IV marketing: Thomas Pynchon Confirmed as Book Trailer Narrator

[Doug Millison]

Thomas Pynchon Confirmed as Book Trailer Narrator
Inspired by a GalleyCat investigation, the Wall Street Journal used  
science to discover if reclusive novelist Thomas Pynchon narrated his  
own book trailer--finally forcing a confession from a Penguin publicist.

Last week GalleyCat inquired about the identity of the narrator for  
the "Inherent Vice" trailer, receiving a sly "no comment" from the  
producers. Afterward, an intrepid WSJ reporter ran a check with a  
voice identification expert, earning confirmation for his troubles. As  
you enjoy Pynchon's reading, here's a collection of more "Inherent  
Vice" links.

Here's the confession: "Inquiries by GalleyCat and others as to  
whether Pynchon is the guy channeling the novel's main character,  
beach bum private eye Doc Sportello, have been met with 'no comment'  
from Penguin Press ... Confronted with [WSJ] findings, Tracy Locke, a  
publicist at Penguin, came clean and admitted, 'It is, in fact, Thomas  
Pynchon doing the narration.'"

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