What better time to celebrate our anniversary than PRIDE month?! PRIDE was the reason we created Rainbow Crate. Love. Acceptance. Pride in being who we are. It’s what all of us work so hard for every single day. So, for June our theme was PRIDE IS AMONG US! (We also love puns, can you tell?)

🌈 IN THE BOX:

- Hardcover copy of The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer with print by @ace_artemis_fanartist, exclusive author letter, and signed bookplate

- Ebook copy of Prax and the Hazardous Countdown by Matthew J Francis

- Our monthly collectible magnet - this month we featured Dylan and Dani from Cute Mutants by S.J. Whitby. Magnet design by @jamielynnlano

- The Darkness Outside Us booksleeve with art by @jamielynnlano

- A Camp Outland coin pouch inspired by CAMP by Lev A.C. Rosen

- An led nightlight reminding you to Stay Strange, inspired by Lauren Shippen’s The Bright Sessions universe

- Steel multifandom bookends! (All the characters are listed here!) All of the books and characters on it are queer!

- Our monthly rainbow gift, which this time was a rainbow heart bubble popper to help you with your anxiety

- The Rainbow Gaze, which contains a Spotify playlist themed to each month's box, talks about our fandoms, introduces our queer charity of the month, lets you know what’s up in Rainbow land, and more!

- A print of our theme image because it was too darn cute not to!

“April showers bring May flowers” is how the saying goes. This month we celebrate characters that go through hardships but find comfort in those that stick by their sides.

🌈 IN THE BOX:

- Hardcover copy of Indivisible by Daniel Aleman with print by @ace_artemis_fanartist, exclusive author letter, and signed bookplate

- Ebook copy of The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen

- Our monthly collectible magnet - this month we featured Mateo and Rufus from They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera. Magnet design by @jamielynnlano

- An Indivisible sunglasses case featuring our favorite quote from the book: “We are really, truly, indivisible,” with art by @jamielynnlano

- Ceramic mug with gold print featuring the spaceship castle and our favorite quote from Once & Future by Cory McCarthy & A.R. Capetta, “This was what they’d risked everything for, and this was worth every bit of hardship to get there.”

- Melamine serving tray featuring the protagonists of The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis riding off into the sunset and our favorite quote, “Too many people believe that difference is the enemy of unity.”

- A Rainbow Library Card phone case (it protects your phone from getting wet at the pool / beach/ in your tub)

- Our monthly rainbow gift, a custom Calm Strip to help you keep your anxiety down

A Flash Fire postcard hand-signed by TJ Klune. Flash Fire is the sequel to our July 2020 book, The Extraordinaries

- The Rainbow Gaze, which contains a Spotify playlist themed to each month’s box, talks about our fandoms, introduces our queer charity of the month, lets you know what’s up in Rainbow land, and more!

In April, we celebrated choosing what was right for yourself over the expectations put on you by society and the world. It takes a lot of courage to be true to who you are, so GO YOU!⁠

🌈 IN THE BOX:

- Hardcover copy of In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens with print by @ace_artemis_fanartist, exclusive author letter, and signed bookplate

- Ebook copy of Of Heart and Wings by Debbie McQueen

- Our monthly collectible magnet - this month we featured Mateo and Rufus from Sid and Knox from Proxy by Alex London. Magnet design by @jamielynnlano

- A paperback book bag featuring the main characters from In Deeper Waters. Art by @jamielynnlano

- A folding umbrella based on The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

- An embossing rolling pin based on The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen

- Wall pockets based on I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver

- Our monthly rainbow gift, which this month was a rainbow heart tea strainer

- The Rainbow Gaze, which contains a Spotify playlist themed to each month’s box, talks about our fandoms, introduces our queer charity of the month, lets you know what’s up in Rainbow land, and more!

It’s time to celebrate love that grows between those that, at first, seem to have nothing in common. As we all know, it’s never that simple!

🌈 IN THE BOX:

- Hardcover copy of Sweet and Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley with print by @ace_artemis_fanartist, exclusive author letter, and signed bookplate

- A paperback copy of Fragile Remedy by Maria Ingrande Mora with signed bookplate, sticker, and character bookmarks

- Ebook copy of The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen

- Our monthly collectible magnet - this month we featured Liz and Mack from You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson. Magnet design by @jamielynnlano

- A colorful coin bank featuring Rhys and Alucard from A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab. Art by @jamielynnlano

- The first in our series of tea tins! This one is based on The City We Became⁠ by N.K. Jemisin

- Our monthly rainbow gift, which was rainbow shoelaces and a lesbian flag pin

- The Rainbow Gaze, which contains a Spotify playlist themed to each month’s box, talks about our fandoms, introduces our queer charity of the month, lets you know what’s up in Rainbow land, and more!

February is widely referred to as the “month of love…” That’s great, but sometimes society forgets that not all relationships look or feel the same. And that is ACE-OKAY! We are celebrating asexuality this month (with a nod to aromantic identities as well)!

🌈 IN THE BOX:

- Hardcover copy of This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria with print by @ace_artemis_fanartist, exclusive author letter, and signed bookplate

- Ebook copy of Keeping Casey by Amy Aislin

- Our monthly collectible magnet - this month we featured Neil and Andrew from The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic. Magnet design by @jamielynnlano

- A gold refillable pen engraved with our favorite quote from This Golden Flame

- A metal bookmark based on Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann featuring a bookshelf filled with ace books!
- A mini “soup” bowl featuring the main characters from Upside Down by N.R. Walker

- A pin banner inspired by Loveless and featuring art by none other than Alice Oseman

- An art print featuring the main characters from A Meeting of Two Prophets by Judah Tasa – a gift from the author. Art by @harrywoodgateart.

- Our monthly rainbow gift, which this month was an Ace pride heart pin

- The Rainbow Gaze, which contains a Spotify playlist themed to each month’s box, talks about our fandoms, introduces our queer charity of the month, lets you know what’s up in Rainbow land, and more!

We love art, and we know you do too! This month is a nod to all the artsy queer books out there!

🌈 IN THE BOX:

- Hardcover copy of Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala with print by @ace_artemis_fanartist, exclusive author letter, and signed bookplate

- Ebook copy of Jack of Thorns by Amelia Faulkner along with character carts featuring art by @monafinden and a story guide!

- Our monthly collectible magnet - this month we featured Michael from The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta. Magnet design by @jamielynnlano

- A Be Dazzled blanket scarf with art by @jamielynnlano

- A gold-handled mug inspired by The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue⁠ by V.E. Schwab

- A rainbow accordion file emblazoned with our favorite quote from I’ll Give You The Sun⁠ by Jandy Nelson

- A reversible mirror inspired by Radio Silence⁠ by Alice Oseman and featuring Radio themself!

- Our monthly rainbow gift, which this month was a sequin rainbow patch and a rainbow craft project

- The Rainbow Gaze, which contains a Spotify playlist themed to each month’s box, talks about our fandoms, introduces our queer charity of the month, lets you know what’s up in Rainbow land, and more!