An Evening with Shelby Van Pelt
Thu, Oct 09
|Champaign Public Library
"The New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Shelby Van Pelt will talk about her writing and life at the Champaign Public Library on Thursday, October 9 at 7 p.m., followed by a book signing."
Time & Location
Oct 09, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Champaign Public Library, 200 W Green St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
About This Event
"The New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Shelby Van Pelt will talk about her writing and life at the Champaign Public Library on Thursday, October 9 at 7 p.m., followed by a book signing. The library’s second floor offers seating for 350 audience members. The talk and signing are free and open to everyone. Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures (Ecco, 2022) was an Instant New York Times Bestseller and a Read With Jenna Today Show book club pick. In 2023, she was awarded the Heartland Prize for Fiction and the McLaughlin-Esstman-Stearns First Novel Prize from The Writer’s Center. Remarkably Bright Creatures has sold over a million copies. It has spent, in aggregate, a year-plus on the NYT Hardcover Bestseller list."
Learn more: https://champaign.org/event/an-evening-with-shelby-van-pelt-13225138