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SUMMARY:Online Author Talk With Shelby Van Pelt
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DESCRIPTION:Don't miss this online chat with the amazing New York Times be
 stselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved novel "Remarkably Brigh
 t Creatures." Enjoy a deep-dive exploration of friendship\, reckoning\, ho
 pe and so much more! \nAdults. Register to get a link. A recording will al
 so be available for later viewing..\nhttps://dbrl.libnet.info/event/110779
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>We invite you to join us as we chat with t
 he amazing&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt a
 bout her beloved novel "<a href="https://dbrl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/
 S18C853996">Remarkably Bright Creatures</a>." You don&rsquo\;t want to mis
 s this deep-dive exploration of friendship\, reckoning\, hope and so much 
 more!</p>\n<p>"Remarkably Bright Creatures" is a luminous debut novel abou
 t a widow&rsquo\;s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluct
 antly residing at the local aquarium &mdash\; and the truths she finally u
 ncovers about her son&rsquo\;s disappearance 30 years ago.</p>\n<p>After T
 ova Sullivan&rsquo\;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&rsquo\;s been doing since her 18-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
  unlikely friendship with Tova.</p>\n<p>Ever the detective\, Marcellus ded
 uces what happened the night Tova&rsquo\;s son disappeared. As his affecti
 on for Tova grows\, Marcellus 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\, compulsively readable and full of wit\, Shelby Van Pelt
 &rsquo\;s debut novel is a beautiful exploration of friendship\, reckoning
  and hope &mdash\; a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the pas
 t can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.</p>\n<p>Adults.&nbs
 p\;<a href="https://libraryc.org/dbrl/53011/register">Register to receive 
 a link&nbsp\;for viewing this online event</a>.</p>\n<p><strong>About the 
 Author</strong>: Shelby Van Pelt&rsquo\;s debut novel\, "Remarkably Bright
  Creatures\," was published by Ecco/HarperCollins (US) and Bloomsbury (UK)
  in spring 2022 and was an instant&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;bestseller\,
  with over a million and a half copies sold. Born and raised in the Pacifi
 c Northwest\, Van Pelt is now missing the mountains as she lives in the Ch
 icago area with her husband and two children.</p>\n<p>This event is part o
 f&nbsp\;<a href="https://libraryc.org/dbrl">DBRL's&nbsp\;Online Author Ser
 ies</a>\, supported by David Lile honorarium funds. A recording will also 
 be available for later viewing on the&nbsp\;<a href="https://libraryc.org/
 dbrl/archive">author series site</a>.</p>\nhttps://dbrl.libnet.info/event/
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