Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast
By Jaime Fok and Freya Valerio
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Episodes: 50
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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 ๐โจ
Book Club: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone
IG: @onceuponatimezonepod
https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast
Jaime:
https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok
IG: @jaimefok
TT: @jaime.fok
Freya:
https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio
IG: @freyv_reads
TT: @freyvalerio
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How to ACTUALLY Get Out of a Reading Slump ๐ [EP#49]
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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May Reading Recap, June TBR & New Book Releases! ๐ [EP#48]
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Inside the Worlds of Fonda Lee ๐ | Green Bone Saga, The Last Contract of Isako, Breathmarked & More ๐ [EP#47]
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Inside the MUST-READ Fantasy That Will Break Your Heart ๐ | The Poet Empress with Shen Tao ๐ [EP#46]
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May 29, 2026 |
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The PERFECT Books for Your VERY Specific Moods ๐๐ [EP#45]
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May 22, 2026 |
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We Tried Guessing Books from JUST the First Line... ๐๐ [EP#44]
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May 15, 2026 |
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April Reading Recap, May TBR & New Book Releases! ๐ [EP#43]
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May 08, 2026 |
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ALL the Book News We Need to Talk About ๐๐ + Our Lives Beyond Books [EP#42]
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May 01, 2026 |
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Our Spring vs Fall TBRs ๐ (Same Time... Different Seasons?!) ๐ธ๐ [EP#41]
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Which Fictional Character Is MOST Likely To...? (with @lottiesmalley) ๐๐ [EP#40]
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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This Fantasy World is Based on ACTING?! ๐ญ (with Shannon J. Spann) ๐ [EP#39]
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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March Reading Recap, April TBR & New Book Releases! ๐ [EP#38]
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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The Ultimate Guide to Reading Fantasy (Best Books for Every Reader!) ๐ [EP#37]
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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The Books That Made Us Fall in Love With Reading ๐ [EP#36]
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Exposing Our Bookish HOT TAKES with Ellen Catherine! ๐ (@ellencatherinebooks) ๐ [EP#35]
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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February Reading Recap, March TBR & New Book Releases! ๐ [EP#34]
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Spicy Books That Are ACTUALLY Good... (As Spice Haters) ๐ถ๏ธ๐ [EP#33]
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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We Need to Talk About BookTok, BookTube & Bookstagram (Let's Do Better) ๐ [EP#32]
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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The Ultimate Viral ROMANTASY Book Bracket with Emmy Rosam (@whatemmyreads)! ๐ [EP#31]
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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January Reading Recap, February TBR & New Book Releases! ๐ [EP#30]
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Our FAVOURITE Book Characters of All Time ๐ [EP#29]
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Bookish Habits, Our Favs & If We Would Ever Write a Book... (Ask Us Anything!) ๐ [EP#28]
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Book to Screen Adaptations We NEED to Watch! (And Want Next) ๐ [EP#27]
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Overrated or Iconic? What We Thought About These VIRAL Booktok Books! ๐ [EP#26]
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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December Reading Recap & Our 2026 Reading Goals & TBR! ๐ [EP#25]
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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The BEST and WORST Books We Read This Year | 2025 Reading Wrap Up ๐ [EP#24]
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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The Goodreads Choice Awards 2025โฆ What Is Going On? ๐ [EP#23]
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Reacting to Your TOP 10 Books of 2025! ๐ [EP#22]
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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The Realities of Publishing a Debut Fantasy with Sarah Mughal Rana | Dawn of the Firebird ๐ [EP#21]
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Bookish Things We Are LEAVING in 2025 ๐ [EP#20]
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Books you FORGOT About... But Should Still Read ๐ [EP#19]
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Book Series We DNF'd... vs Series We Can't Wait to Start! ๐ [EP#18]
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Creating Our PERFECT Fantasy Books ๐ | Choose Your Own Adventure [EP#17]
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Oddly Specific Book Recommendations (for your very specific moods) ๐ [EP#16]
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Our FAVOURITE Authors and Where to Start With Their Books (READING ORDER RECS) ๐ [EP#15]
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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The Books That Everyone Hated... But We LOVED ๐๐ [EP#14]
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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10 VIRAL Books We Will NEVER Read ๐๐ [EP#13]
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Long Distance Book Besties: Is Being a Book Lover Better in Canada or Australia? ๐ [EP#12]
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Convincing (*begging*) Each Other to Read Our FAVOURITE BOOKS ๐ [EP#11]
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Books We DISAGREE On... Why We HATED and LOVED These Books ๐ [EP#10]
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Our HONEST Thoughts On The Way of Kings | DEEP DIVE BOOK CHAT ๐ [EP#9]
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Can We Guess the Book From the First Sentence? [EP#8]
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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The Books That Were ALMOST Perfect... and Why [EP#7]
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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THIS or THAT? (Book Edition) - Fav Authors, Reading Habits & Hot Takes [EP#6]
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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All the BOOK SERIES We are In the Middle Of (Are These Worth Reading?) [EP#5]
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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The Search for the ULTIMATE Book Trope... Which Trope is Best? [EP#4]
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Your Bookish Unpopular Opinions... Do We Agree or Disagree? [EP#3]
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Our MOST Anticipated Book Releases For the Rest of 2025 [EP#2]
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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What Types of Readers are We? Get to Know Us & Our Reader Colors [EP#1]
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Are these 10 VIRAL book series ACTUALLY worth the hype? [Special Pilot Episode]
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Jul 04, 2025 |