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The May RAD photo challenge announcement including dates and prompts. 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 “Taking one for the Team photo/video challenge!”. Threads of fate is in a variety of fonts, “taking one” is in a glowing script, “for the” is in a glowing white athletic font and “team” is in an athletic font with an icy blue-orange glow and an extra outline around the letters. The middle box has the schedule transcribed above with the dates glowing red, 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 red font with a glow.
An artist reveal for the Nico Di Angelo books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is an ombre blue-pale yellow striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @giulia_blue”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in an orange font.
An artist reveal for one of the August books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is an ombre dark blue-deep red striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @annguyenart.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in a magenta font.
A post announcing additional Rainbow After Dark subscription spots open. A graphic of a dark brick wall with neon rainbow lights overlaid. At the top in a white font with a black outline it reads “August Subscriptions Open Now!”. Below this is a translucent black rectangle. In the rectangle is the August RAD theme image with the cover of Kiss of Seduction on the bottom left and the cover of Love Beneath the Guillotine on the bottom right. Both book covers are outlined in a red-orange ombre frame.
The June RC photo challenge announcement including dates and prompts. A graphic with a background of a pond side scene featuring yellow, orange and red flowers waving in the wind. Three white translucent boxes are overlaid over the graphic and text in the top box reads “Rebirth” and is in orange script font, and “photo/video challenge” is in bold black font. The middle box has the schedule transcribed above. The bottom box has the last two paragraphs of text in the caption. All text is in black font except for the dates in the middle and the hashtags at the bottom which are red.
An artist reveal for the Nico Di Angelo books. 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: @tienwashere.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in a forest green font.
An artist reveal for one of the August books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is a teal-lime green ombre striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @starsdennn”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in berry magenta font.
A post of book recommendations based on the Rainbow Crate August’s 2026 theme. Twenty-four books in five rows: the first and fifth row have six book covers which stretch across the entire width of the graphic. Rows two, three, and four have four books with two on each side. In the middle of these is a graphic with a blue sky background. A Rainbow Crate logo with no text is at the top. Text below reads “Aug 2026 Sun & Moon Book Recs” in all caps. “Sun & Moon” is in a yellow glowing font, while “Aug 2026 Book Recs” is in a white font.
A graphic of a light brown wooden background. Text at the top reads “Shipping Soon!” in white font with a black outline. In the bottom left is a white Rainbow Crate branded box with sparkling lights coming out of it. Above the box, towards the right, is the July theme image with two book covers below it: The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall and Non-Player Character by Veo Corva. Both book covers have a white border frame. Text on the bottom center reads “For Address Updates: Login to your account to change your address or email support@rainbowcratebookbox.com for help.”.
An artist reveal for one of the August books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is a dark to light teal ombre striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @apolinart.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in blue font.
An artist reveal for one of the August books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is a blue-pink ombre striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @kidovna.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in a magenta font.
A graphic of three dice in a fantasy setting. The dice sit on a floating island in the front middle. Behind it are smaller floating islands and the furthermost one has a small building on it. At the top in a white font with a blue outline it reads “July Subscriptions Last Chance”. Below this is a translucent gray rectangle. In the rectangle is the July theme image with the cover of The No-Girlfriend Rule on the bottom left and the cover of Non-Player Character on the bottom right. Both book covers are outlined in a rainbow frame.
A post announcing the opening date of the preorder period for our edition of The Sun & the Star and The Court of the Dead. 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 “Nico Di Angelo Adventures” in black font. Below this, black font reads “A Full Special Edition Set!”. In the middle of the graphic are two 3D mockups of The Sun & the Star and The Court of the Dead with the US covers. Text at the bottom reads “exclusive dust jackets”, “illustrated hardcase designs”, “illustrated endpapers”, and “printed edges!” Across the middle of the graphic is a rectangular banner with a metallic golden gradient. Text on the banner reads “Preorders Open 24th July!” in black font.
Photo challenge announcement of the Fair Oaks set by Jae including dates and prompts. A graphic with a blue background. The top box has the RC logo and “The Fair Oaks photo/video challenge”. The middle box has the schedule transcribed above. The bottom box has the last three paragraphs of text in the caption. All text is in black font except for the dates in the middle and the hashtags at the bottom which are red.
August RAD Renewal Reminder. A photo of our edition of The Woman from the Waves on a white shelf. The edges are facing the camera. Behind the book is the box which is slightly out of focus. Text along the bottom reads “RAD Renewal Reminder” in white font with a dark blue outline.
A graphic of a black square with a border of a dark brick wall with neon lighting forming a striped rainbow effect. At the top it reads “August R.A.D. Book 2” in white font with the RAD logo to the left of it. Underneath it is a search bar with a mic icon that says “Rainbow After Dark’s edition of Love Beneath the Gui...” 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 Jacket (Not Shown) w/ Iridescent Gold Foil + Spot Gloss - Illustrated Hardcase w/ Gold Foil - Art Endpages - Printed Edges - Bonus Short Story - Signed by the Author”.
A graphic of a black square with a border of a dark brick wall with neon lighting forming a striped rainbow effect. At the top it reads “August R.A.D. Book 1” in white font with the RAD logo to the left of it. Underneath it is a search bar with a mic icon that says “Rainbow After Dark’s edition of Kiss of Seduction by...” 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 Jacket (Not Shown) w/ Iridescent Gloss + Spot Gloss - Illustrated Hardcase w/ Pink Foil - Art Endpages - Printed Edges - Bonus Sequel Novella - Signed by the Author”.
A graphic with a background of a diagonal oriented 6-stripe rainbow. In the middle is a white square which reads "167 queer books coming out in July". The 167 is in matching horizontal rainbow stripes and July is in turquoise text. Text between the number and month are all caps black font.
An artist reveal for one of the quarterly August books. A graphic of a dark brick wall with neon lighting forming a striped rainbow effect. Overlaid is a black square with four illustrations arranged in quadrants. In the center it reads “Artist Reveal: “@quelmdn.bsky.social”. The handle has a red outline surrounding each letter.
A graphic of three dice in a fantasy setting. The dice sit on a floating island in the front middle. Behind it are smaller floating islands and the furthermost one has a small building on it. At the top in a white font with a blue outline it reads “July Subscriptions Open Now!”. Below this is a translucent gray rectangle. In the rectangle is the July theme image with the cover of The No-Girlfriend Rule on the bottom left and the cover of Non-Player Character on the bottom right. Both book covers are outlined in a rainbow frame.
The theme image with a transparent red-blue gradient overlay. On the left side is the original cover of When the Tides Held the Moon. 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!".
The theme image with a transparent red-blue gradient overlay. On the left side is the original cover of The Witch Who Chases the Sun. 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!".
A graphic of a landscape split in half horizontally. The top half features a red lit mountain and lake with a setting sun. The bottom half features a blue lit mountain and lake with the full moon in the sky. Text says “Sun & Moon”, with sun on the red half, & in the very middle and Moon on the blue half. At the top is "Rainbow Crate" with a rainbow in between the words and "presents" underneath. At the very bottom it reads "- August 2026 Theme -" in all caps.
An artist reveal for one of the quarterly August books. A graphic of a dark brick wall with neon lighting forming a striped rainbow effect. Overlaid is a black square with four illustrations arranged in quadrants. In the center it reads “Artist Reveal: “@zelyphia”. The handle has a purple outline surrounding each letter.
A photo of a black RAD box, spoiler card, The Curse of the Goddess and Last Thrall of Asgard. The spoiler card and books lay on pastel flowers and leaves. The box is above them. Everything lays on a tan wooden background.
A graphic with a pink background and 12 book covers displayed. The book covers are displayed in three rows of four book covers. Each book cover has a black border.
A graphic with a purple background and 12 book covers displayed. The book covers are displayed in three rows of four book covers. Each book cover has a white border.
A graphic with a blue background and 12 book covers displayed. The book covers are displayed in three rows of four book covers. Each book cover has a white border.
A graphic with a green background and 12 book covers displayed. The book covers are displayed in three rows of four book covers. Each book cover has a white border.
A graphic with a yellow background and 12 book covers displayed. The book covers are displayed in three rows of four book covers. Each book cover has a black border.
A graphic with an orange background and 12 book covers displayed. The book covers are displayed in three rows of four book covers. Each book cover has a black border.
A graphic with a red background and 12 book covers displayed. The book covers are displayed in three rows of four book covers. Each book cover has a white border.
A photo of a book stack in a pride progress rainbow order. Behind the book stack is a white bookshelf full of printed edges. Text on the photo says “80+ Queer Books” and “in the colors of the rainbow” in rainbow font with a black drop shadow.
An artist reveal for one of the quarterly August books. A graphic of a dark brick wall with neon lighting forming a striped rainbow effect. Overlaid is a black square with four illustrations arranged in quadrants. In the center it reads “Artist Reveal: “@flarity.art”. The handle has a blue outline surrounding each letter.
An artist reveal for one of the quarterly August books. A graphic of a dark brick wall with neon lighting forming a striped rainbow effect. Overlaid is a black square with four illustrations arranged in quadrants. In the center it reads “Artist Reveal: “@therena.art”. The handle has a purple outline surrounding each letter.
Books Pictured: Peter Darling by S.A. Chant Hide N Seek by Ashely Pines and Eden Emory The Flowered Blade by Taylor Hubbard Make Room For Love by Darcy Liao ID: Four books rest on a white surface in the above mentioned order. At the left hand side, there is an artificial flower bunch. Text at the bottom of the image reads “July Renewal Reminder” in white font with a purple outline. End ID.
A graphic advertising our Pride Sale. The background is a white brick wall with a thin golden metallic outline. At the top is text reading "Rainbow Crate Presents" with our rainbow logo before presents. Under this is text reading "Try one of our special editions without the wait!". In the middle are ten 3D mockups of our editions with both the front cover and printed edges displayed. The mockups are in two rows of five books each. Top row contains A Queer & Cozy Winter, It’s a Queer, Queer Summer, Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne, To Hive & to Hold by Amy Crook, Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao. Bottom row contains Of Tides & Snow by Darva Green, The Flowered Blade by Taylor Hubbard, Hide N’ Seek by Ashley Pines & Eden Emory, Demon King’s Gardener Vol 1-3 by Rori Thornton and Veil us in Gold by Shepard DiStasio. Under the books is text reading “Shop the Pride Sale!”. Smaller text beneath that reads “Full special editions come with a new dust jacket, illustrated hardcase, illustrated endpapers, printed edges & more!”.
A graphic about early access of signed copies. The background is a white brick wall with a thin golden metallic outline. At the top is text reading "Rainbow Crate Presents" with our rainbow logo before presents. Under this is text reading "Game Changers Set Early Access". Beneath this in blue text it reads “The first 1000 copies of Game Changer will be signed.”. In slightly smaller black text it reads “Early Access Requirements: - Order either the November RC or R.A.D. box via a subscription. AND - Received 2 other RC or R.A.D. boxes through a subscription in 2026.”. At the bottom in smaller text it says “Spots for New RC subs will open in early July. Spots for new R.A.D. subs will open mid July.”.
A graphic announcing the rest of the special edition set of Game Changers coming summer 2027. The background is a white brick wall with a thin golden metallic outline. At the top is text reading "Rainbow Crate Presents" with our rainbow logo before presents. Under this is text reading "Game Changers Set". In the middle are three 3D book mockups with the illustrated covers of Role Model, The Long Game and Unrivaled. Under the books is blue text reading "Expected Summer 2027!". Text under that reads "exclusive dust jackets by @/stephendraw!", "illustrated hardcases by @/jgiampetro!", "illustrated endpapers by @/muepin!", "reversible dust jackets!" and "printed edges".
A graphic announcing the special edition set of Game Changers coming this Fall. The background is a white brick wall with a thin golden metallic outline. At the top is text reading "Rainbow Crate Presents" with our rainbow logo before presents. Under this is text reading "Game Changers Set". In the middle are four 3D book mockups with the illustrated covers of Game Changer, Heated Rivalry, Tough Guy and Common Goal. Under the books is blue text reading "Coming Fall 2026!". Text under that reads "exclusive dust jackets by @/stephendraw!", "illustrated hardcases by @/jgiampetro!", "illustrated endpapers by @/muepin!", "reversible dust jackets!" and "printed edges".
rainbow crate edition dust jacket of starship teapot bind up book 1 and 2.
An artist reveal for one of the quarterly August books. A graphic of a dark brick wall with neon lighting forming a striped rainbow effect. Overlaid is a black square with four illustrations arranged in quadrants. In the center it reads “Artist Reveal: “@diabolical_victorian_cat”. The handle has a purple outline surrounding each letter.
A graphic with a white brick background and a golden outline. At the top it reads “Rainbow Crate” with a pastel rainbow in between the words. The title of the slide says “Only Discounted in Full Boxes”. Under this is the book cover of Uncharted with an arrow pointing to the April On My Way to the Castle theme image. At the bottom is the book cover of Far From Neverland with an arrow pointing to the November RAD Sexily Ever After theme image.
A graphic with a white brick background and a golden outline. At the top it reads “Rainbow Crate” with a pastel rainbow in between the words. The title of the slide says “Low Stock Items”. Underneath that it has a bulleted list with the title of the low stock item. At the bottom is black text that reads “Sale runs until 30th June!”.
A photo of a white branded Rainbow Crate box laying in the middle of a bunch of flowers. Includes white, yellow, light purple, pink and orange flowers. Text at the bottom reads “Box & Sale Updates!” in a white font with a cornflower blue outline.
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: Holy Wrath by Victoria Mier and The Crack at the Heart of Everything by Fiona Fenn. Below the books are purple, yellow and orange flowers. Everything sits on a white brick background.
A graphic with the blurred image from slide 1, no details can be made out just the general colors. At the bottom of the slide is text that reads “@rainbowcratebookbox” in white font. The slide has five book covers displayed in two rows. The top row has two covers, while the bottom row has three covers.
A graphic with the blurred image from slide 1, no details can be made out just the general colors. At the bottom of the slide is text that reads “@rainbowcratebookbox” in white font. The slide has five book covers displayed in two rows. The top row has two covers, while the bottom row has three covers.
A graphic with the blurred image from slide 1, no details can be made out just the general colors. At the bottom of the slide is text that reads “@rainbowcratebookbox” in white font. The slide has five book covers displayed in two rows. The top row has two covers, while the bottom row has three covers.
A graphic with the blurred image from slide 1, no details can be made out just the general colors. At the bottom of the slide is text that reads “@rainbowcratebookbox” in white font. The slide has five book covers displayed in two rows. The top row has two covers, while the bottom row has three covers.
A graphic with the blurred image from slide 1, no details can be made out just the general colors. At the bottom of the slide is text that reads “@rainbowcratebookbox” in white font. The slide has five book covers displayed in two rows. The top row has two covers, while the bottom row has three covers.
A graphic with the blurred image from slide 1, no details can be made out just the general colors. At the bottom of the slide is text that reads “@rainbowcratebookbox” in white font. The slide has five book covers displayed in two rows. The top row has two covers, while the bottom row has three covers.
A graphic with the blurred image from slide 1, no details can be made out just the general colors. At the bottom of the slide is text that reads “@rainbowcratebookbox” in white font. The slide has five book covers displayed in two rows. The top row has two covers, while the bottom row has three covers.
A graphic with the blurred image from slide 1, no details can be made out just the general colors. At the bottom of the slide is text that reads “@rainbowcratebookbox” in white font. The slide has five book covers displayed in two rows. The top row has two covers, while the bottom row has three covers.
A graphic with the blurred image from slide 1, no details can be made out just the general colors. At the bottom of the slide is text that reads “@rainbowcratebookbox” in white font. The slide has five book covers displayed in two rows. The top row has two covers, while the bottom row has three covers.
A graphic with the blurred image from slide 1, no details can be made out just the general colors. At the bottom of the slide is text that reads “@rainbowcratebookbox” in white font. The slide has five book covers displayed in two rows. The top row has two covers, while the bottom row has three covers.
A photo of The Curse of the Goddess by C.C. González. The book sits in the central focus point of the photo on a wood slice. To the left are green leaves and white, blue and yellow flowers. The background under the wood is white, blue and golden fabrics. Three white dotted lines travel across the photo dipping under the book. Text on the photo says “Fifty BIPOC queer books to read for Pride” in white font with a black outline.
A graphic that reads “July Book 2 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 Non-Player Character by…” 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 Dust Jacket (Not Shown) w/ Gold Foil & Spot Gloss - Illustrated Art Hardcase w/ Gold Foil - Art Endpages - Printed Edges - Deleted Scene - Signed by the Author” At the top and bottom of the text area are lilac arrows with purple outlines pointing towards the book. Underneath the mockup and text, is black text that reads “Subscription spots open starting 1st July! Use RAINBOW10 to save on a monthly sub!” in all caps. Surrounding the graphic is a purple to green ombre striped border.
A post of book recommendations based on the Rainbow Crate Julys 2026 theme. Twenty-four books in five rows: the first and fifth row have six book covers which stretch across the entire width of the graphic. Rows two, three, and four have four books with two on each side. In the middle of these is a graphic with a blue sky background. A Rainbow Crate logo with no text is at the top. Text below reads “July 2026 Roll for Romance Book Recs” in all caps. “Roll for Romance” is in a red-pink glowing font, while “July 2026 Book Recs” is in a black font.
A graphic of a light brown wooden background. Text at the top reads “Shipping Soon!” in white font with a black outline. In the bottom left is a black Rainbow After Dark branded box with sparkling lights coming out of it. Above the box, towards the right, is the May RAD theme image with two book covers below it: Down South Bayou by Aricka Alexander and The Endgame by Riley Hart. Text along the bottom reads “For Address Updates: Login to your account to change your address or email support@rainbowcratebookbox.com for help”.