i'm still very interested in what thomas pynchon is -- is going to do next. but for -- you know, a recommendation for a younger writer, well, two younger writers, and just accidentally they're both male writers, but one is ned beauman, who has written -- written -- published three novels. he's -- b-e-a-u-m-a-n. he's british. and he has a novel out called "glow" that's kind of like my three previous novels written on the head of a pen, because it's like a really small thing, but it totally has -- it totally has all of that going on, and much more. not that he's trying to do me, but he just very similar -- >> yep. >> very similar -- >> so ned beauman. >> yeah, ned beauman. and nick harkaway, who -- whose current novel out is called "tiger man". >> yeah. >> and he -- he's like, i don't know mervyn -- like mervyn peak for the 21st century. >> but how -- how great. this is sort of like the reverse oprah. >> yeah. >> you know you're -- >> yeah. >> you're laying hands on these guys and then we'll see if maybe that has a big impact. >> yeah. i would hope so. >> are y