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.”

— Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times

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.

“Owens’s familiar, detailed descriptions set the scene for Where the Crawdads Sing…. Through Kya’s story, Owens explores how isolation affects human behavior, and the deep effect that rejection can have on our lives.”

— Julia Vitale, Vanity Fair

Julia Vitale, "Carry These New Books with You Wherever You Go," Vanity Fair, July 9, 2018.

IndieBound puts CRAWDADS on their August Indie Next List, featuring recommendations from independent booksellers of new and forthcoming books.

Independent bookstores are such a wonderful part of our communities, I'm honored by this recognition.

Entertainment Weekly has called Where the Crawdads Sing one of "August's hottest reads," in its list of "20 new books to read in August." Thank you, EW!

“The New Southern Novel

The lyrical debut novel of writer Delia Owens (who grew up among the pines in Thomasville, Georgia, and has since traveled the globe) is a mystery steeped in the natural world. It follows a young girl named Kya Clark, who is abandoned in the marshes along the North Carolina coast and learns to survive there on her own until outside forces encroach.”

— Southern Living

Calling CRAWDADS "the new southern novel," Southern Living has included it in their list of "6 Books All Your Friends Are Reading" for August. Thank you, Southern Living!

Where the Crawdads Sing has been selected by Amazon editors' for their Editors' Picks list, as one of the top ten best books for August. It's a great honor finding Crawdads on this list! Many thanks to Amazon's editors.

SIBA, the Southern Independent Book Alliance, has selected CRAWDADS as an OKRA Pick, their seasonal lineup of the Best Southern Literature.

This is such an honor. My thanks to SIBA's editors.