Once Upon a Time Zone: A Bookish Podcast

We had the incredible opportunity to chat with VE Schwab!! With Victorious releasing SO soon, we chat about villains, saying goodbye, magic, and the therapy of it all. Hope you enjoy!

VE Schwab:

https://www.veschwab.com/

Books Discussed:

Victorious - VE Schwab

Vicious - VE Schwab

Vengeful - VE Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - VE Schwab

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil - VE Schwab

A Darker Shade of Magic - VE Schwab

This Savage Song - VE Schwab

The Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn Clarke

This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running - Chris Bennett

Fruit Fly - Josh Silver

Eclipse and the Wolf - Akwaeke Emezi

King Sorrow - Joe Hill

Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo

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(00:00) intro

(02:54) the moments before a book release

(05:11) VE Schwab's current reads

(07:18) on the overwhelming new releases & discoverability

(12:10) on audiobooks & training for an ironman

(16:28) when does VE Schwab write?

(21:22) the origins of a villain

(26:50) VE Schwab's favourite villain?

(28:54) the end of an era and ALL the emotions

(34:24) favourite magical creatures?

(37:46) what will VE Schwab explore next?

(44:14) navigating the puzzle of a timeline

(47:49) VE Schwab's favourite of her books?

(51:10) this or that

We LOVED Into the Blue by Emma Brodie, and had the most wonderful time chatting with her about yearning, genre-bending, emotional books, Vampire Diaries... and more!

Emma Brodie:

https://www.instagram.com/emma.c.brodie

Books Discussed:

Into the Blue - Emma Brodie

Songs in Ursa Major - Emma Brodie

Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth

Dawn of the North - Demi Winters

Vicious - VE Schwab

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(00:00) intro

(01:46) how martha's vineyard inspired stories

(08:02) our current reads

(10:43) the improv of it all

(16:19) morning writing vs night writing?

(18:44) team damon or stefan?

(20:41) about into the blue

(21:56) the love story vs romance

(23:54) are we pantsers or plotters?

(28:49) let's talk genre-bending

(32:26) the tunnel of connection between characters

(36:17) why do noah and AJ feel so familiar?

(39:51) dealbreakers in a love story?

(41:26) is it really miscommunication?

(43:40) what came first, the acting or the sci-fi?

(44:57) how many author tears go into one reader tear?

(49:09) the secret to yearning?

(51:21) what's next for emma?

(53:17) book club listener questions!

(57:38) this or that

It's rare but sometimes we disagree... let's talk about some books that we had some different opinions on!

Books Discussed:

11/22/63 - Stephen King

The Burning God - RF Kuang

A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF) - Sarah J Maas

Peck & Peck - Bonnie Garmus

The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth

Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman

The Kiss of Deception (Remnant Chronicles) - Mary E Pearson

This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi

My Husband's Wife - Alice Feeney

Rock Paper Scissors - Alice Feeney

Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney

His and Hers - Alice Feeney

Sometimes I Lie - Alice Feeney

Verity - Colleen Hoover

One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig

Two Twisted Crowns - Rachel Gillig

The Knight and the Moth - Rachel Gillig

The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig

The Jasad Heir - Sara Hashem

The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Mate - Ali Hazelwood

Bride - Ali Hazelwood

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(12:29) freya's life is exciting

(16:52) magnus bane is on dancing with the stars

(21:49) the books we disagree on

(22:12) the remnant chronicles

(28:59) alice feeney's thrillers

(34:13) jaime's mysterious email

(36:19) rachel gillig duologies

(44:02) the jasad heir

(51:15) jennifer lynn barnes series

(57:58) bride & mate by ali hazelwood

We always give YOU book recs... but what if YOU give US recs instead? We had soooo much fun going through the most recommended books from you! 💖

Books Discussed:

Liberty Street - Heather Marshall

The Burning God - RF Kuang

The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion - Beth Brower

The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon

The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett

Heartless - Marissa Meyer

Cinder - Marissa Meyer

Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor

Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb (Realm of the Underlings)

Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan

Verity Guild - Mai Corland

Dark Rise - CS Pacat

The Winged Game - Sophie Kim

The Sun and the Starmaker - Rachel Griffin

Mad Mabel - Sally Hepworth

The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater

Binding 13 - Chloe Walsh

This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi

Long Distance Book Club:

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(16:57) the unselected journals of emma m lion

(22:20) the bone season

(26:49) the tainted cup

(30:12) heartless

(34:29) strange the dreamer

(38:21) realm of the underlings

(44:18) percy jackson

(48:46) verity guild

(52:15) dark rise

(54:22) the winged game

(56:55) the sun and the starmaker

(59:02) mad mabel

(01:01:15) the raven boys

(01:01:56) binding 13

(01:02:48) this woven kingdom

Let's wrap up our August reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in September!

Books Discussed:

11/22/63 - Stephen King

Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros

Fruit Fly - Josh Silver

Taipei Story - RF Kuang

Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

Daughters of Shandong - Eve J Chung

Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino

Yellowface - RF Kuang

Into the Blue - Emma Brodie

The River She Became - Emily Varga

The Midnight Train - Matt Haig

This Story Might Save Your Life - Tiffany Crum

None of This is True - Lisa Jewell

Main Characters - Bobby Palmer

The Girl With a Thousand Faces - Sunyi Dean

Know My Name - Chanel Miller

Wild - Cheryl Strayed

Bottom of the Pyramid - Nia Sioux

The Third Gilmore Girl - Kelly Bishop

ACOTAR - Sarah J Maas

The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig

Burn of the Everflame - Penn Cole

Dead Beat - Leigh Bardugo

The Thoroughbreds - Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham

The Mirror of Infinite Endings - Stephanie Garber

Threshing Day - Rebecca Yarros

Scion - James Islington

Tempest - Victoria Aveyard

Hollywood, Ending - John Green

The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace

American Hagwon - Min Jin Lee

Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion - T Kingfisher

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(17:55) september book club pick!

(19:13) jaime's august highlights

(27:55) freya's august highlights

(33:20) jaime's august lows

(42:00) freya's august lows

(49:59) jaime's september lookaheads

(54:40) freya's september lookaheads

(56:24) september book releases

Sometimes you really want to DNF a book... but what if this makes you miss an INCREDIBLE ending? These are a few books that you just need to stick with until the very end - WE PROMISE it's worth it!

Books Discussed:

Writers and Lovers - Lily King

11/22/63 - Stephen King

Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino

Fruit Fly - Josh Silver

ACOTAR - Sarah J Maas

A Court of Splintered Harmony - Sarah J Maas

A Court of Forgotten Melody - Sarah J Maas

The Ragpicker King - Cassandra Clare

Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

The Wretched Divine - Adalyn Grace

Anxious People - Fredrik Backman

The Prison Healer - Lynette Noni

You've Reached Sam - Dustin Thao

Blood Over Bright Haven - ML Wang

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(10:04) jaime saw josh silver and rf kuang!

(18:02) jaime's boston and salem trip

(28:43) ACOTAR titles debrief

(36:58) the ragpicker king

(42:05) piranesi

(46:34) the wretched divine

(51:58) anxious people

(55:04) the prison healer

(58:21) you've reached sam

(01:01:19) blood over bright haven

You know when a book is PERFECT... right up until the very end? Let's chat about some books that just had very unsatisfactory endings :(

Books Discussed:

The River She Became - Emily Varga

This Story Might Save Your Life - Tiffany Crum

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt - Ben Reeves

Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar

The Midnight Train - Matt Haig

The Odyssey - Homer

Nymph - Sofia Montrone

Circe - Madeline Miller

Fruit Fly - Josh Silver

A Darker Shore: Letters from Ketterdam - Leigh Bardugo

The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

There Is No Antimemetics Division - QNTM

Into the Blue - Emma Brodie

The Burning Side - Sarah Damoff

The Burning God - RF Kuang

Metal Slinger - Rachel Schneider

Flawless - Elsie Silver

Wild Love - Elsie Silver

This Book Made Me Think of You - Libby Page

The Naturals - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros

Tropesick - Lauren Okie

Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

Long Distance Book Club:

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(09:47) the odyssey debrief

(23:56) ebooks are EXPENSIVE rant

(26:29) the mystery of the six of crows novella

(28:53) the binocular set story update

(31:43) let's get into it!

(31:58) there is no antimemetics division

(37:58) into the blue

(44:43) metal slinger

(47:56) chestnut springs

(52:07) this book made me think of you

(55:42) fourth wing

(58:16) tropesick

(01:01:22) project hail mary

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

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(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

Let's wrap up our July reading month & talk about what we're looking forward to in August!

Books Discussed:

Morning Star - Pierce Brown

Honey - Imani Thompson

The Burning Side - Sarah Damoff

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt - Ben Reeves

Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar

11/22/63 - Stephen King

The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig

Dark Matter - Blake Crouch

The Sixth Faction - Veronica Roth

Victorious - VE Schwab

The Road of Bones - Demi Winters

Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy

Everything We Never Said - Sloan Harlow

Pool House - Mary HK Choi

Nymph - Sofia Montrone

Wasp's Nest - Kat Stoddard

Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

The Midnight Train - Matt Haig

This Woven Kingdom - Tahereh Mafi

There Is No Antimemetics Division - QNTM

Theodora's Tea Shop - Christy Anne Jones

Immortal Game - Allison Saft

Fruit Fly - Josh Silver

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(12:08) august book club read

(14:03) freya watched the odyssey!

(21:31) freya's july highlights

(31:13) jaime's july highlights

(42:22) freya's july lows

(50:42) jaime's july lows

(56:40) jaime's august lookaheads

(01:00:55) freya's august lookaheads

(01:04:32) august book releases

WE MISSED YOU!!! We're back after 3 weeks, and have SO much to catchup on. From Freya's Europe trip, to personal life updates, to all the book announcements and adaptation news... let's debrief!

Book creators mentioned:

Colleen: https://www.instagram.com/colleensreading/

Lottie: https://www.youtube.com/lottiesmalley

Books Discussed:

Victorious - VE Schwab

The Shampoo Effect - Jenny Jackson

The Knave and the Moon - Rachel Gillig

Morning Star - Pierce Brown

Dark Matter - Blake Crouch

My Friends - Fredrik Backman

Main Characters - Bobby Palmer

Writers & Lovers - Lily King

Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman

Vicious - VE Schwab

Beach Read - Emily Henry

Love Theoretically - Ali Hazelwood

A Bittersweet Spell - Rebecca Ross

The Last Days of Vic & Coco - Taylor Jenkins Reid

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(13:07) freya's europe trip!

(45:02) jaime is going to boston & ran a 10k

(51:03) book to screen adaptation news

(01:00:33) exciting book announcements!