Unreadable: Podcast Transcript - February 2025

In this episode of Unreadable, Ross speaks with Shelby Van Pelt about her novel Remarkably Bright Creatures, this year's Forsyth Reads Together selection. Van Pelt’s debut novel, published in 2022, remains a New York Times bestseller and features the unique perspective of Marcellus the octopus as a narrator. Van Pelt spoke with Ross about how she developed her characters, some based on true life and others based on people (and marine life) watching at the Georgia Aquarium, and she shared her excitement about the upcoming film adaptation.

Lunar New Year Celebration at Sharon Forks Library

Last month over 1,500 patrons attended Forsyth County’s 3rd annual Lunar New Year Celebration at Sharon Forks Library in partnership with OneForsyth. Lunar New Year is celebrated by many parts of Asia to welcome the arrival of Spring. The library's celebration highlighted various aspects of Asian culture and included thirteen performances of dancing, singing, instruments, stand-up comedy, youth coding presentations, martial arts, and more.