ICYMI! Closes soon on Sunday 1 March at 9PM GMT (UK Time)

📣 In the shop! Purchase at: bit.ly/AL_SMS Our Afterlight Exclusive: Sangu Mandanna set, created in collaboration with Sangu Mandanna Hodderscape, is now available for general sale.⁠ It is available in our UK/INT and US/CAN stores.⁠⁠

Hello readers 💛 We have some shipping updates for you!⁠ ⁠ Starting to ship:⁠ ✨ Illumicrate: February ‘A Crew Of My Own’ subscriptions⁠ ✨ Afterlight: February ‘Chains & Whips’ subscriptions⁠ ✨ Starbright: February 2026 subscriptions⁠ 📸: paperimaginings | sarahlalitareads | a.bookish.heart (IG)

Take a look at our January monthly books! ✨👇

Small edit, the sale starts at 11am ET if you're in the US!

We’re unlocking the vault 🗝 📣 The Vault will be unlocking on: Monday, 9 March 2026 at 3pm GMT / 10am ET 📚 A full list of editions and items included in the sale is available at: illumicrate.com/blogs/news/unlock-the-vault

ICYMI! Last week we announced some beautiful upcoming Illumicrate edtions - here's a recap ✨

✨ ADDRESS CHECKS We’ve started sending address checks for: - Illumicrate: Cleopatra - Afterlight: And Now, Back to you - Starbright: February box If you need to change your address, please contact [email protected] by 24 February 5pm GMT (UK time)

✨ MINDSIGHT WAITLIST UPDATE We have sent out a round of invites via email to the UK/INT & US/CAN Mindsight waitlists for March subscriptions! - UK/INT: 20 Nov - 31 Dec (UK time) - US/CAN: 20 Nov - 31 Dec (UK time) Deadline: Tuesday 24 Feb 12pm GMT (UK time)

We’re delighted to announce, in collaboration with Rebecca Ross and HarperVoyager, our Illumicrate Exclusive: Elements of Cadence set!

ICYMI! We're hiring 👇

We’re so pleased to announce, in collaboration with Heather Fawcett and Orbit Books, our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter!

Also available in our UK & US shops - limited remaining book & box stock of The Prince Without Sorrow (book 1): bit.ly/IC_TPWS

📣 In our UK & US shops! Purchase at: bit.ly/IC_TWWM ⁠ Our Illumicrate Exclusive: The Witch Without Memory edition, created in collaboration with Maithree Wijesekara and HarperVoyager, is now available for general sale.⁠

I GOT TO DRAW THE PERCY JACKSON COVERS!!!!! Finally revealed! I can finally talk about this!!!! AHHHHHH

We’re thrilled to announce, in collaboration with Rick Riordan and Penguin, our Illumicrate Exclusive editions of the Heroes of Olympus series! ⁠

✨ MINDSIGHT WAITLIST UPDATE We have sent out a round of invites via email to the UK/INT & US/CAN Mindsight waitlists for March subscriptions! - UK/INT: 20th Nov 2025 (not all) - US/CAN: All of 20th Nov 2025 Deadline: Wednesday 18 Feb 12pm GMT (UK time)

✨ ADDRESS CHECKS We’ve started sending address checks for: - Illumicrate: February box - Afterlight: February box If you need to change your address, please contact [email protected] by 17 February 5pm GMT (UK time)

Since it's valentines tomorrow, if you know a book lover did you know we have ✨gift cards✨ available on our website (both UK & US!) illumicrate.com/products/illumicrate-gift-card-uk-store

Illumicrate are hiring ✨⁠ ⁠ We're looking for a Product Coordinator for Illumicrate! To read more about this role and to apply, visit: illumicrate.com/blogs/news/job-vacancy-product-coordinator This role closes on: Sunday 1 March at 9PM GMT (UK Time)

✨ Bride & Mate Leftover We have sent out a batch of invites to purchase leftover stock to those who signed up for our Bride and Mate (no alt jackets) leftover waitlist. If you have received an email, you have until Monday 16 February at 9AM GMT (UK time) to purchase.

📣 In the shop! Purchase at: bit.ly/IC_Austen Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Jane Austen set, created in collaboration with Penguin Random House, is now available for general sale.⁠ ⁠ It is listed in our UK store and ships internationally. ⁠

📣 Our Illumicrate and Afterlight monthly readalongs are coming back!

We're so excited to share that we'll be at LoveLitCon from 13-15 February!⁠ Read more 👇 www.instagram.com/p/DUlb2Y7kqc...

If you need journals for 2026, we have some limited remaining stock of our Scales and Wings Task Journal and our Mythical Creatures Reading Journal! In our UK & US stores. UK: illumicrate.com/collections/stationery US: us.illumicrate.com/collections/stationery

ICYMI! Here's a recap of our March Illumicrate fantasy, Afterlight romance and Mindsight mystery themes 👇

Here are the cover illustrations I did for the special @illumicrate.bsky.social edition of VENGEFUL by V. E. Schwab! This is the combined version of the acetate dust jacket (with the characters) and the case cover (with the city). I posted the cover for Vicious on a separate post.

✨ ADDRESS CHECKS We’ve started sending address checks for: - Evernight & Starbright: Southern Reach series If you need to change your address, please contact [email protected] by 10 February at 5pm GMT (UK time)

✨ Bride & Mate Leftover We have sent out a batch of invites to purchase leftover stock to those who signed up for our Bride & Mate (+ alternative jackets) leftover waitlist. If you have received an email, you have until Wednesday 11 February at 9AM GMT (UK time) to purchase.

ICYMI, we recently shared our next quarter of Illumicrate monthly hints! We're going to give you another treat, and that's the genres for each one ✨ April: adult cosy historical fantasy May: adult fantasy June: adult queer fantasy rom-com July: adult dark epic fantasy

From may 2026, all of our subscriptions will ship from both the UK and US! View our subscriptions on our US site here: us.illumicrate.com/collections/subscriptions

📣 Starbright is coming to the US! Ever since launching our US website, our team has been hard at work behind the scenes. We are now thrilled to announce that we will soon begin shipping Starbright subscriptions from our US fulfilment centre! 📸: bookwormgram (IG)

Closes this weekend on Sunday 8th! 👇

Open subscription spots will be offered exclusively to our Mindsight waitlist. You can join the subscription waitlist at: bit.ly/m/IC_Waitlists (P.S. no invites have been sent yet, but we intend to start sending these soon and will share on socials when we do)

We’re delighted to present our first Mindsight March 2026 box!⁠ ⁠ Some things are so inevitable that the end is written before the story has even started… 🎨: @perrycuffdesigns

📣 In the shop! Purchase now at: bit.ly/IC_CLEO Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of Cleopatra, created in collaboration with Saara El-Arifi and The Borough Press, is now available for general sale.⁠ It is listed in our UK/INT and US/CAN stores, and will ship internationally from the UK and the US.

The next Afterlight monthly hints are here! 👇 www.instagram.com/p/DUYNM2Hkvq...

Our Afterlight March theme is . . . SHIP HAPPENS!⁠ ⁠ This is a tale as old as time: boy loathes boy and ship happens.⁠ 🎨: perrycuffdesigns

The next Illumicrate monthly hints are here! 👇 instagram.com/p/DUVj8YpEhF5/

Our Illumicrate March theme is . . . WHERE MY DEMONS HIDE! Beneath the skin, the layers of muscle and bone—a demon hides deep in my heart and my soul. 🎨: @chattynora

It’s the 3rd of February, which means it is Starbright renewal day!⁠ 📸: bookwormgram⁠ (IG)

✨ Bride & Mate Leftover We have sent out a batch of invites to purchase leftover stock to those who signed up for our Bride & Mate (+ alternative jackets) leftover waitlist. If you have received an email, you have until Thursday 5 February at 9AM GMT (UK time) to purchase.

Illumicrate are hiring ✨⁠ ⁠ We're looking for an Operations Assistant to join our Operations Team!⁠ To read more about this role and to apply, visit: illumicrate.com/blogs/news/job-vacancy-operations-assistant⁠ ⁠ This role closes on: Sunday 8th February 2026 at 7PM GMT⁠

What are you reading this month? The team shares some of their February hopefuls 👉 instagram.com/p/DUQyWSFku7t/

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

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

It’s the 1st of February, which means it is Illumicrate & Afterlight renewal day. 📸: bookish_archive | auroraspage (IG)

ICYMI: Suggestions Form! In case you missed it, we have a suggestions form (via Google form) linked in our bio for book edition and item suggestions 👉 bit.ly/IC_SuggestionsForm

Have you seen all of our gorgeous 2025 subscription editions yet? Have a look at these beautiful Illumicrate, Afterlight, Evernight & Starbright books! 👇 Learn more about our subscriptions: illumicrate.com/collections/subscriptions

More editions just added to the US shop! Wilmot Sisters set Shameless set Ouroboros set Bride of the Shadow King set Dial A for Aunties set