~ Trade Paperback
~ Winner of the McLaughlin-Esstman-Stearns First Novel Prize - 2023
~ New Release - 2022
A charming, witty, and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant pacific octopus . . .
Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.
“Zippy, fun-to-follow prose engages at every turn, and readers will find themselves rooting for the many characters, hoping that they’ll find whatever it is they seek, as each character is profoundly human, with flaws and eccentricities crafted with care.” -- BookPage