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Beck 🌈📚 (she/they) @becklovesbooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

October community reading challenge anyone? My fourth annual year of #ThisWitchReads Come and join us via discord or Instagram and choose your coven! discord.gg/RQtYBxTES #booksky

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our artist reveal for the November Home for the Holly Gays Rainbow After Dark box! Next up are the artists for book 2: Let Your Hearts be Light by Fae Quin @faelovesart.bsky.social 🧵

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🌈 October Renewal Reminder! Renewal day is October 1st, 2026 and all subscribers will be charged! There’s about 4 days left to skip your October renewal if you would like to. 🧵 📷: Thank you @/Bookish.JKA on IG for the photo of Hunted!

A hardcover edition of Hunted by Misu Loy. The book is held in front of wooden bookshelves filled with book spines. Text at the bottom of the image reads “Oct Renewal Reminder” in white font with a dark blue outline.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Celebrate Sapphic September with a sapphic mystery box! Includes two special edition sapphic books!

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Kitty @blackxkatt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Time for the hardcase reveal!!! #RCAug26 I literally love the covers as much as the dust jackets and that never happened to me before #RainbowCrate lmao Art for the Sun by @annguyenart.bsky.social Art for the Moon by @starsdennn @rainbowcrate.bsky.social

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Kitty @blackxkatt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

And last, but certainly not least, LOOK AT THESE ENDPAPERS! #RCAug26 #RainbowCrate Art for the Sun: @apolinart.bsky.social Art for the Moon: @kidovna.bsky.social @rainbowcrate.bsky.social

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🌈 It’s time to reveal the hardcase design for our set of The Pirate & Her Princess! In collaboration with Alli Temple, Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our special edition set of Uncharted, Unbroken & Unleashed! 🧵

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 Pirate & Her Princess” in pink font. Below this, black font reads “Uncharted, Unbroken & Unleashed Special Edition Set”. In the middle of the graphic are three 3D mockups of the front hardcase and edges of all three books. The text at the bottom reads “dust jackets by @/noxarcanaart!”, “hardcase by @/therena_carlin!”, “back endpaper by @/caihos.reads!”, “edges by @/meganrose.media” and “signed edition!”. Across the middle of the graphic is a pink banner with white text in it reading “On Sale Now!”.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our artist reveal for the August Love Against the Odds Rainbow After Dark box! First up are the artists for book 1: an omnibus of the Lez the Halls novellas 🧵

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🌈 Introducing our Book 2 feature for October! 🎉 We are so excited to feature this fantasy romance about learning to love yourself while still daring to open your heart to someone else. Welcome to Storm and Sea by Tereza Kane! 🧵

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Kitty @blackxkatt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Okay, I've kept forgetting the last couple of boxes, BUT I REMEMBERED THIS TIME! #RCAug26 #RainbowCrate Initial unboxing for Sun & Moon (the box I was most excited for tbh!!!) The Witch Who Chases the Sun by Dawn Chen & When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley @rainbowcrate.bsky.social

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Kitty @blackxkatt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh, but I DID see I'm not too late to share my RAD Unboxing! At least this way, I can go ahead and consolidate, haha. This post is featuring Kiss of Seduction by Rawnie Sabor #RADAug26 #RainbowCrate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

For the first time ever, you can get a sapphic mystery box! These boxes include 2 random Rainbow Crate full special edition sapphic books from any of our past boxes from May 2026 and before for $20. This is a final sale item. Books cannot be requested, exchanged, or returned.

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 “Sapphic Mystery Box”. In the middle is a 3D mockup of a white Rainbow Crate box and two mystery books. Text below this reads “Includes 2 random Rainbow Crate full special edition sapphic books from any of our past boxes from May 2026 and before.” At the bottom is text that reads “Limited Quantities!” in all caps.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🌈 Happy Sapphic September Reading Rainbows! We’re celebrating with a sale! All past books and boxes from June 2026 and before are on sale with an EXTRA discount for our sapphic titles! 🧵 📷: Thanks to @/LittleMissStar55 on IG for the photo of our sapphic books!

A photo of twenty books taken at an angle. The books are arranged in four rows of five books each. All covers face the camera. The bordering rows and columns are slightly cut off from the camera view. Text at the bottom of the photo reads “Sapphic Sept Sale” in white font with a red outline.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🌈 Introducing our Book 1 feature for October! 🎉 We are so excited to feature this high seas adventure of a pirate and a mermaid who are both trying to capture the Sea Queen’s heart. Welcome to The Siren’s Kiss by Leslie Vedder! 🧵

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🌈 Do you or someone you know have an Oct queer book release? Indie or Trad books! Add it by Sep 22nd! (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!

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🌈 Happy International Talk like a Pirate Day! In collaboration with Alli Temple @allisontemplebooks.bsky.social , Rainbow Crate is pleased to announce our special edition set of Uncharted, Unbroken & Unleashed! 🧵 Note: These are digital mockups and finished copies may differ slightly.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! BIG NEWS: Our special edition sets of the Perilous Courts by Tavia Lark have arrived at our packing center! These will be shipping out next week. 🧵 ALL address update requests must be in by the end of day TODAY Friday, September 18th.

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 a 3D book mockup of the Perilous Courts books. The book displays the exclusive cover and the printed edges. Text along the bottom reads “For Address Updates: Login to your account to change your address or email support@rainbowcratebookbox.com for help.”.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our final artist reveal for our exclusive sequel set of The Pirate & Her Princess series by Alli Temple @allisontemplebooks.bsky.social ! Next up is Kleo @noxarcanaart.bsky.social , who illustrated the dust jacket! 🧵

An artist reveal for The Pirate & Her Princess books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. The background of the graphic is from the Uncharted dust jacket and features a pirate ship at sunset. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @noxarcanaart.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in a fuchsia font.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our recommendation post for next month’s theme! Here are twenty-four books that we think also fit the October theme of Beneath the Waves! These are a mix of Adult and Young Adult titles. 🧵 What other book would you add to our Beneath the Waves theme?

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We’re going home for the holigays! We’ve boxed up the gift of holiday queer cheer, so celebrate the season with us by digging into these sweet holigay treats! The Rainbow Crate team is pleased to reveal that our R.A.D. November 2026 theme is… 🎄 HOME FOR THE HOLLY GAYS 🧁 Read on to learn more! 🧵

A neon sign on a dark brick wall. The sign says “Home for the Holly Gays” in red and green neon text. Above the text is a red glowing house with yellow windows. Around the sides of the text are holly sprigs. Red text is curved around the top and says "R. A. D. Presents.". A neon rainbow glows in between RAD and Presents. Text is along the bottom and says "- November 2026 -" in red neon font.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! BIG NEWS: Our September Perilous Journeys books arrived at our packing center! We expect these boxes to begin shipping out either Thursday of this week or early next week! 🧵

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for our exclusive sequel set of The Pirate & Her Princess series by Alli Temple @allisontemplebooks.bsky.social ! Next up is Therena @therena.art , who illustrated the hardcase! 🧵

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for our exclusive sequel set of The Pirate & Her Princess series by Alli Temple @allisontemplebooks.bsky.social Next up is Caitlin @caihosreads.bsky.social , who illustrated one of the endpapers! 🧵

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🏳️‍🌈 It’s your last chance to get a one time purchase or subscribe to Rainbow Crate for the September Perilous Journeys crate! Our September books are The Great Tree of Iris by Jess Skultety and Our Rogue Fates by Sarah Glenn Marsh! 🧵

Last Chance reminder for September Rainbow Crate subscriptions. A graphic from the POV of driving a car. In front of the windshield is a road with two lanes and on the right side is a speed limit sign with a skull and cross bones in it. The background is a desert scene with large red rocks in the distance. At the top in a white font with a blue outline it reads “September Subscriptions Last Chance”. Below this is a translucent black rectangle. In the rectangle is the September theme image with the cover of The Great Tree of Iris on the bottom left and the cover of Our Rogue Fates on the bottom right. Both book covers are outlined in a red frame.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🌈 Hey, Reading Rainbows! It’s almost time for our August Sun & Moon photo challenge, which starts on September 22nd! This is your reminder to get your photos and/or videos ready! 🧵

The August RC photo challenge announcement including dates and prompts. 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. Three white translucent boxes are overlaid over the graphic and text in the top box reads “Sun & Moon”, 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 which are yellow and the hashtags at the bottom which are red.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our first artist reveal for our exclusive sequel set of The Pirate & Her Princess series by Alli Temple @allisontemplebooks.bsky.social ! First up is Megan (@/MeganRose.Media), who illustrated the edges! 🧵

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jojo || ttrpg artist @artofjoenni.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

hi hi i did a thing for rainbow crate!!!!

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our final artist reveal for the October Beneath the Waves crate! Next up is Quel @quelmdn.bsky.social who illustrated the dust jacket, hardcase, endpapers AND edges for Storm and Sea by Tereza Kane! 🧵

An artist reveal for one of the October books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is a dark-light blue ombre striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @quelmdn.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in purple font.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🌈 Hey, Reading Rainbows! It’s almost time for our August R.A.D. photo challenge, which starts on Sept 12th! You can post your photos from now until September 30th; winners announced in October. This is your reminder to get any photos/videos ready. 🧵

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the October Beneath the Waves crate! Next up is Zelyphia @zelyphia.bsky.social who illustrated the dust jacket and the edges for The Siren’s Kiss by Leslie Vedder! 🧵

An artist reveal for one of the October books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is an ombre pastel blue-pink striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @zelyphia.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in a red font.

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Claudie - Buy Nerezia While I Vacation ;) @clh2oars.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Missed out on the Common Bonds 3 BackerKit campaign? You can preorder your copy of our wonderful aromantic anthology alongside all others and get it at the same time as our backers! All the platonic-centred SFF you could dream of 💚 common-bonds-3.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

A spread of the three Common Bonds covers on top of their respective main colour. All the covers feature friends sharing in an activity. The text reads: "Get your fill of aromantic SFFH! Receive them all as part of a BackerKit preorder"

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Koren/K. M. Enright @kmenright.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

MISTRESS OF LIES is a Kindle daily deal TODAY. If you’ve been meaning to catch up before PRINCE OF ASH drops in January, now is a great chance!

A promo image for KINDLE DAILY DEAL: MISTRESS OF LIES. Featuring the following tags: adult dark fantasy, eat the rich (literally), queer polyam endgame, political intrigue and murder, slow burn to 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️, blood magic vampires and something worse.

$.99 ebook, Monday Sept 7 2026, US only

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the October Beneath the Waves crate! Next up is Therena @therena.art who illustrated the hardcase for The Siren’s Kiss by Leslie Vedder! 🧵

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our first artist reveal for the October Beneath the Waves crate! First up is Jo @artofjoenni.bsky.social who illustrated the endpapers for The Siren’s Kiss by Leslie Vedder! 🧵

An artist reveal for one of the September books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is a teal ombre striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @artofjoenni.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in bright blue font.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌈 What's COMING OUT (pun intended) this September? 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 which reads "202 queer books coming out in September". The 202 is in matching horizontal rainbow stripes and September is in pink text. Text between the number and month are all caps black font.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our September ✨ PERILOUS JOURNEYS ✨ crate is now available for new subscribers and one time purchases! 🏳️‍🌈 Our September books are The Great Tree of Iris by Jess Skultety and Our Rogue Fates by Sarah Glenn Marsh! 🧵

A post announcing September subscriptions are open for purchase. A graphic from the POV of driving a car. In front of the windshield is a road with two lanes and on the right side is a speed limit sign with a skull and cross bones in it. The background is a desert scene with large red rocks in the distance. At the top in a white font with a blue outline it reads “September Subscriptions Open Now!”. Below this is a translucent black rectangle. In the rectangle is the September theme image with the cover of The Great Tree of Iris on the bottom left and the cover of Our Rogue Fates on the bottom right. Both book covers are outlined in a red frame.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Love stronger than the tide, scales shining with iridescence - let the sea set you free as you dive into these tales rife with merfolk, adventure and romance! The Rainbow Crate team is pleased to reveal that our October 2026 theme is… 🏴‍☠️ BENEATH THE WAVES 🧜‍♂️ Read on to learn more! 🧵

A dark blue graphic of an underwater scene. It features the ocean floor with rocks, a school of fish, a shark, a mer in the background and a wrecked sunken pirate ship. Text in the middle says “beneath the waves”. At the top is "Rainbow Crate" with a rainbow in between the words and "presents" underneath. At the very bottom it reads "- October 2026 Theme -" in all caps.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! We have new additions in the shop and a restock of our previously sold out edition: Kestrel by Adrienne Lothy. 📷: Thank you to @foreverinastory.bsky.social for the photo!

A photo of a book stack of five Rainbow Crate editions sitting on top of a branded Rainbow Crate box. The book spines face the camera. In the background is a white bookshelf full of printed edges. The top shelf has both August spoiler cards displayed.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Our July Roll for Romance photo challenge is officially underway! Entries are open until Sept 12th! 🧵

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: The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall and Non-Player Character by Veo Corva. Below the books are pastel green, orange, yellow, blue and bright purple flowers. Everything sits on a white brick background.

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Shybookstagramer @shybookstagramer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

@rainbowcrate.bsky.social July 2026 box was roll for love with non player character by Veo Corva and no girlfriend rule by christen randall #RainbowCrate #RCJuly26

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Shybookstagramer @shybookstagramer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Dust jackets for non player character by veo corva and no girlfriend rule by christen Randall from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social July 2026 box #RCJuly26 #RainbowCrate

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Shybookstagramer @shybookstagramer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Naked covers for non player character by veo corva and no girlfriend rule by christen Randall from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social July 2026 box #RCJuly26 #RainbowCrate

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Shybookstagramer @shybookstagramer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

End pages for non player character by veo corva and no girlfriend rule by christen Randall from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social July 2026 box non player character on the top no girlfriend rule on the bottom #RCJuly26 #RainbowCrate

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Shybookstagramer @shybookstagramer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Sprayed edges for non player character by veo corva and no girlfriend rule by christen Randall from @rainbowcrate.bsky.social July 2026 box. Non player character is on the left no girlfriend rule on the right #RCJuly26 #RainbowCrate

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Our May RAD Taking One For the Team photo challenge is officially underway! Entries are open until September 5th. 🧵

A photo of a black branded Rainbow After Dark box. To the right of the box is the spoiler card. Below them are the two hardcover editions of Down South Bayou by Aricka Alexander and The Endgame by Riley Hart. Below the books are orange and blue green flowers. Everything sits on a red brick background.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🌈 September Renewal Reminder! Renewal day is September 1st, 2026 and all subscribers will be charged! There’s about 4 days left to skip your September renewal if you would like to. 📷: Thank you @/The_Bookish_Chimera on IG for the photo of The Crack at the Heart of Everything!

A hardcover edition of The Crack at the Heart of Everything by Fiona Fenn. The book sits on old book pages. Various props including a mini sword, flowers, old notebooks, and a candle sit around the book. Text at the bottom of the image reads “Sept Renewal Reminder” in white font with a fuschia outline.

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