Shelby Van Pelt

Shelby Van Pelt is a debut novelist whose first book, Remarkably Bright Creatures, was published in Spring 2022 by Ecco/HarperCollins in the US and Bloomsbury in the UK. The novel has gained significant attention, becoming a nominee for the Goodreads Choice Award in both the Best Fiction and Best Debut Novel categories.

Van Pelt's roots are in the Pacific Northwest, where she was born and raised.

Currently, she resides in the Chicago area with her husband and two children, though she misses the mountains of her home region.