“Every Creature Does What It Must To Survive”

– Catherine “Kya’ Clark

FROM BOOK CLUB TO BIG SCREEN…

This month’s Featured Blog is the 2022 mystery murder thriller film, Where the Crawdads Sing, based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Delia Owens. You can watch the Official Trailer at the bottom of this page. It was directed by Olivia Newman and was produced by Reese Witherspoon for her production company, Hello Sunshine. The film features a leading cast that includes, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, and David Strathairn. The film follows the story of an abandoned child, Catherine “Kya” Clark, who raised herself in the marshes of North Carolina and becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved.

WHERE THE CRAWDADS MAKE MONEY…

It was released in theaters on July 15, 2022, and features an original song, “Carolina” for the film’s soundtrack and is written and performed by Taylor Swift. The film received mixed reviews but was still a box office success, grossing $137 million worldwide on a budget of $24 million. In my Featured Blog for this month, along with the Where the Crawdads Sing Official Trailer, you will find a Critique of the film, and a Recommendation of the film that features a look at the history of The Great Dismal Swamp, the North Carolina Marshland with a long and complex history tied to human settlement and exploitation. The swamp was home to Native American bands for over 13,000 years. It became an object of fascination to the early European settlers, and the swamp can also be linked to the first President of the United States, George Washington. You will also find a Review of the film that takes a look at what exactly it means to be a Naturalist. The Featured Blog also includes a Top Ten List, featuring My Top Ten Murder Mystery Movies!

You can watch the 2022 Official Trailer for Where the Crawdads Sing here: