Beyond the PhIrst Page

The Siblings discuss this highly entertaining novel with Reyna a sex worker and creative writing student who was able to lend a really interesting perspective to this book club discussion. They discussed how the parallel between pro wrestling and OnlyFans was so cleverly written and how Margo was such a well written character. Reyna was able to offer insight into the "believability" which made this book club even more engaging. Listen to the end for great book recommendations for reads like Margo's Got Money Troubles.

This week on Beyond the PhIrst Page Podcast the siblings along with Michael Charles, a citizen of the Navajo nation, discuss The Round House by Louise Erdrich. This national book award winner follows Joe Coutte's a Native American boy growing up on the Ojibwe Reservation in North Dakota. This coming of age novel has many dark themes while keeping the reader laughing throughout. Listen to the end for the siblings ratings and their recommendations for books like The Round House if you are looking for something similar.

This starts off the Beyond the PhIrst Page podcast's chapter on Coming of Age Novels. They discuss East of Eden by John Steinbeck with Archivist Peter Van Coutren from the John Steinbeck Institute in San Jose. Peter is able to give a unique perspective on why Steinbeck wrote certain characters the way he did as well as shed some light on who Steinbecks intended audience was. Listen to the end for great recommendations and overall ratings!

If you are looking for three amazing books to read this fall listen to this episode of Beyond the PhIrst Page Podcast! We are reading coming of age novels and really bringing three outside the box reads for that genre. This episode doesn’t have any spoilers so listen along as you figure out which of these books you want to go beyond the phIrst page on!

Go Beyond the PhIrst Page with the Cornell siblings as they discuss Blood Song by Anthony Ryan. This book wraps up the third and final book in their Chapter on Fantasy Academy Tropes. This book is a must read for fantasy lovers and the siblings debate if the second and third book hold a candle to the first. This book has all the tropes you would want in a fantasy book including one of the most badass academy settings the siblings have ever read.