Revisited: Where the Crawdads Sing Part 2

 In this Part 2 episode of Where The Crawdads Sing, Lisa, and her guest Jennifer Byrd have an insightful conversation delving into the book's second part. There will be significant spoilers for the book. Lisa is releasing this revisited episode on July 13, 2022 - the day the movie of Where the Crawdads Sing will be released. Lisa and Jennifer discussed 2019 piece in Slate, titled “The Dark History Behind the Year’s Bestselling Debut Novel.” The piece discusses how a long-ago murder in Africa influenced Delia Owens’ book. Delia Owens is not a suspect in that case. However, her stepson Christopher and her ex-husband were implicated by some witnesses and this event was the subject of “The Haunted,” an article by Jeffrey Goldberg and published in the New Yorker.Books Discussed:Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina StringsWhat We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey GordonStarfish by Lisa FippsNothing To See Here by Kevin WilsonThe Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog by Bruce Perry*The book titles mentioned include affiliate links. You can support the podcast by purchasing a book with the links because the podcast receives a small commission.     Psst! The Folium Diary has something it wants to tell you - please come a little closer...YOU can change the world - you do it every day. Let's change it for the better, together.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

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