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Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus review – the zany follow-up to Lessons in Chemistry

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This offbeat tale of machinations at an eccentric poetry magazine in 80s New York is laugh-out-loud funny – and a paean to the power of poetry If you have been into a bookshop since 2022, or perhaps even just breathed in and out, you could not have failed to clock the phenomenon that was Lessons in …

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  1. The Guardian

    Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus review – the zany follow-up to Lessons in Chemistry (opens The Guardian)

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    This offbeat tale of machinations at an eccentric poetry magazine in 80s New York is laugh-out-loud funny – and a paean to the power of poetry If you have been into a bookshop since 2022, or perhaps even just breathed in and out, you could not have failed to clock the phenomenon that was Lessons in …

  2. The Boston Globe

    Bonnie Garmus is back with ‘Peck & Peck’ — but can her new novel match her debut’s chemistry? (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Miraculously, Bonnie Garmus’s debut novel, “Lessons in Chemistry,” made science and feminism fun while becoming a bestseller. Her follow-up, “Peck & Peck,” is poised to do the same thing for even more esoteric loves: poetry, fonts, and literary publishing.

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