea... 💙📚

What are you currently reading and how are you liking it? Sound off below! 📣 #booksky #currentread #nowreading 📚💙

There’s just something about a queer enemies to lovers storyline that makes us feel alive 👿😈🔥 What’s your favorite enemies to lovers book? #enemiestolovers #booktropes #gaybooks #queerbooks #booksky #tlr 📚💙

We don’t dream of labor, we dream of books 💭📚💙

Fight fascism - read banned books!! TLR believes strongly in the freedom to read, and LGBTQ+ books are often the most targeted by bigots 📢 🏳️‍🌈📚 See our full Banned Books collection: thelavenderrhino.com/collections/... #bannedbooks #fightbooksbans #readbannedbooks #freedomtoread 💙📚

Happy Transgender Awareness Week!! 🏳️‍⚧️ No matter what happens over the next four years (and beyond), we stand with our trans siblings ✊ One way to support? Read trans books! Here are a few recs, but you can find more on our website 🩵🩷🤍 P.s. We have signed copies of American Teenager! #transbooks 💙📚

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Nothing like getting cozy with a mystery novel as the weather gets colder ❄️🍵 Find out what your murder mystery would be titled by selecting the words based on your first initial and birth month! Let us know your title below👇 💙📚 #booksky #titlegenerator #murdermystery