Name: Visiting Writers Series: Shelby Van Pelt "Remarkably Bright Creatures"
Start: 2025-09-11T23:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-09-12T01:00:00.000Z
Location: P.E. Monroe Auditorium, Lenoir-Rhyne University

Dive into the enchanting world of "Remarkably Bright Creatures" with author Shelby Van Pelt. Discover a heartwarming story that weaves together human connection and the unexpected wisdom of a remarkable octopus. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the author of the novel that has captivated readers around the world. A book signing will follow the lecture.

A New York Times bestseller and recipient of the 2023 McLaughlin-Esstman-Stearns First Novel Prize from The Writer’s Center, "Remarkably Bright Creatures" is also being adapted into a Netflix film starring Sally Field.

Due to high demand, this event has moved to P.E. Monroe Auditorium

“A beautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightest touch from another living thing.”

 — Kevin Wilson, author of "Nothing to See Here"

Visiting Writers Series: Shelby Van Pelt "Remarkably Bright Creatures"

Dive into the enchanting world of "Remarkably Bright Creatures" with author Shelby Van Pelt. Discover a heartwarming story that weaves together human connection and the unexpected wisdom of a remarkable octopus.

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