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“Bonnie Garmus: I tried several last names but settled on Peck because of its multiple and conflicting meanings.”
“How important were these parents in the evolution of Batter as a character?”
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“Article continues after advertisement What inspired you to write a new novel that revolves around poetry?”
“I asked Garmus.”
“Yeats’s “Crazy Jane Talks with the Bishop” is a great example.”
“It kind of looks like fluttery wallpaper, especially when the window’s open.” * Jane Ciabattari: Was Peck & Peck always the title (with the ampersand)?”
“Because of it, twin relationships can be very contentious.”
“I love writing things that grab attention.”
“It was a little like me putting rowing in Lessons in Chemistry —it was the one thing I knew.”
“JC: Also notable are Batter’s “blind spots” when it comes to the consequences of his actions and the people around him.”
“What sort of research went into this quirky family tree, including the sets of twins?”
“And what we learn from this is that things don’t have to agree; they simply have to respect each other.”
“Her reviews, interviews and cultural criticism have appeared in NPR, BBC Culture, the New York Times Book Review, the Guardian, Bookforum, Paris Review, the Washington Post, Boston Globe, and the Los Angeles Times , among other publications.”
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“BG: Every book on every shelf is a testament to the will and persistence it took to get it there, so in that respect, I owe every author in the world.”
“But the idea for creating an extraordinary building was important to me from the start, largely because of the ever-growing conformity that threatens to take over the world.”
“Families and companies often have pecking orders which aren’t always fair or wise but persist anyway.”
“BG: Like all parents, John and Rainey Gray want their son to be financially secure.”
“What’s ordinary can become extraordinary, she insists.”
“I loved sitting at my desk and envisioning the place.”
“BG: I loved including the element of typography.”
“author interview Bonnie Garmus interviews Jane Ciabattari Peck and Peck Scribner Simon and Schuster Jane Ciabattari Jane Ciabattari, author of the short story collection Stealing the Fire, is a former National Book Critics Circle president (currently on the Advisory Board ) and a member of the Writers Grotto and Page Street.”