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ARE YOU READY FOR THE FOXHOLE COURT?
In collaboration with Nora Sakavic, Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our long-anticipated special edition set of the All For The Game series!
All details will be in the thread, please read the WHOLE THREAD.
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! We’re so excited to showcase the three amazing artists we have working on our All For the Game set in collaboration with Nora Sakavic (
@norasakavic
)! The set will be hardcover editions of all three books:
You were so patient besties and for that I will reward you with: Naked Hardcover for The Foxhole Court!
If you spread this far and wide, I might be convinced to release another 👀
Preorder link below 👇
#AFTG
#AndrewMinyard
#TheFoxes
One quick announcement:
We have terminated our relationship with the listed artist for our AFTG dust jackets due to unprofessional behavior that does not reflect our values. We will be announcing a replacement artist once we've found one (so if you have a fav, send them our way)
DETAILS:
- A gorgeous hardcover set of all three books
- OPEN PREORDERS in March 2024 (no limits)
- $120 USD plus s&h
- Dust jacket art by
@stopitsaya
- End page art by
@ouijacine
- Hard case art by
@llstarcasterll
- Printed edges
- New content written by Nora
- Plus more!
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! We’re so excited to showcase the three amazing artists we have working on our All For the Game set in collaboration with Nora Sakavic (
@norasakavic
)! The set will be hardcover editions of all three books:
Hey Besties! For anyone who bought our AFTG set, attention please!
Nora is the kindest human and decided to donate her entire payment for this series to charity.
Please suggest queer and or trans charities you think we should consider donating to.
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! We’re so excited to showcase the three amazing artists we have working on our All For the Game set in collaboration with Nora Sakavic (
@norasakavic
)! The set will be hardcover editions of all three books:
DETAILS:
- A gorgeous hardcover set of all three books
- OPEN PREORDERS in March 2024 (no limits)
- $120 USD plus s&h
- Dust jacket art by
@stopitsaya
- End page art by
@ouijacine
- Hard case art by
@llstarcasterll
- Printed edges
- New content written by Nora
- Plus more!
Thank you, you were amazing! Have a good night now 💅
Artwork by
@llStarCasterll
. The naked cover will be a white case, full color illustration, plus orange and black foil on the text! This is underneath the dust jacket.
Preorder link below 👇
#TheRavens
#Riko
#Andreil
🌈Hey Reading Rainbows! We’re back with a surprise last minute artist reveal for the May crate! All May book plates for The Sun & the Star will have exclusive art from
@Velinxi
as well as being digitally signed by
@MarkDoesStuff
and Rick Riordan!
🌈 Hey Rainbow Readers! Happy Pride! We have several fun genre lists heading your way this month. All of these lists will feature between 10-20 books and all books on it will have under 5,000 Goodreads ratings, with a handful on each being under 1,000!
🌈 Hey Rainbow Readers! Happy Pride! We have several fun genre lists heading your way this month. All of these lists will feature between 10-20 books and all books on it will have under 5,000 Goodreads ratings, with a handful on each being under 1,000!
Are you ready for damnation!?
Artwork by
@llStarCasterll
. The naked cover will be a white case, full color illustration, plus orange and black foil on the text!
Preorder link below 👇
#NeilJosten
#Wymack
#Palmetto
The covers go from day to dusk to night (sunshine, Abram, death) as the books get darker and highlight Neil's journey from being alone, to being part of a team, to being in this new and wonderfully stupid (Mary would be horrified!) bond with Andrew.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE FOXHOLE COURT?
In collaboration with Nora Sakavic, Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our long-anticipated special edition set of the All For The Game series!
All details will be in the thread, please read the WHOLE THREAD.
Surprise! It’s time to reveal the naked hardcover design of our exclusive All for the Game set in collaboration with Nora Sakavic. All orders placed by the end of the preorder period, will be signed! This is an open preorder with no limits. 🧵
In collaboration with Nora Sakavic, Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our long-anticipated special edition set of the All For The Game series! Preorders are now open!
Get yours here:
We are sitting at about 3000 orders and are absolutely stunned by this response. Truly we thought 5000 was a pipe dream. We will see how many orders we get over the next couple days and choose a higher limit which we’ll also announce.
All orders placed so far will be signed!
- Author Letter
- Each book hand-signed by Nora
- Special, AFTG themed shipping box
The first 5,000 sets will be hand signed; any sets after this (if any) will be unsigned or will have a bookplate in place of the bound-in signature page.
Rainbow Crate does not discriminate against individuals based on things they cannot change, including race, gender, identity, and country of origin. We were sent evidence of the artist in question making racist, ableist, and xenophobic remarks, and that is why we terminated our
Some replies to our last tweets have gotten hateful and we do not want to enable the continuance, so we have closed replies. Our decision regarding AFTG jackets was based solely on the behavior of the artist involved. Thank you for understanding &
Just a quick update that the sale is not ready yet. It is coming and you haven't missed it! We are waiting on some final artwork and as soon as everything is ready we will let you all know 🫶
If you're not on socials regularly, sign up for our email list:
🌈 Our first book this month is The Sun and the Star by
@MarkDoesStuff
and
@rickriordan
! We have completely redesigned the dust jacket with a very popular PJO fanartist, and trust us, this jacket is GORGEOUS and a total homage to fans of Nico and Will! Stay tuned for more info!
I (co-owner) would like to personally add: thank you for bringing up your concerns last night and for your patience while we composed a statement. Co-owner and I were both indisposed last night, and it's now 7am for me. We've tried to be expedient while also being thorough.
Surprise! You asked, we listened! We are excited to announce that we are extending our sale of these editions until April 1st 11:59 PM EDT!
In addition, we have also increased our limit of signed copies. Nora has very graciously agreed to sign more. More below!
Surprise! We are excited to announce that all of our exclusive All For the Game editions will have their original paperback cover printed as a reversible dust jacket! 🧵
Note: This is a digital mock up and finished copies may differ slightly.
It’s the final ~6 hours of our unlimited preorder! This post will have all the information you might want about this set!
We will close the unlimited preorder tonight at 11:59 PM EDT.🧵
HEY BESTIES!!! BIG NEWS: The AFTG sets have shipped from our printer and are almost to our packing center. We don’t have an exact ship date yet, but we expect to send them out within the next two weeks. 🧵
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Happy Asexual Awareness Week! With the end of Ace week upon us we are back one more time to celebrate with twenty-eight asexual books! To all the Ace readers out there, we are wishing you a very happy day!
Some replies to our last tweets have gotten hateful and we do not want to enable the continuance, so we have closed replies. Our decision regarding AFTG jackets was based solely on the behavior of the artist involved. Thank you for understanding &
-You’ve all been waiting for it! We will have our cover reveal and SALE DATE announcement for the All For the Game Set this Saturday, March 9th. Pre-orders DO NOT OPEN on this date, they will begin later this month.
🌈 Hey Rainbow Readers! Happy Pride! We have several fun genre lists heading your way this month. All of these lists will feature between 10-20 books and all books on it will have under 5,000 Goodreads ratings, with a handful on each being under 1,000!
Surprise! You asked, we listened! We are excited to announce that we are extending our sale of these editions until April 1st 11:59 PM EDT!
In addition, we have also increased our limit of signed copies. Nora has very graciously agreed to sign more. More below!
Hey friends! Just a heads up that we've gotten a HUGE influx of emails since the AFTG update went out last night, so please bear with us as we try to get through them! Or just me! Please bear with me I'm literally just a girl and there are so many emails 🥲 -jeni
We know special editions are a luxury for people, so we dropped this hint so anyone who wants them can save up.
They’ll likely go on preorder early 2024 and there won’t be a limited amount. We will reveal the covers and edges (at least)during the announcement.
@rainbowcrate
i just HAVE to ask (because the attention to detail for these amazing editions is genuinely my favorite thing in the world)………. the birdies in the background………… those are ravens aren’t they……….. 😭😭😭
🌈SURPRISE! We have updated the cover design of our exclusive All For the Game Set. Scroll through to see each cover individually! Production for this set has officially started. 🧵
Note: This is a digital mockup and finished copies may differ slightly.
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our first artist reveal for the May Fight Like Hell crate! First up is Alessia (
@Alessiatrunfio
) who is designing the new cover for The Sun and The Star by
@MarkDoesStuff
and
@RickRiordan
!
This will be an open preorder with no limits. Sets will ship in Fall 2024 with shipping date TBA at a later date. We ship internationally.
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.
We've been made aware of a serious situation regarding an author we've worked with in the past. We are devastated and upset by their deception and our hearts go out to authors and community affected by this. We ask for your patience as we put together a formal statement.
- $119.99 USD plus s&h
- Dust jacket art by
@unholy_rodeo
- End page art by
@ouijacine
- Hard case art by
@llstarcasterll
- Printed edges
- New, exclusive short story for each book
- Ribbon bookmarks
- Author Letter
- Each book hand-signed by Nora
- AFTG themed shipping box
In collaboration with Nora Sakavic, Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our long-anticipated special edition set of the All For The Game series! Preorders are now open!
Get yours here:
Still haven't hit 5k so stop stressing if you're tryna order! Y'all don't be like Wymack okay we all know that man is 20 years older than his age because the monsters always stressin him out 😔
🌈 16 QUEER MUSLIM BOOKS!
Hello Rainbow Readers and Happy Ramadan! Ramadan is a month-long holiday and occurs during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. To celebrate we have a list of queer books featuring Muslim MCs!
ARE YOU READY FOR THE FOXHOLE COURT?
In collaboration with Nora Sakavic, Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our long-anticipated special edition set of the All For The Game series!
All details will be in the thread, please read the WHOLE THREAD.
I (jeni) just want everyone to know that the entire team (incl Nora) has had an entire discussion about the 2 chapter 14's and ways to make sure people who aren't familiar with the books understand that this is actually on purpose and in fact, important 😌
Edge design to be revealed tomorrow, March 10th when the sale goes live at 9 AM EDT!
DETAILS:
- A gorgeous hardcover set of all three books
- OPEN PREORDERS begin on March 10th at 9 AM EDT!
- OPEN PREORDERS end on March 24th at 11:59 PM EDT!
🌈 Here to introduce our first BOTM for May! 🎉
In May, we are featuring The Sun & the Star: a Nico diAngelo Adventure by Mark Oshiro (
@MarkDoesStuff
) and Rick Riordan (
@rickriordan
). This book is perfect as a standalone and long time Percy Jackson fans!
Some info about us, since we have a lot of new followers this month!
Rainbow Crate is an entirely Queer-owned and operated small business.❤️ We opened our doors in June last year because we loved book boxes but rarely saw queer characters represented in them (and often when boxes
We won't make you run a marathon for this one, but you'll have to wait a little longer.
1000 reposts on the linked thread will unlock you a special lil treat 💅
🌈 Hello Rainbow Readers! We have good news! Due to unexpected demand we have been given the okay from the publisher to sell copies of The Sun and the Star with the exclusive dust jacket and book plate outside of the box! Full details in thread!
🌈Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time to continue our celebration of Bisexual Health Awareness Month. So here are 12 books and a little bit about them! Thanks to our staff for their recommendations.
Are you an author with a bisexual book? Add your book onto this thread!
Hello Rainbow Readers!
We have good news! Due to unexpected demand we have been given the okay from the publisher to do another run of The Sun and the Star with the exclusive dust jacket and book plate outside of the box! Details in the 🧵 read carefully!
🌈 Happy Pride Month, we hope you’re ready, because this month is going to be PACKED with queer books!
What's COMING OUT (pun intended) in June? Which books are you excited for? Which books are you adding to your TBR? Any other queer June book releases you know of?
Here are a bunch of details for the set for those that have been asking! The dust jacket artist was changed, but other than that all information is still current. 🧡
It’s me again! With your nightly update that we are STILL under 5000 copies and everyone’s orders so far will be signed!
More importantly, news tomorrow regarding the set. See you on Tuesday 🫡
In collaboration with Nora Sakavic, Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our long-anticipated special edition set of the All For The Game series! Preorders are now open!
Get yours here:
We are a very small queer-owned business and cannot do much to change the world, but we are trying to do what small things we can. We ask that you treat our employees kindly. Thank you.
With the time change happening in the US tonight; there are about 8.5 hours until sales OPEN. These will NOT sell out. You can sleep tonight and still get a set when you wake up tomorrow in whatever time zone you occupy 🥰
Yes we ship worldwide; FAQ:
Edge design to be revealed tomorrow, March 10th when the sale goes live at 9 AM EDT!
DETAILS:
- A gorgeous hardcover set of all three books
- OPEN PREORDERS begin on March 10th at 9 AM EDT!
- OPEN PREORDERS end on March 24th at 11:59 PM EDT!
🌈 Happy Saturday Rainbow Readers! We have another list to share with you this weekend. This is a bit of a spin-off from our trope list. We are featuring 20 queer books that are about or involve mythology!
📷: Thank you to @/Ferns.And.Fables on IG for the lovely photo!
Stopping by for another update that we do still have signed copies of AFTG sets! Preorder open until April 1st end of day!
Also y'all already saw them but will drop the "official" naked hardcover reveal tomorrow and not just quotes to torment you 🥰🫶
Surprise! You asked, we listened! We are excited to announce that we are extending our sale of these editions until April 1st 11:59 PM EDT!
In addition, we have also increased our limit of signed copies. Nora has very graciously agreed to sign more. More below!
In collaboration with Nora Sakavic, Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our long-anticipated special edition set of the All For The Game series! Preorders are now open!
Get yours here:
In collaboration with Nora Sakavic, Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our long-anticipated special edition set of the All For The Game series! Preorders are now open!
Get yours here:
🌈 Hey Rainbow Readers! Our next list is queer high/epic fantasy! This is for readers who loved books like The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, The Jasmine Throne by Tashi Suri, and Girls of Paper & Fire by Natasha Ngan! 🧵
Surprise! You asked, we listened! We are excited to announce that we are extending our sale of these editions until April 1st 11:59 PM EDT!
In addition, we have also increased our limit of signed copies. Nora has very graciously agreed to sign more. More below!
It’s the final ~6 hours of our unlimited preorder! This post will have all the information you might want about this set!
We will close the unlimited preorder tonight at 11:59 PM EDT.🧵
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our fourth artist reveal for the August “Hot Blooded” Rainbow After Dark box! Next up is Arun (
@bbybluemochi
) who has illustrated the cover for Contract Bound by Elle Mae (
@mae_books
)!
Owner here - My apologies for the omission. I truly believed this was implied. RC will never, ever work with Freydís Moon or any of their aliases again. What they have done to the queer book community is heinous and if they manage to hoodwink us in the future using a new 🧵
🌈 Hello Rainbow Readers! We have good news! Due to unexpected demand we have been given the okay from the publisher to sell copies of The Sun and the Star with the exclusive dust jacket and book plate outside of the box! Full details in thread!
Surprise! You asked, we listened! We are excited to announce that we are extending our sale of these editions until April 1st 11:59 PM EDT!
In addition, we have also increased our limit of signed copies. Nora has very graciously agreed to sign more. More below!
If you've emailed us the last two days, we're working on it! We've gotten a huge number of emails and we're but a tiny team of queers doing our best.
Much like the foxes 🥰
What's the queer book you wish you'd had when you were first discovering/learning about/accepting your queerness? OR what's the book you had if you were lucky enough to have it?
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Today we are celebrating Autism Acceptance Month with a list of 20 queer autistic books. Queer autistics deserve to be seen and represented in literature and we hope this list helps you find some new favorites!
Thank you
@shelf_blame
for the lovely photo
This will be an open preorder with no limits. Sets will ship in Fall 2024 with shipping date TBA at a later date. We ship internationally.
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.
Happy Nonbinary Peoples’ Day!! 2023 has seen many releases featuring nonbinary MCs, including disabled nonbinary MCs and BIPOC nonbinary MCs.
Books list in thread! 🧵
🌈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!
You were so patient besties and for that I will reward you with: Naked Hardcover for The Foxhole Court!
If you spread this far and wide, I might be convinced to release another 👀
Preorder link below 👇
#AFTG
#AndrewMinyard
#TheFoxes
Surprise! You asked, we listened! We are excited to announce that we are extending our sale of these editions until April 1st 11:59 PM EDT!
In addition, we have also increased our limit of signed copies. Nora has very graciously agreed to sign more. More below!
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.
Surprise! You asked, we listened! We are excited to announce that we are extending our sale of these editions until April 1st 11:59 PM EDT!
In addition, we have also increased our limit of signed copies. Nora has very graciously agreed to sign more. More below!
The Foxhole Court, The Raven King and The King’s Men. These will open for pre-orders in March 2024, specific date TBD. We will be revealing the cover before the official sale date. This set is priced at 120 USD plus shipping and handling.
🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Happy Monday, it’s time for shop updates. Including one that many people have been asking for: The Sun & The Star! Our center has received everything and they will be packing these orders up now.
Thanks to @/Lunar.Dust on IG for the photo!