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: November 17, 2025

12 Days of Book-Club-Mas 2025

current status: Now Shipping

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

- Boxes are currently being packed by our warehouse team! Tracking emails will be sent in batches starting on Thursday, November 13th and will continue to be sent every few days over the following week until all labels have been purchased.

November "Where Things Were Wilder" Adult Updates

current status: Preparing to Ship

Previously on sale October 15th - November 14th. Active Subscribers were renewed on October 25th.

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

- Boxes are preparing to ship! These will depart immediately following our 2025 Advent Calendars.

November "Theatre of Illusions" Young Adult Updates

current status: Preparing to Ship

Previously on sale October 15th - November 14th. Active Subscribers were renewed on October 25th.

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

- Boxes are preparing to ship! These will depart immediately following our 2025 Advent Calendars.

Limited Edition - Christmas Box

current status: Available for Pre-Order

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

- These boxes are expected to begin shipping in early December. Updates will be posted here when available.

Limited Edition - Up All Night Box

current status: Available for Pre-Order

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

- These boxes are expected to begin shipping in December. Updates will be posted here when available.

December "Keep Them Guessing" Adult Updates

current status: On Sale Now

Currently on sale November 15th - December 14th. Active Subscribers will be renewed on November 25th.

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

- Boxes are expected to ship in mid-December. Updates will be posted here when available.

December "From Hollywood to Horseback" Young Adult Updates

current status: On Sale Now

Currently on sale November 15th - December 14th. Active Subscribers will be renewed on November 25th.

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

- Boxes are expected to ship in mid-December. Updates will be posted here when available.

January "The Gorgon's Granddaughter" Tween Updates

current status: On Sale Now

Currently on sale November 5th - January 4th. Active Subscribers will be renewed by December 15th.

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

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

OUABC Shop & Boutique Orders

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

Canada Post Strike

As of September 25th, Canada Postal Services begin another strike. We are coordinating with our international carrier to ensure that packages are in the queue to be delivered when service resumes.

As of October 14th, USPS has announced that the Canada Post strike is now being conducted as a rotating strike and parcels will begin to move though the Canada Post system. We were informed that Canada Post is utilizing a first-in, first-out system with all pending parcels. Please note that it will likely result in longer delivery times for OUABC packages. For more information, please click here.

UK Shipping

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, Boutique items, books, and all other items on our website.

Please note that UK Shipping will follow our standard international timeline and shipping will occur once monthly from our warehouse. UK Shipping rates do vary based on the product purchased and these rates are calculated at checkout.

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.

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.

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.

US Shipping Updates

US Shop Orders may vary in the amount of time taken to ship due to sales, holidays, or other circumstances. Our team always does its best to ship within the 3 business day window for US orders.

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 Boutique. Please refer to the individual product listings for estimated shipping timelines for these specific items.

Recently Shipped

Limited Edition - Nightmares Halloween

Pre-Order Shipping Completed October 17th

All pre-orders placed prior to October 17th, 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.

Limited Edition - Magic Halloween

Pre-order shipping completed October 21st

All pre-orders placed prior to October 21st, 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.

October "Fae & Forbidden Magic" Young Adult Updates

Shipping completed October 21st

All tracking for these boxes were sent on October 17th. Boxes completed shipping on October 21st. Please allow until October 25th for all tracking to show movement.

October "Austen Off-Script" Adult Updates

Shipping completed October 29th

All tracking for these boxes were sent on October 17th. Boxes completed shipping on October 29th. Please allow until November 4th for all tracking to show movement.

November "The Dragon Academy" Tween Updates

Shipping completed November 10th

All tracking for this box was sent on November 6th. All boxes were picked up on November 10th. Please allow until November 15th for all tracking to show movement.