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EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 1H 3M

ALL the Book News We Need to Talk About 👀📚 + Our Lives Beyond Books [EP#42]

from Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast · host Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio

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 KuangThe Correspondent - Virginia EvansThe Dinner Party - Freida McFaddenWind and Truth - Brandon SandersonDivergent - Veronica RothThe Sixth Faction - Veronica RothBeach Read - Emily HenryLord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien (The Hunt for Gollum)Burn of the Everflame - Penn ColeThe Knave and the Moon - Rachel GilligDaemonica - Kaylie SmithTaipei Story - RF KuangDead Beat - Leigh BardugoThe Thoroughbreds - Elin HilderbrandHollywood, Ending - John GreeneThe Mirror of Infinite Endings - Stephanie GarberThe Wretched Divine - Adalyn GraceVictorious - VE SchwabACOTAR 6 - Sarah J MaasUntitled Empyrean (Fourth Wing) - Rebecca YarrosA Married Little Christmas - Abby JimenezThe Improbable Meet Cute SeriesThe Exception to the Rule - Christina LaurenThe House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ KluneLong Distance Book Club:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jaime's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(11:12) we are getting a NEW DIVERGENT BOOK(18:09) beach read casting announcement(21:28) LOTR the hunt for gollum casting(26:17) september is a BIG book release month(28:17) surprise empyrean novella(30:27) an abby jimenez surprise!(33:39) house in the cerulean sea adaptation(36:51) identity crisis?(37:57) readers need to move(50:06) is jaime a birder?(53:41) freya likes snakes?(57:46) freya is an artist(59:56) rapid fire hobbies

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