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Rainbow Crate
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🌈 Proudly queer-owned
🌈 Special, exclusive editions of LGBTQIA+ books
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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 8d
The Gods have left their mark. In the race for power, only the destined will rise.

The Rainbow Crate team is pleased to reveal that our January 2026 theme is…

☀️ MARKED BY THE DIVINE 👑

Read on to learn more! 🧵
A sunset breaking over a mountain. The image has yellow-red colors and five rays from the sun can be seen shooting outward. Three distinct cloud formations are in the sky. Above the sun is text that reads “marked by the divine”. At the top is "Rainbow Crate" with a rainbow in between the words and "presents" underneath. At the very bottom it reads "- January 2026 Theme -" in all caps.
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🌈 In collaboration with Jae @jaeauthor.bsky.social , Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our special edition set of the Fair Oaks duology! 🧵

Note: This is a digital mockup and finished copies may differ slightly.
A graphic with a white brick wall background with a thin gold outline. Along the top it reads “Rainbow Crate Presents” with a rainbow icon between crate and presents. Underneath that it says “The Fair Oaks Duology Books 1 & 2” in black script font. In the middle of the graphic are two 3D mockups of the cover and edges of Perfect Rhythm and Not the Marrying Kind with a shadow under it. Text at the bottom reads “exclusive dust jackets by @jongyiarts!”, “hardcase illustrated by @therena_carlin”, “illustrated endpapers by @kelsijosilva”, and “printed edges by @mrosedesigner”. Across the middle of the graphic is a rectangular banner with a blue-pink gradient. Text on the banner reads “on sale now!” in white font.
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Our October Help My Roommate’s Hot! photo challenge is officially underway! Entries are open until December 15th! 🧵
A photo of a white branded Rainbow Crate box. To the right of the box is the spoiler card. Below them are the two hardcover books: Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao & And They Were Roommates by Page Powars. Below the books are red, pink and blue flowers. Everything sits on a white brick background.
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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🌈 What's COMING OUT (pun intended) this December? Which books are you excited for? Which books are you adding to your TBR? Any other queer releases you know of? 🧵
A graphic with a background of a diagonal oriented 6-stripe rainbow. In the middle is a white square with a thin outline and text that reads "189 queer books coming out in December!". The 189 is in matching horizontal rainbow stripes and December is in green text. Text between the number and month are all caps black font.
December 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
rainbowcrate.bsky.social
🌈 Hey, Reading Rainbows! It’s almost time for our November R.A.D. photo challenge, which starts on December 12th! You can post your photos from now until the end of December; winners announced in January. 🧵
A dark graphic with a red-brown brick wall background. Three boxes of the wall background are outlined with a dark frame. The top box has the RAD logo and “Small Town Big Heart photo/video challenge!”. “Small town” is in a thicker font that glows yellow, while “Big Heart” is in a script font that glows pink. Next to the text is a glowing yellow house icon with a pink glowing heart inside of it. The middle box has the schedule transcribed above with the dates glowing pink, the prompt in bold white font and the details in white font. The last box has the last two paragraphs of text in white font all caps and the hashtags are pink font with a glow.
December 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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I'm sure you've heard about the @rainbowcrate.bsky.social Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale that ends today! So snag some past boxes and on sale books while you can. Who'd Have Thought is definitely one of my favorite past books!
#booksky #queersky #promosky #readersky
Who'd Have Thought By G. Benson featuring two femmes lovingly gazing at each other while the plus size Love Interest holds an extremely fat cat in front of a large window opening up to a city. Book set on a background of scrubs and florals Who'd Have Thought dustjacket splayyed out Hardcase with a golf foiled fat grumpy cat on the front and a qoute on the back "Turns out this year was the weirdest of her life. In all of the best ways." Interior endpages with stethoscope, paw prints, and med bags
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Presenting Yaakov from The Lair of Qoresis, illustrated by @gagakumadraws.bsky.social ! His short story first appeared in @rainbowcrate.bsky.social Queer and Cozy Winter Anthology.

You can read this on its own through my Patreon!

www.patreon.com/posts/136768...
A sketch illustration of Yaakov, an older man with a full beard, tied back hair, and a thick belly.
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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It's the last day of our very GAY sale! 🏳️‍🌈
December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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what if there was a YET to part of this statement 👀
rainbowcrate.bsky.social Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 8d
We might not carry Heated Rivalry, but we do have gay, sapphic, trans and queer special edition books! Several of which are on sale right now 👀
December 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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whirloglyphics.bsky.social
I also have my Rainbow After Dark box! Which honestly this may be one of my favorite themes for this box yet! Spoilers ahead! @rainbowcrate.bsky.social honestly they have phenomenal quarterly risqué boxes.
#booksky #queersky #readersky #promosky
A Dark box with neon rainbows down the side that says RAD rainbow after dark. Surrounded by a wreath with frosted berries Theme card reads. Small town, big heart. In neon.
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Our December ✨ RUN AWAY WITH ME ✨ crate is now available for new subscribers and one time purchases!

🏳️‍🌈 Our December books are Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne and Static Crush by Alistair Reeves! 🧵
A graphic of a gray background with multicolored stamps of famous landmarks. At the top in a black font with a pale orange outline it reads “December Subscriptions Open Now!”. Below this is a translucent gray rectangle. In the rectangle is the December theme image with the cover of Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea on the bottom left and the cover of Static Crush on the bottom right. Both book covers are outlined in a light blue frame.
December 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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It's December, which means it's time for holiday romance novellas! THE SOLSTICE CABIN is a gay historical romance set in Canada's far north. Ghosts, snow magic, northern lights, and best friends to lovers with mutual pining 🎄❄️

✨$2.99 on Amz and KU: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN6W753D
Solstice Cabin trope map: Elemental magic, snowed in, Great White North, 1920s Canada, best friends to lovers, talkative husky, only one bed, ghosts in the snow, solstice celebrations, gift giving, mutual pining, magic in the northern lights, huddling for warmth.
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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For our second year, I'm proud to present the TFR Reader's Choice Awards, the only literary awards where YOU can vote for your favorite transfeminine books of 2025 🩷

Voting is open right now! The voting period will last until December 26th, 2025 at 11:59 PM, so don't forget to cast your ballot.
Vote for the 2025 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards!
Voting is open now for the 2025 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards! Vote by Dec. 26th.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
rainbowcrate.bsky.social
We might not carry Heated Rivalry, but we do have gay, sapphic, trans and queer special edition books! Several of which are on sale right now 👀
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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haileyturner.bsky.social
Excited for this! 😍
rainbowcrate.bsky.social Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 8d
👑 BOOK 2 for January is The Prince’s Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner @haileyturner.bsky.social ! The land of Maricol is poisoned and prolonged exposure will kill you. Royal machinations have been turning the gears of war and tensions are primed to spark.
The theme image with a transparent red overlay. On the left side is the original cover of The Prince’s Poisoned Vow. On the right is listed the special features for the book as listed in the main body text of this post. Under the list it reads "stay tuned to our social media and mailing list for more information including content warnings!".
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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whirloglyphics.bsky.social
Back in action! I finally got my November boxes from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social (really I think I just got clueless to my own mail) I absolutely adore my November boxes
#booksky #queersky #diversebooksky #promosky #rainbowcrate
Spoilers ahead!
A rainbow crate box nestled in pine and frosted berries Queer & Quirky title card with rainbow colored mushrooms November 2025 Theme nestled in pine and presents
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Current Work Read between customers. I knooooow I've been slacking on RC reads. I'm working on catching up now tho! This is from Octobers box from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social
#booksky #rainbowcrate #queersky #readersky
And They Were Roommates by Page Powars
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
rainbowcrate.bsky.social
The Gods have left their mark. In the race for power, only the destined will rise.

The Rainbow Crate team is pleased to reveal that our January 2026 theme is…

☀️ MARKED BY THE DIVINE 👑

Read on to learn more! 🧵
A sunset breaking over a mountain. The image has yellow-red colors and five rays from the sun can be seen shooting outward. Three distinct cloud formations are in the sky. Above the sun is text that reads “marked by the divine”. At the top is "Rainbow Crate" with a rainbow in between the words and "presents" underneath. At the very bottom it reads "- January 2026 Theme -" in all caps.
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Happy Small Business Saturday!

This is a low stock warning for our AFTG set. There are under 75 sets left at this time. 🧵

📷: Thank you @/RunAwayShoudo on IG for the photo!
A photo of the Rainbow Crate All For the Game hardcover editions. All three books lay on a tan wooden surface in a patch of sunlight. The books are at an angle to the camera shot. A plant frond shadow sticks up on the bottom right corner of the image.
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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We’re a queer special edition book box running a sale for Black Friday! All of our books feature queer main characters, we only hire human artists, and we support indie authors!
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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🌈 Today is a good day to buy some queer special editions from our sale!
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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🌈 December Renewal Reminder!

Renewal day is December 1st, 2025 and all subscribers will be charged! There’s about three days left to skip your December renewal if you would like to. 🧵
A photo of a left hand holding out our edition of Of Love and Libraries in front of an assortment of colorful pumpkins on a wooden patch. Text at the bottom of the image reads “Dec Renewal Reminder” in white font with an orange outline.
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Last night was a whirlwind. FINALLY @spookyxpickle.bsky.social and @wctracy.bsky.social funded! Which leaves us with just THREE more projects to fund for 100% funded rate. We've got a week. New tiers and options have been added!
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November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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🌈 It’s time for our BIGGEST SALE of the year!

Quantities are limited, sale ends on Wednesday December 3rd at 10:59 PM CT. This is the perfect time to grab any holiday gifts! Orders for past boxes and items will ship out within 1-2 business days. 🧵
A photo featuring all the books from full boxes in the Black Friday sale available. Twenty books are laid out in a grid of four rows with five book covers each. In the middle is a branded Rainbow Crate box. The text on the image reads “Black Friday Starts Now!” in white font with a fuchsia shadow. The text is split into two lines with “Black Friday” above the box, and “Starts Now!” underneath the box. Books pictured Top row: Of Love & Libraries, Fragments of a Fallen Star, Peter Darling, It's a Queer Queer Summer, Veil us in Gold. Second row: Upside Down, Royal Rescue, Uncharted, Far From Neverland, Of Tides & Snow. Third row: Demon King's Gardner Vol 1-3, The Golden Apple Duet, The Musician & the Monster, Outdrawn, You & I Rewritten. Fourth row: The First & Last Demon, Faces, Where the River Meets the Soul, The Flowered Blade, The Pendragon Wytch.
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Extending this to today; last day to add books!!
rainbowcrate.bsky.social Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 17d
🌈 Do you or someone you know have an Dec queer book release? Indie or Trad books! Add it by Nov 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!
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
rainbowcrate.bsky.social
🌈 Are you ready for our BIGGEST SALE of the year!?

Starting Wednesday November 26th at 8 AM CT, we are hosting a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale. Join our newsletter now, to get a reminder when the sale goes live! 🧵
A graphic announcing the Black Friday Sale. The graphic has a white brick background with a golden rectangle frame. At the top is black text that reads “Rainbow Crate’s”. In the middle is text that reads “Black Friday Sale” in vertical pastel rainbow stripes with a black outline. At the bottom is black text that reads “Starts Wednesday 26 Nov at 8 AM CT”.
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM