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Bonnie Garmus

Bonnie Garmus is a copywriter and creative director who has worked for a wide range of clients, in the US and abroad, focusing primarily on technology, medicine, and education. She’s an open water swimmer, a rower, and mother to two pretty amazing daughters. Most recently from Seattle, she currently lives in London with her husband and her dog, 99.

Awards: SoA (2023), Nibbies (2023) see all

Genres: Literary Fiction, General Fiction

New and upcoming books

October 2026

Peck & Peck

Novels

Lessons in Chemistry (2022)
Peck & Peck (2026)

Awards

	2023 Paul Torday Memorial Prize : Lessons in Chemistry
	2023 British Book Award Author of the Year

Award nominations

	2023 HWA Debut Crown Award (shortlist) : Lessons in Chemistry
	2023 British Book Award Debut Book of the Year (nominee) : Lessons in Chemistry
	2022 Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize (nominee) : Lessons in Chemistry

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Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel (2026)
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"Lucy Foley channels [the one-and-only] Agatha Christie with precision and flair. I couldn't put it down!"

Capsized (2026)
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"Captures rowing at its core: the sounds, the smells, the pain, the thrill!"

Sophie, Standing There (2026)
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"So smart, so funny, so moving - Mason has done it again - this time using behind the scenes of a literary festival to reveal the complexity of loneliness and how one woman attempts to dig herself out. I absolutely loved it."

Pastures New (2025)
Clare Balding
"Funny, sensitive, and insightful - the perfect book to turn to at the end of a long day."

Killer Potential (2025)
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"Razor-sharp writing, frenzied pace, twists and turns - prepare for impact!"

Frankie (2024)
Graham Norton
"Warm and wise, Frankie is a woman worth getting to know."

A Little Trickerie (2024)
Rosanna Pike
"Crisp, transportive, uplifting. The fresh, irreverent voice of Tibb Ingleby is sheer brilliance. I loved it!"

This Motherless Land (2024)
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"A spirited exploration of culture and kinship -- of how we belong, and to whom."

You Are Here (2024)
David Nicholls
"What a rare find this is! Beautiful writing and authentic characters supported by a dry and honest wit. I loved it."

James (2024)
Percival Everett
"Pure brilliance. Funny, wise, gracious; this may be Everett's best book yet."

The Woman with the Cure (2023)
Lynn Cullen
"Everyone knows Sabin and Salk created the polio vaccine, but without the work of Dr. Dorothy Horstmann, there never would have been a vaccine in the first place. So huge applause to The Woman With the Cure for bringing Dorothy's brilliant work to the forefront - and for reminding us that women have always been in science - despite those who would pretend otherwise."

Go as a River (2023)
Shelley Read
"Shelley Read's lyrical voice is a force of nature, and when she lends it to a woman leading a hardscrabble life in rural Colorado, the result is tragic, uplifting - and completely unforgettable."

Maame (2023)
Jessica George
"Lively, funny, poignant . . . Prepare to fall in love with Maddie. I did!"

These Streets (2022)
Luan Goldie
"The line between home and homelessness is extremely thin and filled with judgement, but These Streets turns a spotlight on the strength and resilience required to overcome physical and emotional adversity that never should have been yours in the first place. Important and remarkable."

When Women Were Dragons (2022)
Kelly Barnhill
"Completely fierce, unmistakably feminist, and subversively funny, When Women Were Dragons brings the heat to misogyny with glorious imagination and talon-sharp prose. Check the skies tonight - you might just see your mother."

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