If you can figure out these emoji, you’ll know a bunch of our upcoming Rainbow Crate AND R.A.D. books! RC: April: 🕍🕊️🌕🐺 | 🏭🔮📖⚔️ May: 🗡️👑🔥🐉 | 🤴🏻🏰🗡️🪨 June: 🌸☔️🌷☀️ | 🩸♠️🃏💜 R.A.D.: May: ⛹🏾‍♀️🩺🏀👩🏽‍❤️‍👩🏾 | 🕶️🏈📱⚖️ Let the guessing begin!

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the March Cosmically Queer crate! Next up is Francisco (@/BadillaFloyd) who illustrated the hardcase for No Shelter but the Stars by Virginia Black @virginiablack.bsky.social 🧵

🌈 Happy Wednesday Rainbow Readers! We have several shipping updates, as well some general shop updates this week. 🧵 📷: Thanks @abbysopenbook.bsky.social for the photo of our printed edges.

🌈 Hey, Reading Rainbows! It’s almost time for our Alpha of Mortal Flesh photo challenge! This is your reminder to get your photos and/or videos ready! 🧵

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the March Cosmically Queer crate! Next up is Rez (@/4Resna) who illustrated the endpapers for Kestrel by Adrienne Lothy @adriennelothy.bsky.social 🧵

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! BIG NEWS: Our February RAD Threads of Fate books have arrived at our packing center. This means they’ll be shipping out early next week! ALL address update requests must be in by the end of day Saturday, February 7th. 🧵

🌈 It’s the final stretch of our OPEN preorder period for our special edition of The Woman from the Waves by Roslyn Sinclair! Check out our updated mockup for the hardcase showcasing the gold foil details! 🧵 Note: This is a digital mockup and finished copies may differ slightly.

I loved NO SHELTER BUT THE STARS by Virginia Black. This story of two enemies shipwrecked and stranded on an isolated planet kept me engaged from the very first page. It’s a tale of survival and growth, but also a fierce enemies to lovers sapphic romance🌈📚

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our first artist reveal for the March Cosmically Queer crate! First up is Victoria (@/Diabolical_Victorian_Cat) who illustrated the endpapers for No Shelter but the Stars by Virginia Black @virginiablack.bsky.social 🧵

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🌈 Introducing our exclusive special edition of The Woman from the Waves by Roslyn Sinclair! A story about the power of unleashed desire, the courage it takes to change, and a love so vast it spans the sea, earth, and sky. 🧵

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! BIG NEWS: Our January Marked by the Divine books have arrived at our packing center! We expect these boxes to begin shipping out very soon! 🧵

🌈 What's COMING OUT (pun intended) this February? Which books are you excited for? Which books are you adding to your TBR? Any other queer releases you know of? 🧵

HOW EXCITING IS THIS?! Best sure to follow @rainbowcrate.bsky.social for details!

Our February ✨ HERE THERE BE DRAGONS ✨ crate is now available for new subscribers and one time purchases! 🏳️‍🌈 Our February books are The Blood-Born Dragon by J.C. Rycroft and Hunted by Misu Loy! Check our previous posts for more information about our February picks! 🧵

🏳️‍🌈 HUGE BOOK NEWS 🏳️‍🌈 👇👇👇👇👇👇

Some great images showing off the Rainbow Crate edition of Someone You Can Build A Nest In with cover art by the one and only @juliedillon.bsky.social!

We’re embarking on a journey across the universe. Explore queer new horizons that will get you lost among the stars! The Rainbow Crate team is pleased to reveal that our March 2026 theme is… 🪐 COSMICALLY QUEER 🚀 Read on to learn more! 🧵

First 2026 newsletter is scheduled for tomorrow. Don't miss any important news and cool sales by joining us buttondown.com/ClaudieArsen...

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for the August Cozy Horror photo challenge! Today we’re featuring book 1: Someone You Can Build a Nest in by John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social 🧵

🌈 In collaboration with Roslyn Sinclair @writingroslyn.bsky.social , Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our special edition of The Woman from the Waves and reveal the hardcase illustration! 🧵 Note: This is a digital mockup and finished copies may differ slightly.

Our artist form is open until the end of the month for our #gamechangers set! Submit on our website or below.

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! We have an update for our January Marked by the Divine box. The books are still en route to our packing center. 🧵 📷: Thank you to @/Carly_Reads_Queer on IG for the lovely photo of our edges!

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for the August I’d Kill for You Rainbow After Dark photo challenge! Today we’re featuring book 2: On Silver Shores by V. T. Hoàng @vthoang.bsky.social 🧵

the @rainbowcrate.bsky.social edition of To Hive and to Hold is the bees knees! and they have them available still, for now...

🌈 Hey, Reading Rainbows! It’s almost time for our Lost Clause photo challenge - post our edition of Contract Bound or Lost Clause by Elle Mae! This is your reminder to get your photos and/or videos ready! 🧵

Extended for one more day. Last day to add books!

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time to reveal the endpaper artist for our special edition of The Woman from the Waves by Roslyn Sinclair @writingroslyn.bsky.social ! The endpapers were illustrated by Soni @bohemianweasel.bsky.social 🧵

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for the August I’d Kill for You Rainbow After Dark photo challenge! Today we’re featuring book 1: Hide n’ Seek by Ashley Pines @bexdeveau.bsky.social & Eden Emory @ellemaebooks.bsky.social 🧵

🌈 February Renewal Reminder! Renewal day is February 1st, 2026 and all subscribers will be charged! There’s about 6 days left to skip your February renewal if you would like to. 🧵 📷: Thank you @/TheNovelLesbian on IG for the photo!

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time to reveal the hardcase artist for our special edition of The Woman from the Waves by Roslyn Sinclair @writingroslyn.bsky.social ! The hardcase was illustrated by Joanna (@/JoannaHadzhievaArt)!

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Exciting news for Rainbow Crate, we’re going to a book convention! We’ll be at ReadOut held in Gulfport, Florida from Feb 6th-8th. What books or boxes do you want to see from us at the convention? We hope to see you at our table next month!

It’s your last chance to get a one time purchase or subscribe to Rainbow Crate for the January Marked by the Divine box! Our January books are Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho and The Prince’s Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner! 🧵

🌈 Introducing our Book 2 feature for February! 🎉 We are so excited to feature this adventurous romantasy tale that follows a boy who unexpectedly finds himself on the run. Welcome to Hunted by Misu Loy 🧵

🌈 Do you or someone you know have an Feb queer book release? Indie or Trad books! Add it by Jan 25th! (No AI books or covers) Include: -title & author (& series name) -release date -Cover image/link -Cover artist/designer 📷 We will be adding these to our new release list!

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our recommendation post for next month’s theme! Here are twenty books that we think also fit the February theme of Here There Be Dragons! 🧵

I’m so so SO excited to finally be able to announce this! In addition to the stunning dust jacket, hardcover art, and endpapers, check out the 👀 bonus content!!👀 in the form of a short story about Jonathan and Asgall (iykyk) as well as a gorgeous color plate of character art!

Yay for some bookmail, my Special Edition of To Catch a Firefly by @emmysanders.bsky.social from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social arrived and it's gorgeous!

🌈 In collaboration with Roslyn Sinclair @writingroslyn.bsky.social , Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our special edition of The Woman from the Waves! 🧵 Note: This is a digital mockup and finished copies may differ slightly.

🌈 Introducing our Book 1 feature for February! 🎉 We are so excited to feature this tale of mystery, magic, adventure and betrayal with a side of sapphic romance. Welcome to The Blood-Born Dragon by J.C. Rycroft @jcrycroft.bsky.social 🧵

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our monthly new release call! We are looking for queer books releasing any time during February 2026. Self, Indie and Trad published books are accepted! 🧵

convincing you to read THE LORD OF THE WOOD based on the punctuation I used in it - period [.] 11,550 - question mark [?] 784 - exclamation point [!] 110 - ellipsis [ . . . ] 241 - em dash [—] 700 - parentheses [()] 51 pairs - comma [,] 8,281 - colon [:] 73 - semicolon [;] 216

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the February Here There Be Dragons crate! Last up is Ale @magik4le.bsky.social who illustrated the dust jacket for Hunted by Misu Loy! 🧵

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time to reveal the dust jacket and edge artist for our special edition of The Woman from the Waves by Roslyn Sinclair @writingroslyn.bsky.social 🧵

🌈 Happy Sunday Rainbow Readers! Our December Run Away With You crates have all shipped out! 🧵 📷: Thanks @/Jenny.Reads_prn on IG for the photo of our books and box!

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the February Here There Be Dragons crate! Next up is Rami @ramifonverg.bsky.social who illustrated the dust jacket for The Blood-Born Dragon by J.C. Rycroft @jcrycroft.bsky.social 🧵

🌈 In collaboration with Rachel Reid and Carina Press, Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce a special edition set of the Game Changers series. @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social 🧵

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the February Here There Be Dragons crate! Next up is Kateryna @vitkovskayaart.bsky.social who illustrated the hardcase for Hunted by Misu Loy! 🧵

Children of Owl is coming fall 2026, y'all.

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