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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Apr 12

Some news 🫶

A Message from The Lavender Rhino:
After an incredible year of celebrating queer authors and stories, we’ve made the difficult decision to pause operations. Due to a challenging bookselling market, uncertainty around Trump’s tariffs, and my own lack of bandwidth, this business is no longer financially feasible.

But it’s not goodbye — we hope to reassess our business model and reemerge, in one form or another, in the future. I’m so grateful to everyone who supported our Kickstarter campaign, who purchased from our store, and who believed in us along the way.

In the meantime, all of our remaining inventory will be heavily discounted on our site. Please help me clear out my apartment by buying a book or three.

With love and gratitude,
Dylan

P.S. Keep telling queer stories and reading queer books! We need them now more than ever.

The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Mar 21

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/...

Gently Used Books - Now 50% Off
The Danish Girl, Golden Boys, Razorblade Tears, Greenland, The World We Make, One Life

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Mar 18

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 📚💙

Sapphic Book Recs: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taiwan Travelogue, One Last Stop, The Priory of the Orange Tree, Black Cake, Cleat Cute

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Mar 6

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 💙📚

Used LGBTQ+ Book Sale!
For a limited time, 50% off all used books.
thelavenderrhino.com
Discount automatically applied at checkout

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 28

LOVE this project!! We’ll reach out to you soon, but if we forget feel free to email us [email protected]

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 27

We’re all that fox rn 😵‍💫

“Stoned Fox” meme with text that reads: When your dystopian book goes from being entertainment to being an instruction manual

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 24

Non-binary books**

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 24

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 📚💙

Books You Should Read with Non-Binary Representation on background with non-binary flag colors yellow, white, purple, and black

Non-Binary Book Recs: The Pairing, Sargassa, No Road Home, He/She/They, No Gods No Monsters, Daniel Deconstructed

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 19

No LGBT without the T!! #transrightsarehumanrights

People holding a large sign that reads “Respect my trans honors or I’m gonna identify as a fucking problem”

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 19

Thank you so much! 🫶🫶🫶

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 17

Love that!!

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 17

Thanks so much!! 💜

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 17

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

#booksky 📚💙 #horrorbooks #queerbooks

Queer Horror Books (with a pic of a creepy book). Swipe to see our spooky recs

Spooky and Queer Novels: Don’t Let the Forest In, The Bright Lands, Boy Parts, Gideon the Ninth, Bath Haus, The Sins on Their Bones

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 13

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 💙📚

Queer love is queer power. Love yourself, love each other, love your community

Queer romance novels for Valentine’s Day. The Charm Offensive, The Pairing, In Memoriam, Single Player, Cleat Cute, Swimming in the Dark

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 12

why do people like these fr

Jennifer Coolidge in The White Lotus saying These deckled pages, they’re trying to murder me”

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 7

These are going fast - order yours today!

The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Jan 19

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 💙📚

NEW MERCH - Tote Bags - Now Available at thelavenderrhino.com with mockup images of the two bags

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 3

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 💙📚

Books by queer Black authors for Black History Month

Giovanni’s Room, Unprotected, Isaac’s Song, Where Sleeping Girls Lie, Family Meal, and Congratulations the Best is Over!

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 2

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 💙📚

Books You Should Read with Transgender Representation

The In-Between Bookstore, Mad Honey, American Teenager, He/She/They, Boy Parts, In the Form of a Question

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Feb 2

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The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Jan 31

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/...

The Lavender Rhino @thelavenderrhino.bsky.social · Jan 19

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 💙📚