Thomas Pynchonย is the author ofย V.;ย The Crying of Lot 49;ย Gravityโs Rainbow;ย Slow Learner, a collection of short stories;ย Vineland;ย Mason & Dixon;ย Against the Day; and, most recently,ย Inherentย Vice. He received the National Book Award forย Gravityโs Rainbowย in 1974.
Ron McLarty graduated from Rhode Island College in 1969, and started his theatre career shortly thereafter. A well known Broadway and TV actor, he is one of also the countryโs leading audiobook narrators, having done over 100 titles, including the narration of books authored by Stephen King, Danielle Steel, Richard Russo, Elmore Leonard, Ed McBain, David Baldacci, Scott Turow, and George W. Bushโs memoirย Decision Points. McLarty has also written his own books, among them the novels Traveler, The Memory of Running, and Art in America.