The sun & moon are locked in an eternal dance across the sky, casting light on our world. These celestial pairs illuminate hidden truths and cradle the deepest desires.
The Rainbow Crate team is pleased to reveal that our August 2026 theme is…
☀️ SUN & MOON 🌖
☀️ BOOK 1 for August is The Witch Who Chases the Sun by Dawn Chen! When ex-lovers Alchemist Ying Cai-Li and Oracle Anne Barberry reunite a decade after the Second War, this unexpected second chance could lead them to rekindle their relationship. But cycles of war and trauma have left their invisible scars on each of the women. Will they be each other’s salvation or their doom?
☀️ OUR RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:
- Signed edition
- New dust jacket with gold foil and spot gloss
- Illustrated hardcase with gold foil
- Character art endpapers (same front and back)
- Printed Edges
- Bonus Content: Short Story
☀️ BOOK AT-A-GLANCE:
GENRE: High Fantasy Epic
REP: wlw, autistic/chronically ill femme lesbian mc, Han Chinese T* lesbian mc, Han Chinese sapphic sc, Black aroace sc, mixed race (non-Han Chinese & white) sc
SPICE: ☆☆☆☆☆
LENGTH: 415 pgs
🌖 BOOK 2 for August is When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley (@vkelleyart)! Beningo Caldera’s latest blacksmithing project has led to a new job at the famed Coney Island Luna Park. But when he learns his tank will cage a live merman, Benny is conflicted. Will he have to let go of the first place he has called home or his first love?
🌖 OUR RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:
- Signed edition
- New dust jacket with iridescent gloss and spot gloss
- Illustrated hardcase with gold foil and iridescent gloss
- Character art endpapers (same front and back)
- Printed edges
- Bonus Content: Art Gallery by the Author
🌖 BOOK AT-A-GLANCE:
GENRE: Romantasy
REP: mlm, homoromantic/demisexual Afro-Puerto Rican MC with chronic asthma, gay scs, nonbinary sc, Black and South Asian scs, disability rep: short stature, gigantism, prosthetic and mobility aid
SPICE: ☆☆☆☆☆
LENGTH: 459 pgs
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ID: A post of three slides of the August 2026 Theme Announcement. It features the theme image and two book announcements.
Slide 1: 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.
Slide 2: 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!".
Slide 3: 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!". End ID.
