June Book Club Meeting, Online

Our June book is Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (368 pages).

2025 Schedule
June 19: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (368 pages)
July 17: When We Meet Again by Kristin Harmel (384 pages)

Synopsis
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.

Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors - until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.

Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late.

Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.

Meeting Details
This is an online video meeting. Google Meet code will be visible closer to the event for those who have rsvp'd.