Bonnie Garmus celebrates Peck & Peck on Monday, October 26th at 7pm
About this Event
welcomes on Monday, October 26th at 7pm at The First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia (2125 Chestnut Street) for a discussion of , an irresistible, delightful, and tender story 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 Peck & Peck of New York City.
She will be joined in conversation by , poet and former fine arts critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
PLEASE NOTE: This B&N event will be held off-site at the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia located at 2125 Chestnut Street in Center City, Philadelphia.
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TICKET INFORMATION
There are two ticket types:
Single Ticket Admission: $32.40(Admission for one person + one pre-signed copy of ) **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**:
A ticket PER PERSON includes:
- One pre-signed copy of
- Admission for one person into the event space with at the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. Seating is first-come, first-served.
- Ticket holders will be admitted into the event beginning at 6pm on the day of the event.
- Please have a copy of your ticket available either printed out or on your phone for check-in.
- All books will be pre-signed. There will not be a meet and greet with the author.
- This event will be held off-site at the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia located at 2125 Chestnut Street in Center City, Philadelphia.
GUIDELINES:
- Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.
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REFUNDS
- Attendees can receive refunds up to 1 day (24 hours) before the 7 PM event start time.
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About
Bonnie Garmus is a copywriter and creative director who has worked widely in the fields of technology, medicine, and education. She’s an open-water swimmer, a rower, and mother to two pretty amazing daughters. Born in California, she currently lives outside of London and in Seattle.
About
The number one bestselling author of global sensation Lessons in Chemistry returns with an irresistible, delightful, and tender story 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 Peck & Peck of New York City.
Batter Gray is worried about his future. Even when he was eleven, his classmates seemed to have settled on a goal: doctor, lawyer, broker, engineer. Good jobs that automatically command respect, security, 401Ks. Now Batter is in his early twenties, living in New York City, and he wants something different; something that alienates some readers and bores most. Poetry. And yet—to him and exactly thirty-nine editors at a company called Peck & Peck—poetry not only represents the power of humanity but holds the key to its survival.
Batter is named after his mother’s heroic dog. An identical twin who lost his brother at birth, he finds himself confronted by the everyday dualities that make up life: right vs. wrong, truth vs. lies, rejection vs. acceptance. It’s almost as if his dead brother is a reminder: there are always two sides to every story.
No, wait. Make that three.
About
John Timpane is the former Commentary Page Editor, Books Editor, and Theater Critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer. His poetry has appeared in, among other places, Sequoia, Apiary, Cleaver, Painted Bride Quarterly, Schuylkill Valley Journal, Tiferet, and in two chapbooks, Burning Bush (Windsor, Ontario: Judith Fitzgerald, 2010) and Buck in the Piano Room (Philadelphia: Moonstone, 2023). Among his books are It Could Be Verse (Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, 1995), [with Nancy H. Packer] Writing Worth Reading (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 1997), and [with Roland Reisely] Usonia, N.Y.: Building a Community with Frank Lloyd Wright. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000). His most recent full-length book is the second edition of Poetry for Dummies; John lead-authored the first edition in 2000.
Where is it happening?
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USD 36.01
