EPISODE · Aug 13, 2021 · 44 MIN
The Delia Owens (Where the Crawdads Sing) Scandal / Controversy
from Books with Brookes · host Chase Smith
Where the Crawdads sing is an epically popular, beloved modern novel. The Books with Brookes book club read it in 2019 and you can hear our episode on it in Episode 3. However, it’s come to light fairly recently that Delia Owens - and her husband Mark Owens - have a dark and dangerous past, the influence of which can be felt and read in her New York Times bestseller. As it turns out, Mark and Delia Owens are wanted for questioning by the Zambian government for the 1996 death of an alleged poacher, whose shooting was caught on camera by an ABC film crew working alongside Merideth Viera. Hear the story on today’s episode. Articles for reference: The New Yorker: The Hunted Slate: The Dark History Behind the Year’s Bestselling Debut Novel Bustle: The Author Of One Of 2018's Biggest Books Has A Strange Connection To A Real Murder Mystery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delia_Owens https://www.deliaowens.com/ Books with Brookes is produced by Mo Barrow with theme music by Jonathan Allen. For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: [email protected] | www.pressplaypodcasts.com
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Where the Crawdads sing is an epically popular, beloved modern novel. The Books with Brookes book club read it in 2019 and you can hear our episode on it in Episode 3. However, it’s come to light fairly recently that Delia Owens - and her husband Mark Owens - have a dark and dangerous past, the influence of which can be felt and read in her New York Times bestseller. As it turns out, Mark and Delia Owens are wanted for questioning by the Zambian government for the 1996 dea...
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