Chat with New York Times \;be stselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved novel \;Remarka bly Bright Creatures. It's a deep-dive exploration of friendship\, re ckoning\, hope\, and so much more.
\nAfter Tova Sullivan&rsquo\;s hu sband 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 eighteen-year-old son\, Erik\, my steriously vanished on a boat in the Puget Sound over 30 years ago.
\n< p>As she works\, Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus\, a g iant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than any one can imagine\, but wouldn&rsquo\;t dream of lifting one of his eight te ntacles for his human captors&mdash\;until he forms an unlikely friendship with Tova.\nEver the detective\, Marcellus deduces what happened t he night Tova&rsquo\;s son disappeared. As his affection for Tova grows\, Marcellus must use every trick his old\, invertebrate body can muster to u nearth the truth for her before it&rsquo\;s too late.
\nCharming\, c ompulsively readable\, and full of wit\, Shelby Van Pelt&rsquo\;s debut no vel is a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help u ncover a future that once felt impossible. \;
\nShelby Van Pelt& rsquo\;s debut novel\, Remarkably Bright Creatures\, was publishe d 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&rsquo\;s now missing the mountains in the Chicago area with her husband and two childr en.
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