{"product_id":"peck-peck-9781668193143","title":"Peck \u0026 Peck","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 Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Audio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.90h x 5.10w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668193143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeth Numrich won the Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Newcomer for \u003ci\u003eSweet Bird of Youth \u003c\/i\u003eat The Old Vic. Additional Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include: \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e (Broadhurst Theatre), \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e (Vivian Beaumont), \u003ci\u003eGolden Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (Lincoln Center), \u003ci\u003eTravesties\u003c\/i\u003e (American Airlines), \u003ci\u003eOrpheus Descending\u003c\/i\u003e (Theatr Clwyd), and \u003ci\u003eFathers and Sons\u003c\/i\u003e (Donmar Warehouse). 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