{"product_id":"peck-peck-bonnie-garmus-hardcover","title":"Peck \u0026 Peck -- Bonnie Garmus, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE FALL FOR OPRAH DAILY AND \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE BOSTON GLOBE, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCOUNTRY LIVING\u003c\/i\u003e, AND \u003ci\u003eBOOKPAGE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of global sensation \u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e returns with an irresistible, delightful, and tender literary novel set in the publishing world of 1980s New York City about a young man whose life turns upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive, and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world: the renowned \u003ci\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFind originality. Reward creativity. Burn the rest.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1982, New York City. Crime is on the rise, muggings are in the streets, and Batter Gray, recent college graduate with a skill that no one wants--an \"ear\" for poetry--is worried about his future. While all of his friends have real jobs, he's folding T-shirts at the Gap. As for love? No. Not unless you count Sallie Mae, the student loan tyrant. He hears from Sallie \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e the time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when Batter gets a dream job at \u003ci\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck\u003c\/i\u003e, the most prestigious poetry quarterly in the world, his life moves into the literary fast lane. Soon Batter is knee-deep in the secret war between the two Editors in Chief, the famous Peck brothers--twins \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e enemies--as well as being privy to the private affairs of their thirty-nine editors, whose professed mission is the same: Find originality. Reward creativity. Burn the rest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And by burn, they mean incinerate. Because at \u003ci\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck\u003c\/i\u003e, \"good\" isn't good enough, \"interesting\" doesn't cut it, plagiarists aren't tolerated, and parolees run the mailroom. Still want to submit your poem? Go with God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Welcome to another dazzling and unforgettable novel from Bonnie Garmus. If you loved \u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e, you will love \u003ci\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bonnie Garmus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 6.31w x 1.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668251065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBonnie Garmus\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a coffee-dependent American novelist. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America \u003c\/i\u003eBook Club Pick, a Goodreads Choice Best Book of the Year, spent nearly two years on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list and was named by \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003ereaders as one of the top 100 books of the 21st century. Translated into over forty languages, \u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e was honored with sixteen international literary awards and made into an Apple TV limited series. \u003ci\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonnie Garmus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67567687729380,"sku":"9781668251065","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781668251065.jpg?v=1791963893","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/peck-peck-bonnie-garmus-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}