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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Happy Lesbian Visibility Day! We have 26 books to celebrate lesbians for your TBRs! To all the lesbian readers out there, we are wishing you a very happy day and lesbian visibility week!
We love books starring lesbians and hope to see even more books with lesbian MCs, especially books that use the label in the text!
What’s your favorite lesbian book? Drop us the title and author in the comments! Authors please feel free to self-promote your lesbian books!
Books listed above their respective graphics.
ID: A post of six slides. All slides have the same background of a lesbian flag with five stripes (dark orange, orange, white, pink, dark pink). Overlaid is an opaque white square with a thin white outline. Slide 1: In the white square the text reads “26 books to celebrate lesbian visibility day”. The 26 is in the stripes of the lesbian flag. The next three lines are dark orange, orange and white. The last line has the first word in pink and the last in dark pink. Slide 2 displays six book covers in two rows of three book covers. Slides 3-6 display five book covers in two rows: the top with two and the bottom with three book covers. End ID.
We got the Beat by Jenna Miller
A Wolf Steps in Blood by Tamara Jerée
Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley
She Who Earned Her Wings by Vaela Denard & Micah Iannandrea
The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield
Burning Roses by S.L. Huang
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Outdrawn by Deanna Grey
If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie
Perfect Rhythm by Jae
How to Succeed in Witchcraft by Aislinn Brophy
Wherever is Your Heart by Anita Kelly
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
The Third Daughter by Adrienne Tooley
Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera
Project Himbo by SJ Whitby
Mechanics of Love by Meka James
The Game Changer by Finley Chuva
The Orc & Her Bride by Lila Gwynn
Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
Cheer Up: Love & Pompoms by Crystal Frazier, Oscar O. Jupiter, and Val Wise
Tangled Vows by Anna Stone
You’re not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
Make My Wish Come True by Alyson Derrick & Rachael Lippincott
#lesbian#lesbian books#lesbian visibility day#lesbian visibility week#lesbian fic#lesbian pride#book list#book recs#book recommendation
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🌈 Introducing our new release trad BOTM for May! 🎉
We are so excited to feature this tautly written, and evocative YA horror about a finishing school that’s changed its students, and holds a wealth of secrets. Welcome to Flawless Girls by award-winning and critically acclaimed author Anna-Marie McLemore!
FEATURING:
- Girls Becoming Jewels!
- Intersex Representation!
- Finishing School is a Cult!
- Magical Realism!
RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVES:
- Exclusive Dust Jacket by @karlovycross!
- Cover typography and layout by Rainbow Crate
- Author Letter!
- Signed Bookplates!
- Collectible monthly bookmark (front side) by @ace-artemis-fanartist!
SUMMARY:
The Soler sisters are infamous in polite society—brazen, and rebellious. But their grandmother also knows the standards that two Latina young ladies will be held to, so she secures them two coveted places at the Alarie House, a prominent finishing school that turns out first ladies, princesses, and socialites.
Younger sister Isla is back home within a day. She refuses to become one of the eerily sweet Alarie girls, but Renata stays. When she returns months later, she’s unfailingly pleasant, unnervingly polite, and, Isla discovers, possibly murderous. And the same night she returns home, she vanishes.
Isla re-enrolls, intent on finding out what happened to her sister. But the Alarie House is as exacting as it is opulent. It won’t give up its secrets easily, and neither will a mysterious, conniving girl who’s either controlling the house, or carrying out its deadly orders.
REP: Latina sapphic intersex female MC, sapphic gender-nonconforming LI, Latina female SCs.
CWs: racism/colorism (internal and external), blood, injury, manipulation, lying, violence.
🌈 Subscription spots are OPEN for purchase on 1, 3 or 6 month plans! These will start with the April crate! Use RAINBOW10 to save on your first month! Subscribe here!
ID: A graphic that reads “May Trad Spotlight” along the top with a Rainbow logo to the left of it. Underneath it is a search bar with a mic icon that says “Rainbow Crate’s edition of Flawless Girls by Anna-Ma...” Underneath it is a 3D book with the cover displayed. To the right it has the Featuring section of the caption displayed with the following text underneath
EXCLUSIVES:
“- Redesigned Exclusive Dust
Jacket (Not Shown) With
Pale Green Foil & Spot
Gloss
- Author Letter!
- Signed Bookplates!
- May Collectible
Bookmark (Front Side)!”
At the top and bottom of the text area are purple arrows with yellow outlines pointing towards the book. Surrounding the graphic is a green-orange ombre striped border. End ID.
#liar liar#flawless girls#anna marie mclemore#intersex books#intersex#rainbow crate#subscriptions open#ya horror#ya fiction#queer ya
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🌈 Introducing our exclusive set of the Court of Broken Bonds series by Ben Alderson! Heir to Thorn and Flame is a passionate and page-turning fantasy romance that will have you reading late into the night
FEATURING:
- Dragon Trials!
- Chosen One!
- Mages & Mythology!
- Arranged Marriage & Lovers to Enemies Tropes!
RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVES:
- Hand signed by @BenAldersonAuthor
- Exclusive dust jacket illustrated by @SpookGeist
- Illustrated & Foil Hard case by @LuposLipaPhobya
- Illustrated Endpages by @Morlev_Art, 2 per book
- Printed Edges by @MRoseDesigner!
- Bound-In Author Letter in Book 1
- Exclusive Deleted Chapter in Book 3
- Specially designed shipping box
SUMMARY: For years, Max had to serve and obey the vicious magical nobles. Now he is one of them. When the heir to the throne attacks him, Max accidentally responds with a lethal burst of magic. Max is certain he will be executed. But his power is too rare and precious for that…
Instead, the king forces him to become the boy he killed, taking on the identity and duties of the heir. That includes an arranged marriage—to the dangerously attractive Prince Camron .
Living a lie, Max knows he can trust no one. Not Camron. And definitely not Simion , a handsome, dragon-riding spy sent to test his loyalty. As a deadly struggle for power begins and desire sparks, Max must protect his secret and his heart at all costs.
🌈 This set is on sale until May 3rd 11:59 PM EDT! Grab yours here!
ID: A white brick wall graphic with text at the top that reads “Court of Broken Bonds trilogy”. Underneath it is a 3D book with the cover displayed. To the right it has the Featuring section of the caption displayed with the following text underneath:
EXCLUSIVES:
“- Hand signed by the author
- Redesigned exclusive dust
Jacket (shown!) with
Metallic foil & Spot Gloss
- Illustrated Hard case
With Metallic Foil
- Illustrated Endpages
- Printed Edges
- Bound-In Author Letter in
- Book 1 & Exclusive Deleted
Chapter in Book 3
At the bottom of the graphic is text that reads “Ships in a special box designed for the set” in all caps gold font. End ID.
#heir to thorn and flame#court of broken bonds#ben alderson#second sky books#rainbow crate#queer fantasy books#mythology books
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our fourth and final artist reveal for the May Liar Liar crate! Next up is Fen Inkwright (@rosdottir) who has designed the naked hardcover and the foiled edges (in collaboration with @litarnes) for Earthflown!
How excited are you to see the hardcase?
From the artist:
Fen Inkwright is a Bristol-based illustrator who has provided work for a wide range of publishing houses and game companies. Her main focus lies in conservation and folklore, with heavy historical occult and ethnobotanical themes.
🌈 Subscription spots are currently open for 1, 3 and 6 month subscription spots! These will start with the April crate! Use RAINBOW10 to save on your first month!
ID: A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the illustrations is a color coordinating border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @rosdottir“. End ID.
#liar liar#earthflown#an anatomy of water#frances wren#artist reveal#rainbow crate#subscriptions open#queer books#adult books#asexual books#achillean books#indie books
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In collaboration with Ben Alderson and Second Sky Books, Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our special edition set of the Court of Broken Bonds series! Preorders are now open! Purchase your set here!
This will be an open preorder with no limits. Sets will ship in Fall 2024. Customers can buy as many sets as they want, however they must all be purchased separately. Sets cannot be shipped together in the same box.
DETAILS:
- A gorgeous hardcover set of all three books!
- OPEN PREORDERS begin on April 19th at 9 AM EDT!
- OPEN PREORDERS end on May 3rd at 11:59 PM EDT!
- $89.99 USD plus s&h
- Dust jacket art by @spookgeist
- End page art by @/morlev_art
- Hard case art by @luposlipaphobya
- Printed edges by @/mrosedesigner
- First 1000 sets will be hand signed by the author!
- Exclusive deleted scene bound into the third book!
- Author Letter bound into the first book!
- Specially designed shipping box!
We will be hosting a staggered release of our covers and hardcase designs during the preorder period. You can expect the next cover on April 19th when sales launch! The next hardcase reveal will happen in the next week!
We ship internationally and any exceptions can be found on our shipping FAQ, along with the approximate cost. https://rainbowcratebookbox.com/pages/rainbow-after-dark-r-a-d
We accept paypal, shop pay, google pay, as well as credit and debit cards. Orders over 50 USD are eligible for a pay in 4 payment plan through shop pay. This program splits the total cost (including shipping) into four bi-weekly, interest-free installment payments. Shop Pay is limited to US addresses. Paypal may also offer a payment plan option depending on user settings and country. If you are not given a paypal option at checkout, please contact shopify support.
Discreet shipping is an option for this set; the custom box will be placed inside a plastic mailer. If you’d like discreet shipping, please select this option at checkout.
Note: This is a digital mockup and finished copies may differ slightly.
ID: A post of five slides. Slide 1: A graphic with a white brick wall background. Along the top it reads “Court of Broken Bonds Trilogy”. Trilogy is in plain gray font while the series name is in fancy script golden metallic font. In the middle of the graphic is three book mockups with dragon scale edges. The first are black with silver, the second are gold with black and the third are red with gold. The cover of the second book, Heir to Frost & Storm is visible while the subsequent covers only have about an inch of it displayed. At the bottom of the image is a bulleted list that reads “First-ever hardcovers!”, “Exclusive covers, hardcovers, endpages!” and “printed edges!”. Over the middle of the graphic is a gold banner with black text that reads “On Sale Now!”.
Slide 2: A graphic with a white brick wall background. Along the top it reads “Court of Broken Bonds Trilogy”. Trilogy is in plain gray font while the series name is in fancy script golden metallic font. In the middle of the graphic is three book mockups with dragon scale edges. The first are black with silver, the second are gold with black and the third are red with gold. The cover of the second book, Heir to Frost & Storm is visible while the subsequent covers only have about an inch of it displayed. At the bottom of the image is a bulleted list that reads “First-ever hardcovers!”, “Exclusive covers, hardcovers, endpages!” and “printed edges!”.
Slide 3: A graphic with a white brick wall background. Along the top it reads “Court of Broken Bonds Trilogy”. Trilogy is in plain gray font while the series name is in fancy script golden metallic font. In the middle of the graphic is three book mockups with dragon scale edges. The first are black with silver, the second are gold with black and the third are red with gold. The cover of the first book, Heir to Thorn & Flame is visible while the subsequent covers only have about an inch of it displayed. At the bottom of the image is a bulleted list that reads “First-ever hardcovers!”, “Exclusive covers, hardcovers, endpages!” and “printed edges!”.
Slide 4: A graphic with a white brick wall background. Along the top it reads “Court of Broken Bonds Trilogy”. Trilogy is in plain gray font while the series name is in fancy script golden metallic font. In the middle of the graphic is three book mockups with dragon scale edges. The first edges are black with silver, the second are gold with black and the third are red with gold. The naked hardcase of the first book, Heir to Thorn & Flame is visible while the subsequent covers only have about an inch of it displayed. At the bottom of the image is text that reads “Hard Case Design Reveal!” in black font with a white outline. Under this is a bulleted list which reads “Luxe Hardcover Designs!” and “Multi-Foiled!” in orange font.
Slide 5: A graphic with a white brick wall background. Along the top it reads “Court of Broken Bonds Trilogy”. Trilogy is in plain gray font while the series name is in fancy script golden metallic font. In the middle of the graphic is three book mockups with dragon scale edges. The first edges are black with silver, the second are gold with black and the third are red with gold. The back of the naked hardcase of book 1, Heir to Thorn & Flame, is visible while the subsequent covers only have about an inch of it displayed. The book mockups face the other way to visually depict they are back covers. At the bottom of the image is text that reads “Hard Case Design Reveal!” in black font with a white outline. Under this is a bulleted list which reads “Luxe Hardcover Designs!” and “Multi-Foiled!” in orange font. End ID.
#heir to thorn and flame#court of broken bonds#heir to frost and storm#ben alderson#second sky#rainbow crate#dragon books#fantasy books#romantasy
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our third artist reveal for the May Liar Liar crate! Next up is Litarnes (@litarnes) who has illustrated both bookplates, all of the black & white interior art, some of the interior coloured bonus art, and designed the foiled edges (in collaboration with @rosdottir) for Earthflown! The May edition has even more customizations and one final artist reveal to come.
How excited are you to see the bonus art?
From the artist:
Litarnes is a self taught, US-based illustrator with a background in biomed. Growing up as a transient child, they spend much of the year in airports, en route to art conventions. They are inspired by liminal spaces and nature.
🌈 Subscription spots are currently open for 1, 3 and 6 month subscription spots! These will start with the April crate! Use RAINBOW10 to save on your first month! https://rainbowcratebookbox.com/collections/subscriptions
ID: A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the illustrations is a color coordinating border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @litarnes“. End ID.
#liar liar#earthflown#an anatomy of water#litarnes#artist reveal#rainbow crate#subscriptions open#queer books#adult books#asexual books#achillean books#indie books
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Big News: March boxes are shipping! These boxes started going out yesterday and all should be sent by tomorrow. Tracking will update over the next couple of days. Please allow at least a week for them to update before emailing for missing tracking.
We are so excited for these books to make it to your hands. We hope you love these editions as much as we loved creating them. The March photo challenge will be delayed until April 13th. More details with updated dates to come soon. Entries will be counted from now until after the challenge concludes.
We will have an update for March box extras in the next couple weeks.
📷: Thanks to @/Bookish.Hollyx on IG for the photo of our box and January books!
ID: a left hand holds out a brown Rainbow Crate box with the two January books stacked on top of it. THe book spines face the camera. The Necessity of Rain is on top of Evergreen. The background of the photo is a white bookshelf next to a white book cart. Both are filled with books. End ID.
#rainbow crate#shop updates#boxes are shipping#book subscription#be gay do crime#icarus#junker seven#special edition#queer books
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Surprise! It’s time to reveal the naked hardcover design of our exclusive Heir to Thorn & Flame edition in collaboration with Ben Alderson and Second Sky Books!
This will be an open preorder with no limits. Sets will ship in Fall 2024. Customers can buy as many sets as they want, however they must all be purchased separately. Sets cannot be shipped together in the same box.
DETAILS:
- A gorgeous hardcover set of all three books!
- OPEN PREORDERS begin on April 19th at 9 AM EDT!
- OPEN PREORDERS end on May 3rd at 11:59 PM EDT!
- $89.99 USD plus s&h
- Dust jacket art by @spookgeist
- End page art by @/morlev_art
- Hard case art by @luposlipaphobya
- Printed edges by @/mrosedesigner
- First 1000 sets will be hand signed by the author!
- Exclusive deleted scene bound into the third book!
- Author Letter bound into the first book!
- Specially designed shipping box!
We will be hosting a staggered release of our covers and hardcase designs during the preorder period. You can expect the next cover on April 19th when sales launch! The next hardcase reveal will happen in the next week!
We ship internationally and any exceptions can be found on our shipping FAQ, along with the approximate cost.
We accept paypal, shop pay, google pay, as well as credit and debit cards. Orders over 50 USD are eligible for a pay in 4 payment plan through shop pay. This program splits the total cost (including shipping) into four bi-weekly, interest-free installment payments. Shop Pay is limited to US addresses. Paypal may also offer a payment plan option depending on user settings and country. If you are not given a paypal option at checkout, please contact shopify support.
Discreet shipping is an option for this set; the custom box will be placed inside a plastic mailer. If you’d like discreet shipping, please select this option at checkout.
Note: This is a digital mockup and finished copies may differ slightly.
ID: A post of two slides. Slide 1: A graphic with a white brick wall background. Along the top it reads “Court of Broken Bonds Trilogy”. Trilogy is in plain gray font while the series name is in fancy script golden metallic font. In the middle of the graphic is three book mockups with dragon scale edges. The first edges are black with silver, the second are gold with black and the third are red with gold. The naked hardcase of the first book, Heir to Thorn & Flame is visible while the subsequent covers only have about an inch of it displayed. At the bottom of the image is text that reads “Hard Case Design Reveal!” in black font with a white outline. Under this is a bulleted list which reads “Luxe Hardcover Designs!” and “Multi-Foiled!” in orange font.
Slide 2: A graphic with a white brick wall background. Along the top it reads “Court of Broken Bonds Trilogy”. Trilogy is in plain gray font while the series name is in fancy script golden metallic font. In the middle of the graphic is three book mockups with dragon scale edges. The first edges are black with silver, the second are gold with black and the third are red with gold. The back of the naked hardcase of book 1, Heir to Thorn & Flame, is visible while the subsequent covers only have about an inch of it displayed. The book mockups face the other way to visually depict they are back covers. At the bottom of the image is text that reads “Hard Case Design Reveal!” in black font with a white outline. Under this is a bulleted list which reads “Luxe Hardcover Designs!” and “Multi-Foiled!” in orange font. End ID.
#heir to thorn and flame#court of broken bonds#ben alderson#second sky books#rainbow crate#special editions#dragon books#books are magic
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our second artist reveal for the May Liar Liar crate! Next up is Frances (@francesthewren ) who has illustrated the new cover, endpages, and interior coloured bonus art for Earthflown! This cover features gorgeous character art. Happy book birthday to Earthflown and a big congrats to Frances, Litarnes & Studio Shoga! The May edition has even more customizations and two more artist reveals to come.
How excited are you to see the new cover?
From the artist:
Frances is an Australian-based accidental artist struggling to escape the smudge brush. They love painting people but has branched out to mise en scene in order to pass the human captcha test. Addicted to florals; allergic to lineart.
🌈 Subscription spots are currently open for 1, 3 and 6 month subscription spots! These will start with the April crate! Use RAINBOW10 to save on your first month!
ID: A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the illustrations is a color coordinating border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @francesthewren“. End ID.
#liar liar#earthflown#an anatomy of water#frances wren#artist reveal#rainbow crate#subscriptions open#queer books#adult books#asexual books#achillean books#indie books
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our recommendation post for next month’s theme!
So here are twenty books that we think also fit the May theme of Liar Liar. All of these books feature MCs who are lying about something. This could be to themselves, to other MCs or other SCs. Books featured are adult and young adult titles.
What other book would you add to our Liar Liar theme?
First Row: Prince & Assassin by Tavia Lark, The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling, Café con Lychee by Emery Lee, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker, Dark Rise by C.S. Pascat.
Second Row: Out of Character by Jenna Miller, She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran, The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic, Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee.
Third Row: Ravensong by Cayla Fay, Darker by Four by June C.L. Tan, If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio, This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne.
Fourth Row: Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall, D’Vaughn & Kris Plan a Wedding, Chef’s Choice by TJ Alexander, The Name-Bearer by Natalia Hernandez, Evocation by S.T. Gibson, If Found Return to Hell by Em X. Liu.
ID: Twenty books in four rows: the first and fourth row have six book covers which stretch across the entire width of the graphic. Rows two and three have four books with two on each side. In the middle of these is a light yellow-beige background. A Rainbow Crate logo with no text is at the top. Text below reads “May 2024 Liar Liar Book Recs” in all caps. All text is in black font, except for “Liar Liar” which is in dark blue. End ID.
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In collaboration with Ben Alderson and Second Sky Books, Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our special edition set of the Court of Broken Bonds series!
This will be an open preorder with no limits. Sets will ship in Fall 2024. Customers can buy as many sets as they want, however they must all be purchased separately. Sets cannot be shipped together in the same box.
DETAILS:
- A gorgeous hardcover set of all three books!
- OPEN PREORDERS begin on April 19th at 9 AM EDT!
- OPEN PREORDERS end on May 3rd at 11:59 PM EDT!
- $89.99 USD plus s&h
- Dust jacket art by @spookgeist
- End page art by @/morlev_art
- Hard case art by @luposlipaphobya
- Printed edges by @/mrosedesigner
- First 1000 sets will be hand signed by the author!
- Exclusive deleted scene bound into the third book!
- Author Letter bound into the first book!
- Specially designed shipping box!
We will be hosting a staggered release of our covers and hardcase designs during the preorder period. You can expect the next cover on April 19th! The first hardcase reveal will also be this week!
We ship internationally and any exceptions can be found on our shipping FAQ, along with the approximate cost. https://rainbowcratebookbox.com/pages/shipping-updates
We accept paypal, shop pay, google pay, as well as credit and debit cards. Orders over 50 USD are eligible for a pay in 4 payment plan through shop pay. This program splits the total cost (including shipping) into four bi-weekly, interest-free installment payments. Shop Pay is limited to US addresses. Paypal may also offer a payment plan option depending on user settings and country. If you are not given a paypal option at checkout, please contact shopify support.
Discreet shipping is an option for this set; the custom box will be placed inside a plastic mailer. If you’d like discreet shipping, please select this option at checkout.
Note: This is a digital mockup and finished copies may differ slightly.
ID: A graphic with a white brick wall background. Along the top it reads “Court of Broken Bonds Trilogy”. Trilogy is in plain gray font while the series name is in fancy script golden metallic font. In the middle of the graphic is three book mockups with dragon scale edges. The first are black with silver, the second are gold with black and the third are red with gold. The cover of the first book, Heir to Thorn & Flame is visible while the subsequent covers only have about an inch of it displayed. At the bottom of the image is a bulleted list that reads “First-ever hardcovers!”, “Exclusive covers, hardcovers, endpages!” and “printed edges!”. End ID.
#heir to thorn and flame#court of broken bonds#ben alderson#second sky#rainbow crate#special edition#queer fantasy#fantasy books#romantasy
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our first artist reveal for the May Liar Liar crate! First up is Karlovy (@karlovycross) who has illustrated the new cover for Flawless Girls by Anna-Marie McLemore! This cover features gorgeous character art!
How excited are you to see the new cover?
From the artist:
Karlovy Cross is an Indigenous Quechua-Hungarian illustrator in New York City. Living in the city with her autism, she found it was more peaceful sitting at home with her fairytale books which would later find its way back into her heart and her art. Her work is seen as a tender expression of feminine queerness and an ode to nudity in its most natural form... body hair, stretch marks, and all. Her favorite flowers are foxgloves and her dream is to live inside one like a fairy.
🌈 Subscription spots are currently open for 1, 3 and 6 month subscription spots! These will start with the April crate! Use RAINBOW10 to save on your first month!
ID: A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the illustrations is a color coordinating border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @karlovycross“. End ID.
#liar liar#flawless girls#anna marie mclemore#artist reveal#rainbow crate#subscriptions open#queer books#ya fiction#sapphic books#intersex books
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! We’re here to remind you tomorrow is renewal day for Rainbow After Dark and all subscribers will be charged! This renewal is for our May Angels & Demons box! If you’d like to skip for any reason you can do so from your account or you can email us at [email protected]
Crates will feature special editions of AITA? By Cassie Alexander (@AuthorCassieAlexander) and Mercy by Ian Haramaki (@Cometkins)! These books are fully luxe editions with brand new covers, designed hardcovers, illustrated endpapers and printed edges!
After renewals are processed, we will open spots to new subscribers for the RAD crate. These spots will be offered exclusively to those on our waitlist in numerical order. If you’d like to subscribe in the future, please join the waitlist here.
📷: Thanks to @/FranksForeword for the photo of our February RAD books!
ID: A left hand holds out our editions of Phantom & Rook by Aelina Isaacs and Pirates of Aletharia in front of white bookshelves filled with rainbow organized books. At the bottom of the photo text reads “RAD Renewal Reminder” in all caps white font with a black outline. End ID.
#rainbow crate#rainbow after dark#renewal#renewal reminder#shop updates#book box#bookish#book subscription#angels and demons#phantom and rook#pirates of aletharia
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our final artist reveal for the May “Angels & Demons” Rainbow After Dark box! Last up is Robin (@zombieisok) who has illustrated the new cover for Mercy by Ian Haramaki (@cometkins)!
From the artist:
Robin (also known as Zombie) is a self-taught, queer, independent artist from Colorado.
He is passionate about drawing beautiful men, gay couples, and depictions of queer love.
When he's not making his gay little drawings, he enjoys cooking, painting his nails, and fishkeeping.
🌈We are sold out of R.A.D. spots and now on a waitlist system - you can join here
ID: A quartet of illustrations on a dark black background arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the illustrations is a color coordinating border. In the center it reads “May R.A.D. artist reveal: @zombieisok“. The handle has a yellow glow surrounding each letter. End ID.
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! We are dropping in with another update for our March box. Unfortunately we were missing an item that was rushed to us this week. It is scheduled to arrive today if all things go well 🤞🏻. Once it is officially in our packing center, we will be boxing up the March boxes and sending them out the door ASAP. Our hope is to have everything shipped out by midweek of next week.
Q: What’s the last book you read with demons?
Shop Updates:
-Our March photo challenge will be delayed at least 2 weeks if not longer due to boxes shipping late. Please keep an eye out on our social media pages for new dates.
-April boxes are currently on track to ship out the week of the 25th
-We are getting ready to reveal the special edition set we have been teasing very soon!
-We still have sets of our exclusive signed hardcover editions of the AFTG series!
-We still have December through February crates available in our shop!
-April subscription spots and one time purchase are open now!
📷: Thanks to @/CasReadsAnything for the photo of our edition of The Fall That Saved Us by Tamara Jerée!
ID: The Rainbow Crate hardcover of The Fall That Saved Us stands on top of itself with the printed edges displayed to the camera. The edges have feathered patterns that match the cover. A long dagger rests against the cover with the point on the hardcase. The books sit on a wooden surface with gold accent swirls on a green wall behind it. End ID.
#the fall that saved us#tamara jeree#sapphic books#rainbow crate#dangerous liaisons#shop updates#book box#march box update
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our fifth artist reveal for the May “Angels & Demons” Rainbow After Dark box! Next up is Aleksandra (@Joe_Draws_Art) who has illustrated the new cover for AITA? By Cassie Alexander!
From the artist:
I'm Aleksandra, illustrator and concept artist, working in game industry and drawing mostly for games. Despite that I love to draw girls in my free time, experimenting with settings and colors. I was drawing all my life, but I started taking it more seriously since 2012 year, making the first attempts to draw in digital space.
🌈We are sold out of R.A.D. spots and now on a waitlist system - you can join here
ID: A quartet of illustrations on a dark black background arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the illustrations is a color coordinating border. In the center it reads “May R.A.D. artist reveal: @joe_draws_art“. The handle has a yellow glow surrounding each letter. End ID.
#rainbow after dark#angels and demons#aita#am i the asshole#sapphic books#cassie alexander#artist reveal
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We are ever-pleased to reveal that our May 2024 theme is…
💋 Liar, Liar 💋
💋 Our Trad book is Flawless Girls by beloved author Anna-Marie McLemore, a story of a left-behind sister desperate searching for answers in a boarding school that is definitely what it seems.
FG AT-A-GLANCE:
GENRE: YA dark academia urban fantasy fever dream (skews older)
REP: sapphic intersex Latina mc, sapphic gender-nonconforming li, various white sapphic scs
LENGTH: 304 pgs
SPECIAL FEATURES:
New fully-redesigned dust jacket
Author letter
Signed bookplates
Collectible bookmark
SUMMARY: The Soler sisters are infamous in polite society—brazen, rebellious, and raised by their fashionable grandmother who couldn’t care less about which fork goes where. But their grandmother also knows the standards that two Latina young ladies will be held to, so she secures them two coveted places at the Alarie House, a prominent finishing school that turns out first ladies, princesses, and socialites.
Younger sister Isla is back home within a day. She refuses to become one of the eerily sweet Alarie girls in their prim white dresses. Older sister Renata stays. When she returns months later, she’s unfailingly pleasant, unnervingly polite, and, Isla discovers, possibly murderous. And the same night she returns home, she vanishes.
As their grandmother uses every connection she has to find Renata, Isla re-enrolls, intent on finding out what happened to her sister. But the Alarie House is as exacting as it is opulent. It won’t give up its secrets easily, and neither will a mysterious, conniving girl who’s either controlling the house, or carrying out its deadly orders.
💋 Our Indie spotlight is Earthflown by Frances Wren, a twisting, magical thriller that sets up US (the 99%) against THEM (the rich).
EF AT-A-GLANCE:
GENRE: Adult futuristic whirlwind with a side of drama
REP: (from the author) “We'd like the emphasis to be that both Litarnes and I are queer creators of colour, and many aspects of the rep is lived experience.”
Gay male mc w/depression and lower melanin, Ace-spectrum male mc w/lower melanin, Maori male mc w/high melanin, South-east Asian male sc w/moderate melanin, Bisexual & sapphic, scs (including South-east Asian) w/moderate + lower melanin
LENGTH: 467 pgs
SPECIAL FEATURES:
New fully-redesigned dust jacket
Art + foiled hard case
art endpapers
Author letter
Signed bookplates
Extra content
Full-color art gallery in back
Collectible bookmark
SUMMARY: When Ethan saves the life of a firestarter, it's nothing unusual. He's the only healer on call at the hospital – and that gunshot wound isn't going to regenerate itself. But his patient turns out to be Corinna Arden, heiress to a pharmaceutical empire controlling Britain's water supply. Her twin, Javier, is a man who (a) starts sending Ethan flowers at work, (b) seems terrified of a secret, and (c) has the cheekbones and earnestness to make up for both.
Ethan indulges in (what he thinks will be) a brief, harmless romance – but is swept up in a deadly collusion over Project Earthflown: the largest reconstruction tender since London clawed its way out of the rising sea.
Determined to follow the money, Ollie is a journalist who finds a corpse at the end of a too-convenient tip. The fate of water – and who profits – might depend on the perennial question: has Ethan lost his mind, or is he just an idiot?
💋 Limited subs beginning with the April box are open now on our website!
https://rainbowcratebookbox.com/collections/subscriptions
ID: A coffee-stained paper with the words “liar, liar” typed in the center.
#earthflown#flawless girls#litarnes#frances wren#anna-marie mclemore#Rainbow Crate#Read Queer All Year#lgbt#gay#mlm#lesbian#sapphic#achillean#wlw#bisexual#bi#pansexual#pan#asexual#ace#aromantic#aro#trans#queer#genderqueer#enby#nonbinary#intersex#book box
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