{"product_id":"peck-peck-by-bonnie-garmus-signed-independent-bookshop-edition-pre-order-13th-october-2026","title":"Peck \u0026 Peck by Bonnie Garmus - Signed Independent Bookshop Edition - *Pre-Order 13th October 2026*","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the pre-order page for the signed independent bookshop edition of \u003cem\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck \u003c\/em\u003eby Bonnie Garmus. Your order will be fulfilled upon publication: 13th October 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u0026amp; Peck.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 his friends have real jobs, he's folding T-shirts at the Gap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs for love? No. Not unless you count Sallie Mae, the student loan tyrant. He hears from Sallie all the time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when Batter gets a dream job at Peck \u0026amp; Peck, 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 and 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBurn the rest. And by 'burn', they mean incinerate. Because at Peck \u0026amp; Peck, 'good' isn't good enough, 'interesting' doesn't cut it, plagiarists aren't tolerated, and parolees run the mailroom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill want to submit your poem? Go with God. Welcome to another dazzling and unforgettable novel from Bonnie Garmus, author of \u003cem\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/em\u003e. Hugely original, brilliantly funny and peopled with unforgettable characters, \u003cem\u003ePeck \u0026amp; Peck\u003c\/em\u003e is both a passionate ode to the written word and a heartwarming exploration of all that makes us human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonnier Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57339765522805,"sku":"9781786589019","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/unnamed_de7c1c9c-de7a-4c2a-8305-6729def78d63.jpg?v=1783160665","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/peck-peck-by-bonnie-garmus-signed-independent-bookshop-edition-pre-order-13th-october-2026","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}