Change the label for Pods Groups. Create seperate groups(meta boxes).

functions.php

function tht_add_pods_groups () {
pods_group_add( 'book', 'About The Book', 'book_featured, book_short_title, book_subtitle, book_cover_image, book_cover_caption, book_description, book_background_image, book_author, book_available_at' );
pods_group_add( 'place', 'Available From', 'place_name, place_link, place_icon, related_book' );
}
add_action( 'pods_meta_groups', 'tht_add_pods_groups' );