Shipping Updates

Shipping Updates

Hello Book Clubbers! Your business is our business, and it's so important for us to ensure you know what's going on with your packages, including where they are! This page shows up-to-date updates and we want to ensure that everything here is something you can easily access anytime!

If there is an issue that affects our boxes specifically, we will post more information here to be referenced at that time.
If you have any additional questions regarding your order, please reach out to us at info@onceuponabookclub.com and our team will be happy to help!

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Last Updated: March 18, 2026

March "Mother Daughter Murder Club" Adult Updates

current status: Preparing to Ship

Previously on sale February 15th - March 14th. Active Subscribers were renewed on February 25th.

- All gifts, books, and paperwork have been delivered to our warehouse!

- Our team is currently stickering books. Boxes are expected to ship in late March. Updates will be posted here when available.

March "Mysteries of the Everglades" Young Adult Updates

current status: Preparing to Ship

Previously on sale February 15th - March 14th. Active Subscribers were renewed on February 25th.

- All gifts, books, and paperwork have been ordered!

- Our team is currently preparing the books and paperwork to be packed! Boxes are expected to ship in late March. Updates will be posted here when available.

April "Murder in the Outback" Adult Updates

current status: On Sale Now

Currently on sale March 15th - February 14th. Active Subscribers will be renewed on March 25th.

- All gifts, books, and paperwork have been ordered!

- Boxes are expected to ship in late April. Updates will be posted here when available.

April "The Bewitching B&B" Young Adult Updates

current status: On Sale Now

Currently on sale March 15th - April 14th. Active Subscribers will be renewed on April 25th.

- All gifts, books, and paperwork have been ordered!

- Boxes are expected to ship in late April. Updates will be posted here when available.

Literary Magic 2026

current status: On Sale Now

- All gifts, books, and paperwork have been ordered!

- This box will begin shipping in late April 2026! Please note that this box will be delivered after the release of the book. Updates will be posted here when available.

May "Talking to Animals" Tween Updates

current status: On Sale Now

Currently on sale March 5th - May 4th. Active Subscribers will be renewed by April 15th.

- All gifts, books, and paperwork have been ordered!

- This box will begin shipping in early May! Updates will be posted here when available.

- After three wonderful years of curating boxes for young readers, we have come to the difficult decision to close our Once Upon a Book Club Tween subscription permanently on May 5th, 2026.

- Active subscribers will be renewed for the final box by April 15th. This will be the final charge Tween subscribers will receive in relation to the Tween subscription. Subscriptions will be cancelled by May 31st, 2026 and no additional charges will be processed. Any additional funds within your account after this renewal can either be transferred to an Adult or Young Adult subscription by emailing customer service, or will automatically be refunded to the original payment method by May 31st, 2026.

Cursed Covenant Volume 1

current status: On Sale Now

- All gifts, books, and paperwork have been ordered!

- This box will begin to ship in late May 2026! Please note that this box will be delivered after the release of the book. Updates will be posted here when available.

Summer Thrills 2026

current status: On Sale Now

- All gifts, books, and paperwork have been ordered!

- This box will begin to ship in June 2026! Please note that this box will be delivered after the release of the book. Updates will be posted here when available.

OUABC Shop Orders

Shop orders from Once Upon a Book Club are currently shipping within 3 business days* for orders shipped within the US!

*Made-to-Order items do not follow this timeline and will ship separately from other products. This includes many of our book phone cases and apparel in our shop. Pre-order items will also have their own timelines specified within each product's description. Please refer to the individual product listings for estimated shipping timelines for these specific items.

International Shipping Updates

International orders are picked up at the beginning of each month. Please note that your tracking label may be printed up to one week before your parcel shows movement. Please note that international shipping does not guarantee an arrival by specific holidays or events.

Beginning March 3rd, 2026, due to the evolving situation in the Middle East, deliveries are currently being restricted and orders are unable to be fulfilled to the following countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Once normal delivery operations become accessible again, shipping will resume to these locations.

Beginning September 10th, 2025, Once Upon a Book Club is thrilled to share that we are now shipping to the United Kingdom. This includes subscriptions, shop boxes, books, and all other items on our website. UK Shipping rates do vary based on the product purchased and these rates are calculated at checkout.

Note: Once Upon a Book Club is not responsible for any applicable tariffs, duties, and government-imposed costs related to a purchase from our brand. These are the responsibility of the customer upon delivery of their order or at the discretion of their postal service.

Companies globally are regularly faced with shipping restrictions, processing delays, service disruptions, and issues with transit. For the most up to date information from USPS about international service disruptions to see if your country is affected when your parcel is departing from our US Warehouse, please click here.

Recently Shipped

Valentine's Day 2026

Pre-order shipping completed January 15th

All pre-orders placed prior to January 15th, 2025 have been shipped! Any order placed after this date is listed as ready-to-ship and orders will ship in our standard shipping window.

Romantasy - The East Wind

Pre-order shipping completed March 10th

All pre-orders placed prior to March 10th, 2025 have been shipped! Any order placed after this date is listed as ready-to-ship and orders will ship in our standard shipping window.

February "Secrets in the Snow" Young Adult Updates

Shipping completed Febraury 19th

All domestic tracking for these boxes were sent on February 17th. Boxes completed shipping on February 19th. Please allow until February 25th for all tracking to show movement.

February "Sinister Tabloids" Adult Updates

Shipping completed February 27th

All domestic tracking for these boxes were sent on February 23rd. Boxes completed shipping on February 27th. Please allow until March 4th for all tracking to show movement.

March "Literary Sleuths" Tween Updates

Shipping completed March 12th

All tracking for this box was sent on March 11th. All boxes were picked up on March 12th. Please allow until March 17th for all tracking to show movement.