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Remarkably Bright Creatures [Movie Tie-in]

By Van Pelt, Shelby

First published 2026

A New York Times Bestseller * A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick “Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut about what it feels like to have love taken away from you, only to find it again in the most unexpected places. . . . Memorable and tender.” — Washington Post 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 mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a brilliant, giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a friendship with Tova. Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared.

Published
21 Apr 2026
Pages
384
Publisher
Ecco
Edition
Paperback
Elsewhere
Open Library
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery

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