Thomas Mallon is the author of eight novels, including Henry and Clara (Houghton Mifflin, 1994), Fellow Travelers (Pantheon, 2007), and the recently published Watergate (Pantheon, 2012). His nonfiction books include Yours Ever: People and Their Letters (Pantheon, 2009), Mrs. Paine’s Garage (Pantheon, 2002), Stolen Words (Ticknor & Fields, 1989), and A Book of One’s Own (Ticknor & Fields, 1984). His writing appears in The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, and The Atlantic. He lives in Washington, D.C., and directs the creative writing program at The George Washington University.