{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Bonnie Garmus: Peck &amp; Peck","description":"Bonnie Garmus joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her new novel, PECK &amp;amp; PECK. Set in 1980s New York City, it centers on a young man named Batter Gray, who has an entry level job at a downtown Manhattan poetry journal, which is very quirky.&amp;nbsp; Bonnie had a memory of a high school English teacher who read a poem aloud every day and urged students to do the same for life. She admitted that she, like most of her fellow classmates, did not keep that promise, and she did not read poetry seriously again for about 20 years. Bonnie was \u201cblown away\u201d during her poetry research for the book, validating her teacher's advice. She said that the novel is intended as a commentary on late-stage capitalism, the impact of AI on creative voices, and a defense of the arts.&amp;nbsp; Bonnie notes that poetry, like chemistry, is a difficult subject to make commercially appealing. She also discusses the pressure on her to follow up on the success of her debut novel, the #1 global bestseller LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY. Our Latest \u201cBookreporter Talks To\u201d Interviews: Lisa See: https:\/\/youtu.be\/V3tkRy0OkVk Amanda Peters:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/1ZpbCHCiD38 Jonathan Santlofer:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/rUk_eqMBrgk Hank Phillippi Ryan:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/6EjQPzlBOxw Shari Lapena:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/AZykCEM0ojE Chris Bohjalian: https:\/\/youtu.be\/VnRpBPFctY0 Nadia Hashimi:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/uxVRLLQY1oA Sophie Chen Keller:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/bWMs3VWUC4A Our Latest \u201cBookaccino Live\u201d Book Group Events: Bruce Holsinger:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/wwQjtlPePBQ Wally Lamb:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/-eMtMznKoVE Laura Dave:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/RRWrSjdxyrc Lisa Ridz\u00e9n:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/dleYdLoh0bY Patrick Ryan:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/keazeWK1lto Lily King:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/youtu.be\/_yo2x2ZA0B0 Sign up for newsletters from Bookreporter and Reading Group Guides here:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/tbrnetwork.com\/newsletters\/ FOLLOW US on Facebook:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bookreporter Website:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.bookreporter.com Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald Edited by Jordan Redd Productions ","author_name":"Bookreporter Talks To","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bookreporter.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43410714\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/43410714"}