A version of this list appears in the October 14, 2018 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 29, 2018.
Where the Crawdads Sing has now climbed to #6 on The New York Times bestseller list! I’m grateful. Again, to all my readers, thank you!
A version of this list appears in the October 7, 2018 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 22, 2018.
I’m thrilled that Where the Crawdads Sing has now climbed to #7 on The New York Times bestseller list!
Again, to all my readers, thank you!
“The title of Delia Owens’ debut novel, ‘Where the Crawdads Sing,’ refers to a place ‘far in the bush where critters are wild, still behaving like critters.’ Indeed, the untamed North Carolina marshland setting is not merely a backdrop for the remarkable story that unfolds, but it shares center stage with the unforgettable protagonist, Kya.
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The beautifully executed tale offers a reminder that despite all of society’s material trappings, humans ultimately mimic the survivalist and carnal behavior of animals. Owens paints such a vivid picture of life on the periphery of civilization’s reach that the reader will undoubtedly gain a newfound appreciation for the marsh, an environment ‘where grass grows in water, and water flows into the sky.’”
Becca J. G. Godwin, “‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ pits natural beauty vs. human ugliness in a Carolina marsh living,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 29, 2018.
A version of this list appears in the September 30, 2018 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 15, 2018.
I am very excited that Where the Crawdads Sing has moved up to #8 on The New York Times bestseller list!
To my readers and all, thank you!
A version of this list appears in the September 23, 2018 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending September 8, 2018.
I am thrilled that Where the Crawdads Sing has hit #9 on The New York Times bestseller list! This is just wonderful.
The readers made it happen (and Putnam Books and a lot of writing)! Thank you!
I am so excited that Where the Crawdads Sing has been chosen by Reese Witherspoon as the September book of the month for Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine!
“I can’t even express how much I love this book! My September pick is “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens. It’s about a young woman named Kya, who’s left to raise herself in the marshes of North Carolina when her family abandons her at a young age. There is so much to her story: romance, mystery, and a murder… and it takes place in the breathtaking backdrop of the South. I didn’t want this story to end!”
I'm grateful for Reese's very kind words about Kya and thrilled her story was chosen for Reese's club pick.
Anyone can join! Pick up a copy of CRAWDADS, then follow Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine on Instagram or Facebook to read and discuss it together throughout the month.
Called "an exquisite and heartbreaking novel," Where the Crawdads Sing appeared on IndieBound's weekly Indie Bestsellers list today for the second week running. It was also an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.
I am excited to share that CRAWDADS is now officially a National Bestseller! It debuted last week at #13 on Indie Bound's Indie Bestsellers List, based on the book sales of independent bookstores across America, and it remains for a second week on the list released today.
I couldn't be more grateful for the support of readers and editors everywhere!
“Two very different works of fiction lead off this week’s list of recommended books.… Delia Owens’s debut murder mystery “Where the Crawdads Sing” … is deeply rooted in its specific world: the North Carolina marshlands. ”
The New York Times recommends CRAWDADS as one of two fiction books for the week!
“Editors’ Choice: 7 New Books We Recommend This Week,” New York Times, August 23, 2018.
“The wildlife scientist Delia Owens has found her voice in WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, a painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a celebration of nature. The [co-author] … of three books about southern Africa, Owens here surveys the desolate marshlands of the North Carolina coast through the eyes of an abandoned child. And in her isolation that child makes us open our own eyes to the secret wonders — and dangers — of her private world.”
I'm so honored by the reviews CRAWDADS is receiving, especially this from the The New York Times!
Marilyn Stasio, "From a Marsh to a Mountain, Crime Fiction Heads Outdoors," The New York Times, August 17, 2018.
People Magazine has selected Where the Crawdads Sing as the Book of the Week in their print edition. Thank you to the editors for this honor.