Author Visit

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      The Friends of the Cascade Library will sponsor a visit by Shelby Van Pelt, the best-selling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures, on September 12 in the Cascade library’s Wisner Center. Ms. Van Pelt will address a luncheon group that will include volunteers, library staff and book discussion members and then meet with a larger group in the evening that will include Friends members and patrons of the broader KDL system.

      “It didn’t take long for us to max out on registrations for both events,” explained Friends President Joe David, “which is quite a testament to the popularity of her book and our community’s interest in what authors have to say about their work and processes.”

      Remarkably Bright Creatures revolves around a mischievous giant pacific octopus named Marcellus who lives in a small-town aquarium, which is attended by an elderly lady who cleans it. The two unlikely friends navigate their individual, isolated lives, as both deal with heartbreak and other tensions familiar to most creatures.

      One reviewer had this to say about the book: “Marcellus understands human nature more than most humans, and I loved the way he wisely intuits each character’s needs. Ultimately, this is a story about creatures—both human and animal—saving each other. It’s heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.”

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