American Gangster and Other Tales of New York

Mark Jacobson, a contributing editor at New York Magazine, is a frequent contributor to the Village Voice, National Geographic, Natural History, Men's Journal, Esquire, and other publications. His New York article "The Return of Super-Fly," a profile of heroin kingpin Frank Lucas, was the basis for Ridley Scott's recent film American Gangster. Mark is the author of 12,000 Miles in the Nick of Time, Teenage Hipster in the Modern World, Gojiro, and Everyone and No One. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Malcolm Hillgartner has narrated over 175 audiobooks. He was named an AudioFile Best Voice of 2013. His work ranges from children's titles such as On the Blue Comet (AudioFile Best of 2011, Earphones), and Neal Stevenson's sci-fi epic REAMDE (Audible.com Best of 2011) to the biographies Kissinger (AudioFile Best of 2013, Earphones) and Cheever (AudioFile Best of 2009, Earphones). He is also an accomplished actor, writer, and musician. With his wife and partner, Jahnna Beecham, he has written over 130 books for teens and young readers, as well as the musicals Chaps! and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Musical, which have been produced in the U.S. and Canada.