Set in 1980s New York, Batter Gray gets his dream first job at prestigious poetry magazine Peck & Peck. Before long, he is navigating the secret war between the two Editors-in-Chief, the famous Peck twins, and the private affairs of the magazine’s 39 editors, all while trying to save humanity, one poem at a time.
American author Bonnie Garmus’ debut novel Lessons in Chemistry was a global bestseller and spent almost 90 weeks in the Sunday Times’ top 10. She won 16 international literary awards for the book, including British Book Awards’ Author of the Year and Waterstones’ Author of the Year. Lessons in Chemistry was adapted for television for Apple TV starring Brie Larson.