None of This Is True

1. Consider how the book's title influenced your perception of events and characters. What elements were you suspicious of from the start because of the title?

2. What about a shared birthday might make you feel bonded to someone? Would you feel a sense of connection and intrigue the way Josie and Alix do? Why do you think Josie imbues this relatively ordinary coincidence with so much importance and meaning?

3. In what ways are we encouraged to see Josie in a sympathetic light in the early chapters? How does Lisa Jewell's characterization lead us to think of Josie as just a little quirky or lonely and ultimately harmless?

4. When researching Alix online, we learn that Josie has social media accounts but never posts anything. She never posts, she never comments, she never likes. She just looks. How does this play out in larger ways in Josie's life?

5. As Alix learns increasingly dark details about Josie's life, she is disturbed but she does not intervene, nor does she stop the podcast interviews. Do you think Alix should have done something? What do you think the outcome would have been?

6. Josie ponders her life and choices throughout the novel, at one point wondering how she might leave her family and live elsewhere. Why does Josie think Alix will change her life? How do you think she envisions a change at this point in the novel?

7. What was your initial reaction to the scene in which Josie screams at and slaps Walter? After knowing the ending, how do you now understand their dynamics?

8. Do you agree with Alix's characterization of Josie as blundering and thoughtless, or do you think Josie is secretly more calculating?

9. In what ways does class influence the book's events? How do the two families' different social classes factor into the plot?

10. What details from Erin and Roxy's stories about their childhoods and more recent events shocked you the most? Which of Josie's lies did you assume were true and why?

11. With multiple perspectives revealed toward the end, how do you now see Josie as a character?

12. In the final scene, do you think Josie believes her version of events, or is she deluding herself?

13. What clues did you pick up on early in the novel that suggested not all was as it seemed? Were your predictions accurate?

Book Club Talking Points:
This twisty psychological thriller explores obsession, identity, and the stories we tell ourselves. It will spark strong reactions and lively discussion about truth, manipulation, and perception.