It’s the 3rd of January, which means it is Evernight renewal day! 📸: becbetweenbooks

Our Illumicrate February theme is . . . A CREW OF MY OWN ⚓️ So long we have journeyed through life alone, it feels good to be myself with a crew of my own.

Absolute adore the first #read of 2026 - strong women, magic, the role of tales and change, and how important every story is 😍 I have many feels - beautiful writing and a fantastic character cast in an intricate tale of tales about the knight and the witch ❤️❤️ Highly recommend #booksky #fantasy

💖 Afterlight Waitlist: We have sent out a round of invites via email to the UK/INT & US/CAN Afterlight waitlists for January subscriptions! UK/INT: 11 Oct - 22 Nov US/CAN: 5 Oct - 12 Nov Deadline: Monday 5 Jan 9am GMT (UK time)

New to the UK & US shops - a stationery section! Featuring a few past journals and our 2026 calendar. Browse here: illumicrate.com/collections/stationery

Start the New Year off with great savings on books you'll love. This weekend, enjoy 20% off on a selection of must-read books for 2026, all hand-picked by our team ✨ UK: bit.ly/IC_UKNYSale US: bit.ly/IC_USNYSale

Not much longer to go! Our Percy Jackson reprint is available to order until ✨7 JANUARY at 3pm GMT✨! The hours are counting down . . . 🔱 Preorder now: bit.ly/IC_PJOReprint

Happy New Year, readers! 💛 It’s the 1st of January, which means it is Illumicrate & Afterlight renewal day. 📸: batsaboutbooks | readingwithmelodie

ICYMI! Our special editions of Percy Jackson are available to preorder: bit.ly/IC_PJOReprint 🔱

ICYMI: We offer gift cards in our UK & US stores! Perfect if you still need to secure a gift 💛 US: us.illumicrate.com/products/illumicrate-us-gift-card UK: illumicrate.com/products/illumicrate-gift-card-uk-store

Our Illumicrate November book was A Rather Vengeful Accord by Danielle Knight! ✨ 📸: dianaslittlelibrary; porschereads; natsnovels; kierans_bookshelf (IG)

Friendly reminder that if you need to get in touch with our support team before the festive break, please do so as soon as possible! 💛

Limited leftover single-purchase stock is available at: illumicrate.com/products/starbright-november-2025-single-purchase

Our Starbright November book was Slow Gods by Claire North! 📸: bookishmarcos; ashlieinpages; theradbookcase; beckybingbooks (IG)

We’re delighted to announce, in collaboration with Penguin Random House, our Illumicrate Exclusive: Jane Austen set!

Our Afterlight November book was The Marriage Narrative by Claire Kann ✨ 📸: readingwithmelodie; wondrouslybooked; rebireads; bookbounddreams⁠

✨ EVERNIGHT WAITLIST UPDATES We have sent out a round of invites via email to the UK/INT & US/CAN waitlists for January book subscriptions! - UK/INT: 6 October - 14 December - US/CAN: 6 October - 14 December Deadline: 16 December at 12PM GMT (UK time)

✨ Bride & Mate Leftover Updates We have sent out a batch of invites to purchase leftover stock to those who signed up for our Bride & Mate (+ alt jackets) leftover waitlist. If you have received an email, you have until Monday 15 December at 9AM GMT (UK time) to purchase.

If you've been watching Percy Jackson and are in the mood for some Greek mythology-inspired books, we've got you 🫡⁠ 🔱 instagram.com/p/DSIel8fkjl7/

Hello readers 💛 We have some shipping updates for you!⁠ ⁠ Starting to ship:⁠ ✨ Illumicrate: December ‘Stories Within Stories’ subscriptions⁠ ✨ Afterlight: December ‘Be My Dady’ subscriptions⁠ 📸: natsnovels | pagesofmaria (IG)

✨ ADDRESS CHECKS We’ve started sending address checks for: - Illumicrate: December box (late renewals) - Afterlight: December box (late renewals) If you need to change your address, please contact [email protected] by 11 December 5pm GMT (UK time)

Happy premiere day to Season 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians! Will you be watching? 🔱⁠ Preorder our Percy Jackson set today! 👉 bit.ly/IC_PJOReprint

✨ December Boxes Updates Our first batch of December boxes for both Illumicrate and Afterlight (INTL and US/CAN) is being collected today (Tuesday, 9th December). Our second batch will be collected on Thursday, 11th December and will include all UK boxes.

ICYMI: Here are our Illumicrate, Afterlight and Evernight January themes! 👇 Learn more about our subscriptions: illumicrate.com/collections/subscriptions

ICYMI: We offer gift cards in our UK & US stores! Perfect if you want to gift pretty books but are worried they won't arrive in time 💛 US: us.illumicrate.com/products/illumicrate-us-gift-card UK: illumicrate.com/products/illumicrate-gift-card-uk-store

Hello Illumipals! 💛 As we approach the festive period, we wanted to keep you updated on the team’s festive break plans.

We’re delighted to present our Evernight January 2026 box! You must keep running. Stop, and the monsters will come for you . . . 🎨: perrycuffdesigns

✨ AFTERLIGHT WAITLIST UPDATES We have sent out a round of invites via email to the UK/INT & US/CAN Afterlight waitlists for December subscriptions! - UK/INT: 18 September - 10 October - US/CAN: 17 September - 4 October Deadline: Monday 8 December at 9AM GMT (UK time)

✨ Empire of the Dawn leftover waitlist update We have sent out a batch of invites to purchase leftover stock to those who signed up for our Empire of the Dawn leftover waitlist. If you have received an email, you have until Monday 8 December at 9AM GMT (UK time) to purchase.

Our Afterlight January theme is . . . GOOD GIRL GONE BAD! Rumour is we have on our hands a severe case of good girl gone bad. 🎨: perrycuffdesigns

We’re thrilled to announce, in collaboration with Leigh Bardugo and Orion Children’s Books, our Illumicrate Exclusive Anniversary editions of the Six of Crows duology!

✨ ADDRESS CHECKS We’ve started sending address checks for: - Illumicrate: December box (2nd batch) - Afterlight: December box (2nd batch) If you need to change your address, please contact [email protected] by 5 December 5pm GMT (UK time)

Our Illumicrate January theme is . . . POWER OF DEATH 👑 Not all have the strength to wield the power of death, but heavy is the head that wears the crown. 🎨: @chattynora

I can finally show one of my favourite paintings from last year! This was a commission for @illumicrate.bsky.social which was printed on a blanket included in a recent Afterlight box. Auroras are my favourite natural phenomena and i'd love to see them some day, so i'm very glad I got to paint one!

How is it already December?! If you're prepping for festive gifts, have you taken a look at our gift guide yet? 👇 Shop on our UK & US stores: illumicrate.com/collections/all-in-stock-products (P.S. - some editions are now sold out, or low in stock)

Illumicrate will be attending Dragonsteel Nexus 2025! Find out more: instagram.com/p/DRxTaO2EjpQ/

✨ ADDRESS CHECKS We’ve started sending address checks for: - Illumicrate: December box - Afterlight: December box If you need to change your address, please contact [email protected] by 3 December 5pm GMT (UK time)

It's Percy Jackson month! We're so excited for Season 2 on December 10th 🔱 ICYMI: We're reprinting our Percy Jackson set! Find it in our shop at: bit.ly/IC_PJOReprint

Look at these beauties! The Indian Lake Trilogy by @sgj.bsky.social I can’t stop looking at them! @evernightbooks.bsky.social @illumicrate.bsky.social

If you are in search of the cosiest, soul warming reads this winter, look no further Layla is here to help! 💛 Read here: illumicrate.com/blogs/news/top-10-soul-warming-books

Our Illumicrate Fantasy ✨ & Afterlight Romance 💖 December themes! Learn more about our subscriptions: illumicrate.com/collections/subscriptions

It’s the 1st of December, which means it is Illumicrate & Afterlight renewal day!⁠ 📸: dianaslittlelibrary & auroraspage (IG)

ICYMI: The cutoff for shipping for international delivery before the festive holidays is Monday 1st December at 8am GMT! If you still need to get a few gifts, we've put together a gifting guide 👇

Hello readers 💙 We have some shipping updates for you!⁠ ⁠ Starting to ship:⁠ ✨ Starbright: November 2025 subscriptions⁠ 📸: theradbookcasex

We’re thrilled to announce, in collaboration with Rick Riordan and Penguin, a reprint of our Illumicrate Exclusive editions of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series! This set is available to preorder NOW at: bit.ly/IC_PJOReprint

Our October Illumicrate book was The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri! ✨ 📸: bookish_archive; rae; batsaboutbooks; melting_pages

Zoë, our Publisher Liaison, has conducted a thorough investigation into our top 10 crime books based on our upcoming Mindsight subscription picks. We hope these books give you a glimpse of what's to come! Read here: illumicrate.com/blogs/news/top-10-criminally-good-books

We’re delighted to announce, in collaboration with Saara El-Arifi and The Borough Press, our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of Cleopatra!

Our Evernight October book was You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White! 📸: carsenslibrary; tabatha_reads_books; the_phantompages

Our Afterlight October book was Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi!✨⁠ 📸: readingwithmelodie; wondrouslybooked; pagesofmaria