OwlCrate's journey

Our Story

A journey from our 2014 beginnings, filled with literary milestones and adventures. Dive into our history and discover some of our favorite moments from the last 10 years.

2014-2015
  • Robert and Korrina founded the company
  • Officially launched and shipped our first monthly box in March 2015 to 250 subscribers (first book was A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab)
  • Featured on the front page of the business section of the New York Times
  • Robert and Korrina quit their jobs to run OwlCrate full time
  • Moved from packing the boxes in their basement suite to working with a fulfillment center

- 2016 -

Sent out our first monthly book with an exclusive cover (Heartless by Marissa Meyer)

2016-2018
  • Exhibited at BookCon/Book Expo America for the first time
  • Took part in YallWest, BEA, BookCon, and Texas Teen Book Festival and met many wonderful OwlCrate subscribers
  • Reached 100,000 subscriptions
  • Began designing exclusive book covers
  • OwlCrate Jr, our box for middle grade readers, officially launched
2019-2020
  • Added signed exclusive editions to monthly boxes
  • Launched our first Limited Edition Box with a signed exclusive OwlCrate Edition of Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
  • Sent out our first monthly book with a completely redesigned cover and signed tip-in page (The Cruel Prince by Holly Black)
  • Sent out our first monthly book with sprayed edges (Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston)
  • Reached 100,000 customers

2019

First Limited Edition Box with an exclusive edition of Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

2021-2022
  • OwlCrate Jr was selected as one of the winners of the National Parenting Product Awards (NPPA)
  • Ozwald brings in a new parliament of Owls to the team
  • Launched The Nest, a free app for a bookish community for all readers
  • Over one million subscription boxes hit readers' homes
2023
  • More owls joined the team from around the world
  • Launched a highly anticipated Adult Fantasy Book Only subscription line
  • Introduced new licensed authors collections
  • Created bookish items by artists within the community
  • Launched the "Lost in Plots" podcast for all book lovers
  • Rebranded our logos and all of our boxes
  • Sent out our first monthly book with stenciled edges (Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross)
  • OwlCrate Jr comes to an end

2023

New owls, Adult Fantasy book only subscription launch & OwlCrate's first ever stenciled edges (Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross)

2024 So Far...
  • Launched OwlCrate Press
  • Launched OwlCrate Book Emporium
  • Team OwlCrate retreat in Mexico
  • Over 200,000 happy customers

Meet The Founders

OwlCrates founders Robert and Korrina smiling and sitting on the floor in front of a bookshelf with cardboard boxes with a few old OwlCrate logo on them.

Robert and Korrina hand-packing boxes in the early days of OwlCrate.

Discover Our Community

Learn more about our Book Club readalongs, the Lost in Plots podcast and The Nest, a free social media app for the bookish community,