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Fun fact: this book partially inspired my first queer romance novel, A Tale Between Florists! 🌻

🍂 I am utterly in love with this book and learning about Victorian flower language. 🍂

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listen you NEED to borrow that book from the library. i know youve got like 10 other books lined up to be read but you need to go to the library. remind the library that it's loved and cherished

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no shame in doing the same thing over and over if it makes you happy! go and read that book again, listen to that song for the 10000th time, watch that movie over and over. it’s your life babey!

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My launch for And They Were Neighbors will be a bit unconventional.⁠ ⁠

The official release date is July 22, 2025, but I will be releasing the book early through Kickstarter in March!⁠ ⁠ What does this mean?⁠

It means that if you back my Kickstarter, you’ll get early access to the book. Not only that, but as a backer you’ll receive special perks that are exclusive to the Kickstarter!⁠ ⁠

That’s because Kickstarter is not charity, like GoFundMe or other fundraising sites. It’s a platform where creators (from indie authors like me to big names like Critical Role and Brandon Sanderson) essentially pitch a product to customers, and customers can invest in that product by pledging an amount to it. ⁠

To sum it up, you’ll be able to buy the book early, but you’ll only receive it (and you’ll only be charged) if the project fully funds.

One of the rewards will be a Kickstarter exclusive special edition hardcover! Picture the cover on a dust jacket over a gorgeous hardcase with foil artwork, sprayed edges, a ribbon, custom end-page art, and more!⁠

And if you back the campaign in the first 48 hours, your name will be in the acknowledgments!

For now, you can check out my campaign pre-launch page and sign up to be notified when the campaign goes live!⁠

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It's my book, y'all! 🥹

🌈 Introducing our Book 1 feature for February! 🎉

We are so excited to feature this deeply romantic story that brings childhood best friends back together after a hometown hardship. Welcome to Of Love & Libraries by Brenna Bailey!

FEATURING:

- Second Chance Romance!

- Septuagenarian Couple!

- Ex-Best Friends to Lovers!

- "Save the Library" Arc!

RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVES:

- All-new Dust Jacket illustrated by @/OswaldJane.Art!

- Cover and interior design by @/ManicFemme!

- Illustrated and glossed hardcase by @/NiallCGrant!

- Illustrated Endpages by @jaypillerva!

- Printed Edges by @/MRoseDesigner!

- Bound-In Author Letter!

- Bound-In Bonus Short Story!

- Signed by the Author!

SUMMARY:

Dylan Lavoie won’t take retirement sitting down. After four decades as the head librarian, she one month to raise enough funds to save her library. Not even the unexpected return of the adventurous childhood confidant can stop her from saving her sanctuary.

Fifty years ago, Frankie Chan fled heartbreak in Juniper Creek to chase excitement as a wildlife photographer. When the recent retiree reluctantly returns home for her mom’s funeral, she finds her beloved library under siege and the snarky bibliophile she still pines after fighting its closure. How can Frankie ignore the excuse to reconnect with the only woman she’s ever loved—even if she can’t stay?

As the two fundraise at the Pumpkin Days events, can Dylan and Frankie forgive their painful past to save the library and find their second chance at love before it’s too late?

Rep: wlw, white cis lesbian septuagenarian fmc, Chinese cis lesbian septuagenarian fmc, white cis queer scs, Black cis queer sc, white nonbinary sc, mixed race trans-masc sc, BIPOC scs

CWs: grief, death of a parent, mentions of mild homophobia and racism

🌈 Subscription spots are OPEN for purchase on 1, 3 or 6 month plans! These will start with the January crate, use RAINBOW10 to save! Subscribe on our website!

ID: A graphic that reads “February Book 1 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 Of Love and Libraries by B...” 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:

“- Completely Redesigned

Jacket (Not Shown) w/ Spot

& Iridescent Gloss

- Illustrated Hardcase w/

Spot Glossed Details

- Art Endpages

- Printed Edges

- Bound-In Bonus Short Story

- Bound-In Author Letter

- Signed by the Author”

At the top and bottom of the text area are red arrows with yellow outlines pointing towards the book. Surrounding the graphic is a yellow-red ombre striped border. End ID.

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ONE WEEK LEFT TO BACK STAR CROSSED: A QUEER TAROT!

Just one week left in our Kickstarter campaign to make this amazing inclusive and so very very queer tarot deck! We've worked with almost 80 artists from all over the world to make this happen and we need your help to make sure we can produce these decks <3

(did I mention it's gay??? it's really really gay)

If we're lucky enough to get funded, we even have stretch goals to be excited about including extra cards, stickers, and a coin of fate!

Please consider checking it out here!

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📷 Minister Gate Book Shop

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happy birthday to me and to the mighty nein!

(frumpkin is partially based on my childhood cat, who was very originally named ginger)

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Some if my favorite trans and nonbinary books that, as a bonus, have really awesome audiobook editions. I’ll listen to anything Vico Ortiz narrates tbh; they’ve got a great voice and apparently top notch taste in books. Lakelore spoke to me on a deep and personal level. The Monk and Robot books are maybe the two most calming and restorative books I’ve read in my entire life. Self Made Boys is a more compelling version of The Great Gatsby (I said what I said).

((Cross posting some older posts from my insta (same username) because I’m not sure about the future of meta platforms/my use of meta platforms & I don’t want my content to be lost.))

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by Rikki Austin

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Worlds enough for the both of us.

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Book Review: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal is an expertly written and researched alternate history about humans first going to space.⁠

It starts on a dark, apocalyptic note when a meteorite hits earth while mathematician Elma and her husband Nathaniel are on vacation.⁠

The story follows them from there as Elma realizes the meteorite strike is an extinction event and that humanity needs to get off the planet within the next fifty years.⁠

The rest of the story echoes narratives like Hidden Figures as Elma uses her position as a computer and a physicist to advocate for women astronauts.⁠

The story is a compelling and often frustrating examination of sexism and racism, especially in the fifties. Much of the book also reflects current climate change concerns and how people are wilfully ignorant of that issue.⁠

The main character is expertly crafted as an intelligent and flawed woman doing her best to achieve her goals. She also has severe anxiety, which is fantastic to see on the page. The cast of secondary characters is also compelling with its complex villains and the other women fighting to be astronauts. ⁠

At no point did I want to put the book down, and I rooted for Elma every step of the way!⁠

I highly recommend this book if you’re a sci-fi fan but also if you enjoy learning about the space race and experiencing steminist narratives.

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15.04.18 // Currently reading.

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A love for all things vintage and a slow life 🤎

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