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Virtual Author Talk

Shelby Van Pelt - "Remarkably Bright Creatures"

2024-08-21 19:00:00 2024-08-21 20:00:00 America/New_York Virtual Author Talk Join us online for a LIVE chat with "New York Times" bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus. Westlake Porter Public Library - Online

Wednesday, August 21
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-08-21 19:00:00 2024-08-21 20:00:00 America/New_York Virtual Author Talk Join us online for a LIVE chat with "New York Times" bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus. Westlake Porter Public Library - Online

Join us online for a LIVE chat with "New York Times" bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus.

We invite you to join us as we chat with the amazing New York Times bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved novel Remarkably Bright Creatures. You don’t want to miss this deep-dive exploration of friendship, reckoning, hope, and so much more!

Remarkably Bright Creatures is a luminous debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium—and the truths she finally uncovers about her son’s disappearance 30 years ago.

After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in the Puget Sound over 30 years ago.

As she works, Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine, but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight tentacles for his human captors—until he forms an unlikely friendship with Tova.

Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. As his affection for Tova grows, Marcellus must use every trick his old, invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late.

Charming, compulsively readable, and full of wit, Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a beautiful exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope–a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible. Register now for a conversation you just don't want to miss!

About the Author

Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures, was published by Ecco/HarperCollins (US) and Bloomsbury (UK) in Spring 2022 and was an Instant New York Times bestseller and has sold a million and a half copies. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she’s now missing the mountains in the Chicago area with her husband and two children.


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AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books and Authors |

TAGS: | LSC |

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Westlake Porter Public Library is an independent public library serving the residents of the city of Westlake, western Cuyahoga County and eastern Lorain County. The library is located at 27333 Center Ridge Road in Westlake, Ohio. Anyone who lives, works, owns property, or goes to school in Ohio can register for a free library card.

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