Thomas Pynchon┬аis the author of┬аV.;┬аThe Crying of Lot 49;┬аGravityтАЩs Rainbow;┬аSlow Learner, a collection of short stories;┬аVineland;┬аMason & Dixon;┬аAgainst the Day; and, most recently,┬аInherent┬аVice. He received the National Book Award for┬аGravityтАЩs Rainbow┬аin 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 countryтАЩs 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. BushтАЩs memoir┬аDecision Points. McLarty has also written his own books, among them the novels Traveler, The Memory of Running, and Art in America.