Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

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 - Veronica Roth
Beach Read - Emily Henry
Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien (The Hunt for Gollum)
Burn of the Everflame - Penn Cole
The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig
Daemonica - Kaylie Smith
Taipei Story - RF Kuang
Dead Beat - Leigh Bardugo
The Thoroughbreds - Elin Hilderbrand
Hollywood, Ending - John Greene
The Mirror of Infinite Endings - Stephanie Garber
The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace
Victorious - VE Schwab
ACOTAR 6 - Sarah J Maas
Untitled Empyrean (Fourth Wing) - Rebecca Yarros
A Married Little Christmas - Abby Jimenez
The Improbable Meet Cute Series
The Exception to the Rule - Christina Lauren
The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune

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(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

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 - Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds - Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
The Good Parts - Evann Normandin
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - VE Schwab
The Someday Garden - Ashley Poston
The Wolf King - Lauren Palphreyman
Heart the Lover - Lily King
Belladonna - Adalyn Grace
The Burning Side - Sarah Damoff
The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace

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(00:00) intro & current reads
(10:27) sunrise on the reaping trailer
(17:49) our spring and fall tbrs
(19:13) spring book 1
(21:52) fall book 1
(25:22) spring book 2
(28:43) fall book 2
(33:05) spring book 3
(36:37) fall book 3
(38:26) spring book 4
(40:24) fall book 4
(43:42) spring book 5
(46:35) fall book 5
(49:01) spring book 6
(51:23) fall book 6

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:
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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 Drews
Homebound - Porta Elan
We Used to Live Here - Marcus Kliewer
Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy
Yellowface - RF Kuang
Funny Story - Emily Henry
Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
Bear Town - Fredrik Backman
Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett
Our Infinite Fates - Laura Steven
Zodiac Academy - Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - VE Schwab
People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry
Deep End - Ali Hazelwood
The Future Saints - Ashley Winstead
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Dark Matter - Blake Crouch
Passion Project - London Sperry
The Favorites - Layne Fargo
Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino
Red Rising - Pierce Brown
A Darker Shade of Magic - VE Schwab
Divine Rivals - Rebecca Ross
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Sangu Mandanna
Once Upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber
A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J Maas
A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman
Katabasis - RF Kuang
Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors
Heartless - Elsie Silver
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Daisy Jones and the Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Taming 7 - Chloe Walsh
Bridgerton - Julia Quinn
Throne of Glass - Sarah J Maas
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus
Matilda - Roald Dahl
Firefly Lane - Kristin Hannah
The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid

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(00:00) intro & current reads
(10:56) let's talk fictional characters
(12:44) which character is most likely to win a reality TV show?
(17:16) which character is most likely to get banned from a library?
(22:18) which character is most likely to be chronically online?
(26:53) which character urgently needs a therapist?
(34:36) which character is most likely to burn down a kingdom over a breakup?
(42:20) most likely to leave a function without saying goodbye?
(45:10) which character would be the competitive board game type?
(47:24) which character is most likely to flirt their way out of trouble?
(49:44) what character would be the biggest gossip?
(52:11) which character would bring a book to a party?
(55:08) which character would never use their name when ordering coffee?

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:
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Books Discussed:
A Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J Spann
One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig
Daughters of the Sun and Moon - Lisa See
Two Can Play - Ali Hazelwood

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(00:00) intro & current reads
(03:18) why we love theatre
(05:28) life as a debut author
(06:34) from publishing to being an author
(09:50) about a stage set for villains
(10:28) the inspiration that started it all
(12:44) the writing process
(16:53) how to start a fantasy book
(18:56) all about BANTER and chemistry
(22:29) evolution of the protagonist
(24:36) creating a unique magic system
(27:13) the power of mirrors
(29:03) will we see more in this world?
(32:45) what's next?
(34:41) adapting to film!
(35:40) our dream casts
(41:03) listener questions
(41:11) was the book always split into acts?
(42:32) what inspired Riven as a character?
(47:05) did you write with a mood board?
(49:00) what role did your faith play into writing?
(55:30) this or that

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 Dinniman
The Last Wish - Andrzej Sapkowski
The Ragpicker King - Cassandra Clare
Recursion - Blake Crouch
Red Rising - Pierce Brown
The Someday Garden - Ashley Poston
Cleopatra - Saara El-Arifi
Small Things Like These - Claire Keegan
Lost Lambs - Madeline Cash
The Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn Clarke
Rites of the Starling - Devney Perry
An Arcane Study of Stars - Sydney J Shields

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(00:00) intro & current reads
(10:05) book club pick!
(11:52) project hail mary debrief
(22:22) stephanie garber news
(28:17) wrap up disclaimer
(28:49) jaime's march highlights
(35:38) freya's march highlights
(41:32) jaime's march lows
(45:26) freya's march lows
(47:09) jaime's april lookahead
(51:19) freya's april lookahead
(53:38) reading a book a day
(56:30) new releases in april