An Exploration of Friendship, Reckoning, and Hope

Presentation viewing in the Downtown Library's Community Room or register to watch online remotely. A chat with New York Times bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved novel "Remarkably Bright Creatures," a deep-dive exploration of friendship, reckoning and hope. "Remarkably Bright Creatures" is a luminous debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium — and the truths she finally uncovers about her son’s disappearance 30 years ago.