# 2023 National Book Festival: Animals Talk to Me with Henry Hoke & Shelby Van Pelt

For us to see ourselves clearly, sometimes we need to hear from outside observers - as in, outside our species. Shelby Van Pelt's "Remarkably Bright Creatures" follows the unlikely connection between a grieving woman and a giant octopus, while Henry Hoke's "Open Throat" is narrated by a queer mountain lion navigating the hills and people of Los Angeles. Moderated by Kirkus Reviews' Megan Labrise.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2023
- By: National Book Festival (u.s.)
- Genres: Nature
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2025661408/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2025661408?play=1)