Upon the book’s release and rise to prominence, many highlighted its use of “tone deaf” language, its reliance on age-old stereotypes and its parallels to Delia Owens’ own controversial past.

Since making its way to Netflix this spring Where the Crawdads Sing has been introduced to a whole new audience two years after the movie adaptation of Delia Owens’s bestselling book was released.

"Where the Crawdads Sing" is based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name written by author Delia Owens. The thrilling ... The movie and book tell a fictional story.

And we’re particularly excited about Witherspoon’s September book club pick, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, as it is finally published in the UK this week. The debut novel has already ...