Thomas Pynchon Speaks?

[Robin Landseadel]

That Penguin Video promo for Inherent Vice finally reached Google news:

TUESDAY, AUG 04
Thomas Pynchon Speaks?
Penguin Press released a book trailer for Thomas Pynchon's "Inherent  
Vice" today, a Los Angeles joyride narrated by a gruff private  
detective character. Fans around the Internet have one question about  
this mysterious reader: Did Pynchon narrate the video?

GalleyCat asked Penguin Press about the narrator, receiving a sly "no  
comment" in response. We dug a little deeper, uncovering a repeatedly- 
looped YouTube copy of the author's cameo on The Simpsons. Click away  
and decide for yourself...

The novel has been burning up the Internets today--ranked #1 in  
the"Mystery" category on the Amazon bestseller charts. Wired magazine  
built an excellent map of Pynchon's Los Angeles and GalleyCat unveiled  
a video essay about the novel, full of vintage video from 1970s  
California.

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/buzzpr/thomas_pynchon_speaks_123459.asp