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Interview With an Author: Shelby Van Pelt | Los Angeles Public Library
Publish Date
June 23, 2022
Interviewees
Shelby Van Pelt
Interviewers
Daryl Maxwell
Publisher
Los Angeles Public Library
Topics
Books that influenced the author
Characters in the novel
Favorite book as a child
Inspiration for writing Remarkably Bright Creatures
Lessons learned from the publishing process
Research about giant Pacific octopus
Writing process and future works
People Mentioned
Chuck Klosterman
Dave Eggers
Ellen Raskin
John Irving
Karen Forsythe
Kazuo Ishiguro
Kristin Nelson
Maria
Zadie Smith
Works Mentioned
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Soul of an Octopus
Sweet Valley High
The Nineties
The Scarlet Letter
The Westing Game
Places Mentioned
Chicago
New Zealand
Pacific Northwest
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