Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

Two friends, two time zones, and a shared love of stories. We are Freya (from Australia) & Jaime (from Canada), book besties who are worlds apart. As lovers of fantas, and fiction - we'll dive into what we are reading, TBRs, book recs, and more!Join us as we bridge together our time zones, one chapter at a time 📚✨Book Club: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZoneIG: @onceuponatimezonepodhttps://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcastJaime:https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefokIG: @jaimefokTT: @jaime.fokFreya:https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerioIG: @freyv_readsTT: @freyvalerio

Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast is a arts podcast hosted by Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio, with 58 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio hosts Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast, a arts show with 58 episodes published.

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  Episode #57

  Book Cons & Fantasy Balls... Are Book Events Getting Out of Control?! [EP#57]

  Aug 14, 20261h 5mS2

  Let's talk about BOOK EVENTS! From author panels & signings, to book balls, conventions, influencer events and book clubs. What do you think about the recent rise of book events? Books Discussed: Flickerstate - FA Davidson This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi Into the Blue - Emma Brodie Hamnet - Maggie O'Farrell The Odyssey - Homer (translated by Emily Wilson) Taipei Story - RF Kuang The Last Contract of Isako - Fonda Lee Long Distance Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jaime's socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @jaimefok Tiktok: @jaime.fok Freya's socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @freyv_reads Tiktok: @freyvalerio (00:00) intro & current reads (10:03) jaime watched hamnet! (15:17) author panels & signings (24:32) romantasy book balls (39:01) book conventions (44:34) influencer events (56:45) book clubs

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  Episode #54

  How Is Our Reading Year Going?! (Mid Year Check In) [EP#54]

  Jul 24, 20261h 1mS2

  Time to reflect on our reading year so far! How are we doing with our reading goals? What books have hit, missed & what are we looking forward to for the rest of the year? Hope you enjoy this one :) Books Discussed: This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me - Ilona Andrews The Dark Mirror - Samantha Shannon Red Rising - Pierce Brown The Fellowship of the Ring - JRR Tolkien The Bright Years - Sarah Damoff The Burning Side - Sarah Damoff The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson Us Against You - Fredrik Backman Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman Neverthorn - Shannon Mayer The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen 11/22/63 - Stephen King The Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A Parker Into the Blue - Emma Brodie Jade City - Fonda Lee Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke No Matter What - Cara Bastone Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson The Diviners - Libba Bray Recursion - Blake Crouch Shield of Sparrows - Devney Perry The Last Contract of Isako - Fonda Lee Daughter of No Worlds - Carissa Broadbent Chain of Gold - Cassandra Clare The Road of Bones - Demi Winters A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J Spann Burn of the Everflame - Penn Cole The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig Taipei Story - RF Kuang Victorious - VE Schwab Dead Beat - Leigh Bardugo The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth American Hagwon - Min Jin Lee Long Distance Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jaime's socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @jaimefok Tiktok: @jaime.fok Freya's socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @freyv_reads Tiktok: @freyvalerio (00:00) intro & current reads (11:22) freya's europe tripe! (16:41) how we're doing with our reading goals (27:21) fable reading stats (32:34) mid year book tags (32:50) books we immediately want to reread (36:51) new favourite authors (39:42) most frustrating characters (42:04) a book that should have been shorter (44:07) a book that should have been longer (46:21) series we want to read this year (48:59) character most likely to start a podcast (51:08) ranking our book club reads so far (54:56) most anticipated reads for the rest of the year

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  Episode #53

  Have Our Reading Tastes CHANGED?! 📚 (Re-Taking the Read Your Color Quiz) [EP#53]

  Jul 17, 20261h 9mS2

  One year later, have our reading tastes changed? We are re-creating our very first episode in celebration of 1 year of the podcast!!! Thank you SO MUCH for being here 💖 Read Your Color Quiz: https://readyourcolor.com/ Books Discussed: The Jasad Crown - Sara Hashem Golden Son - Pierce Brown Summer Island - Kristin Hannah Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors This Is How You Lose the Time War - Max Gladstone & Amal El-Mohtar Tress of the Emerald Sea - Brandon Sanderson A Song to Drown Rivers - Ann Liang The Correspondent - Virginia Evans A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie Five Survive - Holly Jackson The Only One Left - Riley Sagar The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides My Friends - Fredrik Backman The Good Parts - Evann Normandin Recursion - Blake Crouch Starside - Alex Aster Small These Like These - Claire Keegan Broken Country - Clare Leslie Hall The Hating Game - Sally Thorne Not in Love - Ali Hazelwood It Happened One Summer - Tessa Bailey Main Characters - Bobby Palmer The Raven Scholar - Antonia Hodgson The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - CS Lewis Caraval - Stephanie Garber Long Distance Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jaime's socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @jaimefok Tiktok: @jaime.fok Freya's socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @freyv_reads Tiktok: @freyvalerio (00:00) intro & current reads (15:57) what we expect this time (18:01) taking the quiz (59:43) our final results!

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  Episode #52

  June Reading Recap, July TBR & New Book Releases! 📚 [EP#52]

  Jul 10, 20261h 4mS2

  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 Remember - Eve J Chung Into the Blue - Emma Brodie The Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A Parker The Dark Mirror - Samantha Shannon The Burning God - RF Kuang The Divorce - Freida McFadden Summer Island - Kristin Hannah Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke The Butcher's Masquerade - Matt Dinniman Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman The Hollow Gods - AJ Vrana The Shippers - Katherine Center Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It - Brooke Averick Morning Star - Pierce Brown Honey - Imani Thompson Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino Red Rising - Pierce Brown The Poppy War - RF Kuang The Road of Bones - Demi Winters This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi Chain of Gold - Cassandra Clare Vicious - VE Schwab Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo The Winged Game - Sophie Kim The Mash Up - Laura Marie Meyers Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt - Ben Reeves The Good Parts - Evann Normandin Long Distance Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jaime's socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @jaimefok Tiktok: @jaime.fok Freya's socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @freyv_reads Tiktok: @freyvalerio (00:00) intro & current reads (08:13) LOTR casting update! (10:49) ashley poston is writing FANTASY! (12:57) dallas cowboys cheerleaders debrief (20:06) freya's june highlights (27:25) jaime's june highlights (36:20) freya's june lows (41:32) jaime's june lows (46:50) freya's july lookaheads (51:56) jaime's july lookaheads (55:05) july book releases

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  Episode #51

  Our Summer vs Winter TBRs 📚☀️❄️ (From Book Besties Across the World!) [EP#51]

  Jul 3, 20261h 2mS2

  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 Republic - RF Kuang The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace Summer Island - Kristin Hannah The Diviners - Libba Bray Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - VE Schwab Belladonna - Adalyn Grace The Wolf King - Lauren Palphreyman Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke Wind and Truth - Brandon Sanderson The Good Parts - Evann Normandin The Someday Garden - Ashley Poston Heart the Lover - Lilly King The Burning Side - Sarah Damoff Main Characters - Bobby Palmer Lost Lambs - Madeline Cash Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino Good Joy, Bad Joy - Mikki Brammer Daughters of No Worlds - Carissa Broadbent Pool House - Mary HK Choi Honey - Imani Thompson One and Only - Maureen Goo Day of Now - Miranda Reason Nymph - Sofia Montrone Shadow Reaper - Lynette Noni Scythe - Neal Shusterman Long Distance Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepod Watch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jaime's socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @jaimefok Tiktok: @jaime.fok Freya's socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @freyv_reads Tiktok: @freyvalerio (00:00) intro & current reads (11:18) every year after debrief (23:15) light wielder reviews (24:45) spring and fall tbr recap (36:21) summer tbr 1 (39:15) winter tbr 1 (42:26) summer tbr 2 (44:05) winter tbr 2 (46:33) summer tbr 3 (49:03) winter tbr 3 (51:43) summer tbr 4 (54:05) winter tbr 4 (56:03) summer tbr 5 (57:56) winter tbr 5

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