{"product_id":"peck-peck","title":"Peck \u0026 Peck","description":"\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","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58222518731055,"sku":"9781668251065","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/1742\/0591\/files\/imageloader_55a63ba1-abdf-4f69-ae8f-4d5fc3675586.jpg?v=1784282104","url":"https:\/\/www.wyrdbookstore.com\/products\/peck-peck","provider":"Wyrd Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}