Peter Matson is a literary agent with Sterling Lord Literistic. Peter founded Literistic in 1979 and is Chairman of the agency. He has always had a diverse client list, reflecting his abiding interest in storytelling, whether in the service of history, fiction or the sciences. He is particularly sensitive to the language of the storyteller, the many ways to draw the reader fully into the narrative, and the essential nature of all storytelling to this, or any, culture. The books he has represented included Dee BrownÕs Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Malcolm LowryÕs Under the Volcano, and John IrvingÕs The World According to Garp. He has represented 17 books by Mary Gordon, 46 by Ruth Rendell, and 19 by William Trevor. His interest in historical narrative is shown by such clients as Barry Lopez, Max Hastings and Alan Brinkley.