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Bonnie Garmus in Conversation with Vicki Perrin, The Queen’s Reading Room

  • St Margaret's
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About the Event

“Charming, uplifting, soulful, and original, Peck & Peck is the perfect successor to Lessons In Chemistry.”

– KRISTIN HANNAH

Bonnie Garmus is an award-winning American novelist. Her debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry, was a number one global bestseller and spent almost ninety weeks in the Sunday Times top 10. It was named by New York Times readers as one of the top 100 books of the 21st century. Translated into forty-four languages, Lessons in Chemistry was honoured with sixteen international literary awards, including the British Book Awards Author of the Year, Waterstones Author of the Year, and Hay Festival’s Book of the Year. It was also selected by Queen Camilla for the Queen’s Reading Room, and made into an Apple TV limited series.

Her second novel, Peck & Peck, will be published in October of 2026 and tells the story of a young man working for a dysfunctional poetry journal in 1980s New York. Join Garmus and CEO of The Queen’s Reading Room, Vicki Perrin, as they discuss this much-anticipated novel, her characters and inspirations, and the future of the arts in a rapidly changing world.

An opportunity to purchase books and a book signing will follow the talk. Please note, we cannot offer refunds for ticketed events. Professional photography and videography may take place during this event.

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