Where the Crawdads Sing, the #1 New York Times bestselling book by Delia Owens has been adapted into a major motion picture, coming to theaters nationwide on July 15.
For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life–until the unthinkable happens.Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.
The #1 New York Times bestselling worldwide sensation with more than 12 million copies sold, "a painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a celebration of nature" (The New York Times Book Review), now in paperback for the first time.
Stories help us understand ourselves, one another, and the world around us. When books are removed from schools and libraries, readers lose more than access to books. They lose the opportunity to see their lives reflected, encounter new perspectives, explore important ideas, and decide for themselves what to read. This Banned Books Week (October 4th-10th),
We are pleased to share a new reader’s guide for the 50th-anniversary edition of Ordinary People by Judith Guest, featuring a new foreword by psychoanalyst and New York Times bestselling novelist and memoirist Amy Bloom. A Penguin Classic, Ordinary People introduced an original American voice when it was first published in 1976. The novel follows