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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk
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DESCRIPTION:Join us online for a LIVE chat with "New York Times" bestselli
 ng author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved debut novel about a widowâ€
 ™s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus..\nhttps://westlakel
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 ="" style="float: right\; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px\;" />We invite you to 
 join us as we chat with the amazing&nbsp\;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp\;be
 stselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved novel&nbsp\;<em>Remarka
 bly Bright Creatures</em>. You don&rsquo\;t want to miss this deep-dive ex
 ploration of friendship\, reckoning\, hope\, and so much more!</p>\n<p><em
 >Remarkably Bright Creatures</em>&nbsp\;is a luminous debut novel about a 
 widow&rsquo\;s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantl
 y residing at the local aquarium&mdash\;and the truths she finally uncover
 s about her son&rsquo\;s disappearance 30 years ago.</p>\n<p>After Tova Su
 llivan&rsquo\;s husband died\, she began working the night shift at the So
 well Bay Aquarium\, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always
  helped her cope\, which she&rsquo\;s been doing since her eighteen-year-o
 ld son\, Erik\, mysteriously vanished on a boat in the Puget Sound over 30
  years ago.</p>\n<p>As she works\, Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeon
 ly Marcellus\, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus k
 nows more than anyone can imagine\, but wouldn&rsquo\;t dream of lifting o
 ne of his eight tentacles for his human captors&mdash\;until he forms an u
 nlikely friendship with Tova.</p>\n<p>Ever the detective\, Marcellus deduc
 es what happened the night Tova&rsquo\;s son disappeared. As his affection
  for Tova grows\, Marcellus must use every trick his old\, invertebrate bo
 dy can muster to unearth the truth for her before it&rsquo\;s too late.</p
 >\n<p>Charming\, compulsively readable\, and full of wit\, Shelby Van Pelt
 &rsquo\;s debut novel is a beautiful exploration of friendship\, reckoning
 \, and hope&ndash\;a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the pas
 t can help uncover a future that once felt impossible. Register now for a 
 conversation you just don't want to miss!</p>\n<h4>About the Author</h4>\n
 <p>Shelby Van Pelt&rsquo\;s debut novel\, <em>Remarkably Bright Creatures<
 /em>\, was published by Ecco/HarperCollins (US) and Bloomsbury (UK) in Spr
 ing 2022 and was an Instant&nbsp\;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp\;bestseller
  and has sold a million and a half copies. Born and raised in the Pacific 
 Northwest\, she&rsquo\;s now missing the mountains in the Chicago area wit
 h her husband and two children.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><em>Brought to you in part
 nership with the <strong>Library Speakers Consortium</strong>. <a href="ht
 tps://libraryc.org/westlakelibrary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit o
 ur site</a> to see all events\, register and explore recordings of past ev
 ents.</em></p>\nhttps://westlakelibrary.libnet.info/event/10436275
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