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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 4h

🌈 Subscription spots are closed until the end of the month. On November 1st, subscription and one time boxes will be available for purchase, use RAINBOW10 to save.

Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 4h

From the artist:
Hello! I'm Cynthia and I am a designer and artist, working in animation, games,and illustration. I focus on environments and character worldbuilding. I simultaneously read too much and not enough.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 4h

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the November Queer & Quirky crate! Next up is Cynthia @cynicaldrawings.bsky.social who illustrated the hardcase for Shroom for Improvement by Jemma Croft @jemmacroft.bsky.social ! 🧵

A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is an mint-navy ombre striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @cynicaldrawings.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in light green font.

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 5h

Current work read another lovely edition from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social which is presently on sale.
#booksky💙📚 #diversebooksky #readersky #queersky #recs

First And Last Demon by Hiyodori

A pink city scape with magic swirling wind.

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Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 5h

Rating: 5/5 ☆
Genre: Fantasy, LGBT, Myth Retelling
Pages: 328

Got this lovely edition of Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social

Review in 🧵
#booksky💙📚#diversebooksky #readersky #queersky #recs #review

Photo Collage that reads Legend of The White Snake
Photos include a white python, burning incense, a prince in golden finery, a white snake eye, black silk robes, white silk robes, and a temple at moonlight

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Rachel Lacey @rachelslacey.bsky.social · 1d

Your chance to pick up some of these GORGEOUS limited edition hardcover editions (including Stars Collide) on sale! And I do mean GORGEOUS, all of them! 😍❤️

Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows, we are working on clearing older inventory from our packing center, which means it’s time for a SALE! Get up to 40% off select past books and 20% off select past boxes! Quantities are limited and once they’re sold out, they’re gone! 🧵

An image of 31 Rainbow Crate books. The books are arranged in five rows, with the books slightly alternating where they line up. All book covers face the camera, the books near the edges of the image are more cut off. Text along the bottom reads “Last Chance Sale” in white font with a red outline.

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Beck 🌈📚 (she/they) @becklovesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

A SALE YOU SAY? WITH QUEER BOOKS?

Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows, we are working on clearing older inventory from our packing center, which means it’s time for a SALE! Get up to 40% off select past books and 20% off select past boxes! Quantities are limited and once they’re sold out, they’re gone! 🧵

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

Shop the sale here:

On Sale!

Special Editions & Preorders | Past Boxes

rainbowcratebookbox.com

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

10%
May 2025 Soulmates: Where the River Meets the Soul by S. Nicole, Faces by A.M. Rose
RAD May 2025 Captive Hearts: The Pendragon Wytch by C.C. Davie, The Flowered Blade by Taylor Hubbard

A graphic with the first slide as the background with an added image blur effect. Text at the top reads “10% Off” in white font with a red outline. Two theme images are displayed.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

20%
Jan 25 Creative Pursuits: Outdrawn by Deanna Grey, You and I, Rewritten by Chip Pons
RAD Feb 25 Courting the Fae: The Golden Apple Duet by Ali Williams, The Musician & the Monster by Jenya Keefe
RAD Nov 24 Sexily Ever After: Of Tides & Snow by Darva Green, Far From Neverland by River Hale

A graphic with the first slide as the background with an added image blur effect. Text at the top reads “20% Off” in white font with a red outline. Three theme images are displayed with two in the top row and one underneath.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

20%
April 25 On My Way to the Castle: Uncharted by Alli Temple, Royal Rescue by A Alex Logan
March 25 I Kissed a Demon & I Liked It: The First & Last Demon by Hiyodori, Demon King’s Gardener by Rori Thornton
Feb 25 Chapter by Chapter: Of Love & Libraries by Brenna Bailey, Upside Down by NR Walker

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

30%
Dragon Falls by Davis Lavender
Monsters Within Men by TJ Rose
Providence Girls by Morgan Dante
Who’d Have Thought by G. Benson
A Whisper of Solace by Milena McKay

A graphic with the first slide as the background with an added image blur effect. Text at the top reads “30% Off” in white font with a red outline. Five book covers are displayed in two rows. The top row has three covers while the bottom only has two.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

30%
Trailer Park Prince by Andre L. Bradley
Stars Collide by Rachel Lacey
A Circle of Stars by Craig Montgomery
A Queer & Cozy Winter: A Rainbow Crate Anthology
Earthflown by Frances Wren & Litarnes
Snow Boys by Simon Doyle

A graphic with the first slide as the background with an added image blur effect. Text at the top reads “30% Off” in white font with a red outline. Six book covers are displayed in two rows of three books each.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

40%
*Icarus by K. Ancrum
*When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson
*Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham
*A Diamond Bright and Broken by Holly Davis
*Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee
*Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

A graphic with the first slide as the background with an added image blur effect. Text at the top reads “40% Off” in white font with a red outline. Six book covers are displayed in two rows of three books each.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

All orders are limited to 7 lbs for shipping configuration. If you get to check out and it does not allow you to checkout, please remove an item(s) and try again.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

Sale prices are good until Friday, October 31 @ 11:59 PM ET.

The items are automatically discounted and it will be applied at checkout! You can see the sale prices in your cart. This automatic discount can be combined with any rewards points you have on your account.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

All books and past boxes in the sale ship internationally. However, temporary shipping suspensions are still in effect for Canada, Afghanistan, Belarus, Bhutan, Haiti, Libya, Niue, Russia, South Sudan, Sudan, Spain, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Yemen.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

This will be the LAST CHANCE sale for several of our older items. Books marked with an * are last chance items.

Shop the sale here: rainbowcratebookbox.com/collections/...

On Sale!

Special Editions & Preorders | Past Boxes

rainbowcratebookbox.com

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows, we are working on clearing older inventory from our packing center, which means it’s time for a SALE! Get up to 40% off select past books and 20% off select past boxes! Quantities are limited and once they’re sold out, they’re gone! 🧵

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

Grab one of our last copies while its discounted in the shop! rainbowcratebookbox.com/products/leg...

Whirl 📚(can't donate) @whirloglyphics.bsky.social · 1d

Flash Review for Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee featuring the @rainbowcrate.bsky.social edition
#booksky💙📚 #queersky #diversebooksky #readersky #review

Book cover featuring two men lovingly gazing at each other as they hold a magic pearl.

Whirls review
Beautiful and emotional
Love after death and redemption
M/m gay romance
Queer Retelling of a classic story
Post Tang Dynasty Setting
Selfless love in the face of crisis
5/5 Stars

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

🌈 Subscription spots are closed until the end of the month. On November 1st, subscription and one time boxes will be available for purchase, use RAINBOW10 to save.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

That is my way of sharing my own interpretation of the characters and scenes with other people around the world. In my illustrations, I enjoy playing with contrasts and vibrant colors along with clean lines, and I also tend to add little references and details for the viewer to find!

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

From the artist:
I am Enise, a Spanish digital artist. I like playing videogames, reading books and fantasy worlds, but above all I really love drawing fanarts of those topics.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the November Queer & Quirky crate! First up is Enise @enisestudio.bsky.social who illustrated the hardcase for the Starship Teapot Omnibus by Si Clarke @clacksee.bsky.social 🧵

A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is a pastel rainbow striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @enisestudio.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in teal font.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 2d

Dear Benjamin Vol 1 by Id, Chaewon Kanh (Illustrator), Addis (editor)
Five Star White Trash: A Memoir of Fraud & Family by Georgiann Davis
Puck Shots by Becca Jackson
Beyond the Darkness by Thom Collins

Check out the full list here: rainbowcratebookbox.com/blogs/new-re...

A graphic with a background is made up of a diagonal oriented 6-stripe rainbow. In the middle is a white grid outline with a column on the left that has the release date in black over an orange rectangle and book covers in three rows of 4 book covers each. Only 4 books displayed in the top row. The bottom part of the graphic has black text that reads “Check out the full list on our website!” in all caps.

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