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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: An Exploration of Friendship\, Reckoning\, an
 d Hope
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DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us as we chat with the amazing New York 
 Times bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved novel "Remarkab
 ly Bright Creatures." You don’t want to miss this deep-dive explora
 tion of friendship\, reckoning\, hope\, and so much more!.\nhttps://indian
 apolis.libnet.info/event/11025163
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Shelby Van Pelt's <a href="https://indypl.
 bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S165C1362477"><em>Remarkably Bright Creatures<
 /em></a>&nbsp\;is a luminous debut novel about a widow&rsquo\;s unlikely f
 riendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local a
 quarium&mdash\;and the truths she finally uncovers about her son&rsquo\;s 
 disappearance 30 years ago.</p>\n<p>After Tova Sullivan&rsquo\;s husband d
 ied\, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium\, moppi
 ng floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope\, which 
 she&rsquo\;s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son\, Erik\, mysteriou
 sly vanished on a boat in the Puget Sound over 30 years ago.</p>\n<p>As sh
 e works\, Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus\, a giant Pa
 cific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can
  imagine\, but wouldn&rsquo\;t dream of lifting one of his eight tentacles
  for his human captors&mdash\;until he forms an unlikely friendship with T
 ova.</p>\n<p>Ever the detective\, Marcellus deduces what happened the nigh
 t Tova&rsquo\;s son disappeared. As his affection for Tova grows\, Marcell
 us must use every trick his old\, invertebrate body can muster to unearth 
 the truth for her before it&rsquo\;s too late.</p>\n<p>Charming\, compulsi
 vely readable\, and full of wit\, Shelby Van Pelt&rsquo\;s debut novel is 
 a beautiful exploration of friendship\, reckoning\, and hope&ndash\;a remi
 nder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a futu
 re that once felt impossible. Register now for a conversation you just don
 't want to miss!</p>\n<p><strong>About the Author:</strong> Shelby Van Pel
 t&rsquo\;s debut novel\,&nbsp\;<em>Remarkably Bright Creatures\,</em> was 
 published by Ecco/HarperCollins (US) and Bloomsbury (UK) in Spring 2022 an
 d was an Instant&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;bestseller and has sold a mill
 ion and a half copies. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest\, she&rsqu
 o\;s now missing the mountains in the Chicago area with her husband and tw
 o children.</p>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong></p>\n<p>The views express
 ed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not 
 imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to an
 y specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recomme
 ndation by Indianapolis Public Library.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://india
 napolis.libnet.info/event/11025163
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