Author Event - Bonnie Garmus, "Peck & Peck"

A new novel from the internationally bestselling author of "Lessons in Chemistry" TICKETS AVAILABLE STARTING 9:00 AM ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. St. Louis County Library Foundation and The Novel Neighbor present An Evening With Bestselling Novelist Bonnie Garmus “Peck & Peck" Friday, October 16, 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.) St. Louis County Library - Clark Family Branch 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis MO 63131 The #1 bestselling author of the global sensation “Lessons in Chemistry" shares a delightful and tender story about a young man whose life turns upside down. Batter Gray is worried about his future. Even when he was a child, his classmates seemed to have settled on a goal: doctor, lawyer, broker, engineer. Now Batter is in his early twenties and he wants something different; something that alienates some readers and bores most. Poetry. When Batter is hired by the most prestigious, secretive, and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world: the renowned Peck & Peck of New York City, he learns that poetry not only represents the power of humanity, but may hold the key to its survival. INDIVIDUAL TICKET $38 (Admits ONE and includes one copy of “Peck & Peck") OR PACKAGE TICKET $48 (Admits TWO and includes one copy of “Peck and Peck") • A signing/photo line will follow the presentation. Seating will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Books provided by The Novel Neighbor. Top image description: Photo of Bonnie Garmus. Text: St. Louis County Library Foundation and The Novel Neighbor present an Evening with Bestselling Novelist Bonnie Garmus. Author of "Peck & Peck." Friday, October, 16, 7:00 p.m. Clark Family Branch - Post Event Space. www.slcl.org/authors. Image description: Book Cover - Bonnie Garmus, "Peck & Peck" Logos: St. Louis County Library, The Novel Neighbor