Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

Let's wrap up our June reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in July! Books Discussed: Daughter of No Worlds - Carissa Broadbent The Someday Garden - Ashley Poston Dark Matter - Blake Crouch Elodie and the Dark Lord - Ashley Poston Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson Golden Son - Pierce Brown Liar of Dreams - Libba Bray The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace The Young Will Remembe...

We're back with our dual season TBRs! This time, our Summer and Winter TBRs as long distance book besties from Canada & Australia! Books Discussed: To Dream in Darkness - Ann Liang Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson Golden Son - Pierce Brown The Bright Years - Sarah Damoff Every Summer After (Every Year After) - Carley Fortune Light Wielder - Rachel Schneider The Poppy War & The Dragon Repub...

We LOVE book bestie Madison Kait, and we also love books that make us cry. So this was just the PERFECT time to chat about how emotional we got over fiction. Hope you enjoy this episode! Madison Kait: https://www.tiktok.com/@lettersfrommads Books Discussed: Tropesick - Lauren Okie The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace The Shippers - Katherine Center Into the Blue - Emma Brodie Destiny's Edge - ML...

Are you in a reading slump? Let's chat about what our reading slumps look like, how we get out of slumps & also some reading slump book recs! Books Discussed: Into the Blue - Emma Brodie Summer Island - Kristin Hannah Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke The Deal (Off Campus) - Elle Kennedy When the Moon Hatched - Sarah A Parker The Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A Parker American Hagwon - Mi...

Let's wrap up our May reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in June! Books Discussed: Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson The Arcane Arts - SD Coverly The Deal (Off Campus) - Elle Kennedy Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen) - Chloe Walsh Every Summer After - Carley Fortune When the Moon Hatched - Sarah A Parker The Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A Parker Obsession (Movie) T...

We are in AWE of Fonda Lee and still cannot believe we were able to chat with her in this episode! We chat all things Jade City, The Last Contract of Isako, Breathmarked duology and more! Fonda Lee: https://www.instagram.com/fonda.lee Books Discussed: The Last Contract of Isako - Fonda Lee Jade City (Green Bone Saga) - Fonda Lee Mark of the Warrior (Breathmarked) - Fonda Lee Breath of the Dragon -...

You know we LOVE The Poet Empress, and we had the best time chatting with Shen Tao about her book, early inspiration (warrior cats, anyone?) and how fonts might speak in different ways! Shen Tao: https://www.instagram.com/storygoose Books Discussed: The Poet Empress - Shen Tao Immaculate Deception - Isabela Livino The Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A Parker The Beauty of Darkness - Mary E Pears...

You asked for book recs that were oddly specific... and we had so much fun matching books to your prompts! Hope you enjoy these oddly specific reading recs! Books Discussed: The Kiss of Deception - Mary E Pearson The Heart of Betrayal - Mary E Pearson Upgrade - Blake Crouch When the Moon Hatched - Sarah A Parker The Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A Parker Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman Th...

Sorry for some of the audio quality in this one, we had some technical difficulties this week :( Hope you still enjoy this one, it was a fun game! Books Discussed: Dragon Republic - RF Kuang The Last Contract of Isako - Fonda Lee Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson Sword Catcher - Cassandra Clare Direbound - Sable Sorensen Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney The Seven Year...

Let's wrap up our April reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in May! Books Discussed: Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare Wind and Truth - Brandon Sanderson The Beauty of Darkness - Mary E Pearson Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare Shield of Sparrows - Devney Perry The Night We Met - Abby Jimenez The Someday Garden - Ashley Post...

We've had SO MANY book announcements lately, we just need to debrief. We also spend the last bit of this episode chatting about what we do outside of reading, to compliment our bookish lifestyles! Books Discussed: The Poppy War - RF Kuang The Correspondent - Virginia Evans The Dinner Party - Freida McFadden Wind and Truth - Brandon Sanderson Divergent - Veronica Roth The Sixth Faction - Veroni...

Because we live on opposite sides of the world... here are our Spring and Fall TBRs as we head into the new seasons! Books Discussed: The Jasad Heir - Sara Hashem The Poppy War - RF Kuang Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne Collins Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke The Diviners - Libba Bray Wind and Truth - Brandon Sanderson The Women - Kristin Hannah Firefly Lane - Kristin Hannah The Great Alone - Kris...

We have the beautiful Lottie Smalley with us today! Had so much chatting about books & fictional characters we've loved. Hope you enjoy this one! Lottie's socials: https://www.youtube.com/@LottieSmalley/ https://www.instagram.com/bookloverlottie/ https://www.tiktok.com/@bookloverlottie Books Discussed: Heir of Fire - Sarah J Maas The Poet Empress - Shen Tao You Did Nothing Wrong - CG D...

We have the AMAZING debut author Shannon J Spann on the pod today! We chat about her process writing the incredibly unique fantasy standalone A Stage Set for Villains, her love for theatre, and more. Shannon's socials: https://www.instagram.com/shannonjspann Books Discussed: A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J Spann One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig Daughters of the Sun and Moon - Lisa See Two...

Let's wrap up our March reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in April! Books Discussed: Just Friends - Haley Pham Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson Shield of Sparrows - Devney Perry Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir The Mirror of Infinite Endings - Stephanie Garber Lady Tan's Circle of Women - Lisa See Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Di...

Looking for a fantasy book to read? Look no further! We go through every fantasy subgenre in this episode, with recs for beginner to advanced readers! Books Discussed: Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter - Heather Fawcett The Elsewhere Express - Samantha Sotto Yambao Broken Country - Clare Leslie Hall Recursion - Blake Crouch Throne of Glass - Sarah J Maas The Sword of Kaigen - ML Wang Mistbor...

Diving into NOSTALGIA today! Let's talk about the books that made us fall in love as young teenage readers. Books Discussed: A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J Spann The Ragpicker King - Cassandra Clare Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses) - Sarah J Maas Silverwing - Kenneth Opal Fallen - Lauren Kate The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold The Chronicles of Narnia -...

In this episode, we chat with the beautiful Ellen Catherine and share some of our bookish unpopular opinions! Ellen's socials: https://www.youtube.com/@bookswithellen https://www.instagram.com/ellencatherinebooks https://www.tiktok.com/@ellencatherinebooks Books Discussed: Heir of Illusion - Madeline Taylor The Someday Garden - Ashley Poston The Mask Falling - Samantha Shannon The Heart of Bet...

Let's wrap up our February reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in March! Books Discussed: My Husband's Wife - Alice Feeney A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J Spann A Song to Drown Rivers - Ann Liang The Fragile Threads of Power - VE Schwab The Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn Clarke Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare Dark Age - Pierc...

Let's talk about SPICE today! We are both self-proclaimed spicy book haters, but for some reason... these ones worked for us. Let's dive into why these spicy books worked! Books Discussed: A Stage Set For Villains - Shannon J Spann The Diviners - Libba Bray Love Me Tomorrow - Emiko Jean Before I Forget - Tory Henwood Hoen The Bright Years - Sarah Damoff Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Not...

Books & social media bring us both SO much happiness... but we need to just take a second to talk about the current state of BookTok, the anti-intellectualism debate, online hate and more. Let's get into it. Books Discussed: Jade Legacy - Fonda Lee A Song to Drown Rivers - Ann Liang Light Bringer - Pierce Brown The Favorites - Layne Fargo The Ice Queens - Layne Fargo Follow us on Instagram: @onceu...

In this episode, we chat with the beautiful Emmy Rosam and battle it out to find the ultimate popular romantasy read! Emmy's socials: https://www.youtube.com/@emmyrosam https://www.tiktok.com/@whatemmyreads https://www.instagram.com/whatemmyreadss Books Discussed: Heated Rivalry - Rachel Reid Chain of Gold - Cassandra Clare The Night We Lost Him - Laura Dave The Future Saints - Ashley Winstead...

Let's wrap up our January reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in February! Books Discussed: The Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings) - JRR Tolkien Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson Dark Age - Pierce Brown Jade City - Fonda Lee An Offer from a Gentleman - Julia Quinn To Bleed a Crystal Bloom - Sarah A Parker Us Against You - Fre...

We love fictional characters, let's talk about some of our favourite book characters we've ever read! Books Discussed: The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King) - JRR Tolkien Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson Beartown / Us Against You - Fredrik Backman Ready or Not - Cara Bastone Red Rising - Pierce Brown The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins A D...

You asked, we answered... hope you enjoy this chatty episode as we discuss our habits as readers, what we do outside of reading & more! Books Discussed: Us Against You - Fredrik Backman Vow of Eternal Night - Lily Crozier The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door - HG Parry A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry Bridgerton (An Offer from a Gentleman) - Julia Qui...