Shelby Van Pelt is hitting the road! The author is embarking on a book tour for the paperback edition of her bestselling novel Remarkably Bright Creatures, PEOPLE can exclusively announce. The tour ...

Anthropomorphizing an octopus for her bestselling book made Shelby Van Pelt more mindful of the perspectives that animals in captivity might have on their situation. Van Pelt debuted with “Remarkably ...

Sometimes, a brilliant idea can begin in an unlikely place. For Shelby Van Pelt, her brilliant idea began by going down "a YouTube rabbit hole," she said. "Like, a naughty octopus rabbit hole," Van ...

My rave is for one of last year's bestselling debut novels, written by an author born and raised in Tacoma. Shelby Van Pelt's "Remarkably Bright Creatures" was a Jenna's Book Club pick - and if you're ...

Author Shelby Van Pelt drew a crowd for an event capping off this year's Central Arkansas Library System Six Bridges Book Festival, taking the stage at Ron Robinson Theater on Oct. 5 to talk about her ...