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'Lessons in Chemistry' author Bonnie Garmus returns with 'Peck & Peck'

WBUR
Published October 16, 2026 at 11:11 AM CDT
The cover of "Peck & Peck" beside author Bonnie Garmus. (Courtesy of Bonnie Garmus)
Courtesy of Bonnie Garmus
The cover of "Peck & Peck" beside author Bonnie Garmus. (Courtesy of Bonnie Garmus)

Best-selling author Bonnie Garmus’ new novel “Peck & Peck” centers around Batter Gray, a young man with an ear for poetry and poor job prospects who becomes employed in the copy room of a highly prestigious literary magazine.

Book excerpt: ‘Peck & Peck’

By Bonnie Garmus 

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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