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Matchmaker Book Club
Featured Book
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Remarkably Bright Creatures is a bestselling debut novel by Shelby Van Pelt about a 70-year-old widow, Tova Sullivan, who works at an aquarium and forms an unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus, who helps her solve the mystery of her son's disappearance. The book, praised for its charm, wit, and emotional depth, explores themes of grief, loneliness, and connection, and is being adapted into a Netflix film.
This book will be available for purchase at the event.
About This Event
Matchmaker Book Club
Book club discussion of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.
Featured Author
Shelby Van pelt
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Shelby Van Pelt lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her family. Remarkably Bright Creatures is her first novel.
About the Venue
Matchmaker Bookshop
With new titles arriving every week and an ever-evolving backlist, there’s always something new to peruse at Matchmaker. And we’re more than just books! We also have a finely curated selection of gift products, branded merchandise, and toys. So wander the shelves. Cozy up in an armchair. Read on our back patio. Attend an event or workshop. Matchmaker Bookshop just became your new favorite hang on the North Shore.
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