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Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Read with Jenna Pick
Author: Shelby Van Pelt
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF SUMMER by: Chicago Tribune * The View * Southern Living * USA Today
“Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender.” — Washington Post
For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.
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 Puget Sound over thirty years ago.
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 arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late.
Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.
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March 2022: WHEN WE WERE BIRDS: This book is pure poetry. Like a humid dream caught in a graveyard. This mythical love story isn’t one you’ll soon forget.
April 2022: REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES: The world clearly needs more stories narrated by octopi. This is a story of loss, unusual friendships, and feels like a big hug — with suckers.
May 2022: KAIKEYI: A reimagining of the famed Indian epic, The Ramayana, this spotlights the traditionally vilified queen as our heroine. A robust journey into a world of destiny, gods, and complicated magic.
June 2022: OUR CROOKED HEARTS: A juicy poisonous apple of a read that crunches with every bite. The perfect witchy romp. Ms. Albert delivers every time!