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LIVONIA, Mich. – Before dawn, wagons and carts formed a small line outside the mall entrance of Laurel Park Place. Hailed as ...
The presenter turned novelist and athlete talks drum for equality, body image and why she never looks back on BBC Breakfast ...
The Nightingale is a powerful World War II novel following two French sisters: Vianne, who protects her family while housing ...
But Delia Owens did and her story is as unexpected and compelling as the one she wrote. 'Where the Crawdads Sing', her debut novel, captivated millions, topped bestseller lists for years, and was ...
In conclusion, reading is something that has helped me in my journey with anxiety, especially the stress I experience because of it. Reading has allowed me to improve my attention span, prioritize ...
The Where the Crawdads Sing movie changes some big things about the novel, but most of them were for the better in terms of the cinematic experience.
Jayne Anne Phillips is the newest participant in this series, which has included literary luminaries such as Amor Towles, Geraldine Brooks, Jennifer Egan, Jesmyn Ward and Delia Owens. In “Night Watch, ...
The issue is, Wisewood won’t let either of them go without a fight. Here’s another Crawdads-esque novel set in ‘80s Appalachia. In this one, sisters Sheila and Angie couldn’t be more different. Sheila ...
Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh ...
I’ve written about my distaste for Reese’s Book Club pick Where the Crawdads Sing, but I did really enjoy The Wildlands, which shares some common themes with Delia Owens’s controversial ...
Col Owens is a retired legal aid attorney and law professor, author of Bending the Arc Toward Justice, longtime Democratic Party activist, and member of the Boards of Directors of Kentucky Voices ...