In the children’s books category, Christopher Denise’s picture book Knight Owl tops the list, featuring wordplay and optimism in a story about how bravery, cleverness, and friendship can rule over brawn. The other top picks are Stephanie Foo’s What My Bones Know, a standout memoir about healing from complex trauma, and Sabaa Tahir’s All My Rage, a tragic and poignant young adult novel examining the complexities of young and old love. 15, 2022- (NASDAQ: AMZN)-Today, Amazon announced its picks for 2022’s Best Books of the Year So Far, selecting Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel Remarkably Bright Creatures-cited by Amazon Editors as “a novel that delivers a message about love and loss that’s poignant, charming, and irresistible”-as the No. 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.Amazon Books’ editorial team selects their favorite books across genres and categories to determine the Best Books of the Year So FarĪmazon Books Editorial Director Sarah Gelman reveals the top picks on CBS Mornings And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late. 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.Įver the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. 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. Memorable and tender.' - Washington Postįor fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopusĪfter Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up.

' Remarkably Bright Creatures an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut.

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF SUMMER by: Chicago Tribune * The View * Southern Living * USA Today A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!

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