Ryan ZumMallen is an automotive journalist and video host, and the author of two nonfiction books: Slow Car Fast (2019) and Cult of GT-R (2023). He has served as Senior Writer for both Trucks.com and Edmunds.com, and freelance work has appeared in Road & Track, The Verge, Autoweek, SLAM Magazine and other publications. ZumMallen earned a degree in Print Journalism from California State University, Long Beach and is a former fellow of the California Endowment Health Journalism program at the University of Southern California. He is also the founder of Carrara Media, publisher of The Stainless Steel Carrot, Postcards From the End of the World, and other forthcoming titles.