Beyond the PhIrst Page Phebe, Philip and Isaac Cornell

This week during their virtual book club meeting siblings Phil, Phebe and Isaac discuss The Hunter by Tana French. They get into a dispute about whether this book is a slow burn or a final glowing ember. Phil also floats the "meta" concept that the town is the main character in this novel. Listen along as they also give you some fabulous murder mystery recommendations as well as keep you updated on what they are reading and loving currently in the literary world. Go Beyond the Phirst page with them as they discuss The Hunter!

Siblings Phil, Phebe and Isaac's virtual book club discussing The Women by Kristin Hannah. This week, Phebe Isaac and Phil talk about whether they prefer historical fiction or based on a true story, love stories, and their aversion to them in Isaac's case, and PTSD and how well Hannah did at portraying that throughout The Women. They also share which fictional characters the other siblings are most like and what books they are currently reading that they think you would enjoy! Go Beyond the Phirst page with them as they discuss The Women!

Siblings Phil, Phebe and Isaac's virtual book club discussing The Fury by Alex Michaelides. This week, they discuss how point of view can effect how you perceive the narrator and friend group dynamics. Isaac also raises the question in a book like this, if you hated the narrator does that mean that the story was in fact well written? The siblings discuss whether the Silent Patient author delivers again on his third novel. At the end get some great recs both related to The Fury and for other awesome books that the siblings know you will love!

Siblings Phil, Phebe and Isaac's virtual book club discussing The Hearts Invisible Furies by John Boyne. They talk about the challenges that the main character Cyril faces being gay in Ireland in the mid to late 1900s, as well as concepts of home and how Boyne used humor to lighten the heavy topics this sweeping novel addresses. At the end get some great recs both related to The Hearts Invisible Furies and for other awesome books that the siblings know you will love!

Virtual Book Club talking about J.K. Rowling's novel The Casual Vacancy. Listen along as siblings Phebe, Phil and Isaac talk about the relatability of the characters, as well as their overall thoughts on the books and other reading recommendations they have!

A virtual book club discussing Doppelgänger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein. Listen along as siblings Phebe, Phil and Isaac discuss how this book covers conspiracy theories, Zionism, radical political views and many more topics relevant to today's world.