Titles & Death Book Discussion

Titles & Death Book Discussion Group combines the best of our Death in the Stacks and Titles & Talk Book Discussion Groups by selecting a title with a good story and a subtle mystery.

Join us on Friday, January 24 from 11am to 12pm, for a discussion of Sheby Van Pelt's Remarkably Bright Creatures.

Remarkably Bright Creatures, an exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.

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.

Registration is strongly encouraged. The library makes every effort to provide our participants with a variety of format options (regular and large print books, audiobooks, eBooks, and eAudiobooks) to borrow. Members just need an active library card with Ligonier or one of the Westmoreland County Libraries. Staff handles holds on physical items for registered participants, but members must request digitial items through their library account on Libby If you need help, please stop in or call the library at 724-238-6451..

 Register now for our January 2025 discussion!

Titles & Death Book Discussion Group meets twice a year - once in December for a Year End Party and once in January for a book discussion. This special group combines members of both the Death in the Stacks and Titles & Talk Book Discussion Groups. If you are curious to learn more about either or both groups this is a great chance! New members are welcome!