Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus - ISBN: 9781786588821
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A young poet’s life turns upside down in a secretive, dysfunctional literary world.
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Peck & Peck

The irresistible new novel from the author of global bestseller LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY

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  • Paperback

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    13 October 2026

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Summary

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GLOBAL SENSATION LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY RETURNS …

Peck & Peck tells the irresistible story of 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 Peck & Peck.

Batter Gray is worried about his future. Even when he was eleven, his classmates seemed to have settled on a goal: doctor, lawyer, broker, e…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781786588821
ISBN-10:178658882X
Author:Bonnie Garmus
Publisher:Bonnier Books Ltd
Imprint:Manilla Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:13 October 2026
Dimensions:153mm x 234mm
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Critics Review

Charming, uplifting, soulful, and original, Peck & Peck is the perfect successor to Lessons In Chemistry. If you loved Elizabeth Zott, you will adore Batter Gray. * Kristin Hannah *
This novel is everything: a love story, a literary thriller, a brilliant satire that’s full of humor and heart. Only Bonnie Garmus can write like this. * Meg Mason, international bestselling author of Sorrow and Bliss *
An absolute triumph of storytelling, writing and characterisation, Peck & Peck had me from the first sentence. This is a glorious celebration of, and plea for, the creative arts, with a cast of truly unforgettable characters, from the eponymous Peck and Peck to the excellently named narrator Batter Gray. I won’t forget this book. Ever.’ * Jennie Godfrey, Sunday Times bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things *
It was an absolute delight to escape into Bonnie Garmus’s world of delinquent poets, demented publishers and recherché fonts. Her exuberant comedy and freewheeling imagination reminded me of John Irving in his prime. Many congratulations - no ‘difficult second album’ for Bonnie Garmus - I thought it was even better than her first. * Clare Chambers, bestselling author of Small Pleasures *
One of the best books I’ve ever read. Genius level clever. A superbly crafted, intricate story about life, love and standing up for what you believe in. I absolutely loved it. * Donna Ashworth *
Magnificent. Captivating, funny, wise and wonderful. Peck & Peck is the book the literary world has been waiting for, and it delivers on every level. I couldn’t love it more. * Chris Whitaker *
Delightful. Reading it was like living in a world of poetry and words, where a building that captured the feeling of both could exist. Also, where a dog can make a difference. Too real to be fantastical, yet fantastically different. I loved it, from the opening page with the various definitions of ‘peck’. Perfect * Anne Youngson, author of Meet Me at the Museum *
Bonnie Garmus has done it again. Peck & Peck is an absolute cracker. Funny, vivid and enormously compelling (with another serious contender for Best Dog in Fiction Ever), you almost wonder if Batter Gray’s world isn’t secretly real? * AJ Pearce, bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird *

About The Author

Bonnie Garmus

Bonnie Garmus is a coffee-dependent American novelist. Her debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry, was a number one global bestseller and spent almost ninety weeks in the Sunday Times top 10. It was named by New York Times readers as one of the top 100 books of the 21st Century. Translated into forty-four languages, Lessons in Chemistry was honored with sixteen international literary awards, including the British Book Awards Author of the Year, Waterstones Author of the Year, and Hay Festival’s Book of the Year. It was also selected by Queen Camilla for the Queen’s Reading Room, and made into an Apple TV limited series. Peck & Peck is her second novel.

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