Thomas Mallon is an American novelist, essayist, and critic born in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York in 1951. He has established himself as a prolific writer across multiple genres, with particular strengths in both fiction and nonfiction. Mallon's fiction includes ten novels: Henry and Clara, Two Moons, Dewey Defeats Truman, Aurora 7, Bandbox, Fellow Travelers, Watergate, Finale, Landfall, and Up With the Sun. His nonfiction work spans essays and extended studies of subjects including plagiarism, diaries, letters, and the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He has also published two volumes of essays. Throughout his career, Mallon has demonstrated range in both subject matter and form, moving between historical fiction, contemporary narratives, and analytical nonfiction that examines the nature of written communication and historical events.