Shelby Van Pelt

Shelby Van Pelt is an American writer. Her debut novel Remarkably Bright Creatures (2022) has sold over 4 million copies and was adapted into a 2026 film. She grew up in Tacoma, Washington, graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 2002, and spent the next several years working as a financial consultant on litigation. After graduation, Van Pelt spent several years living in Atlanta, where she began writing Remarkably Bright Creatures in 2013. The novel was primarily written in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.