Author name: Art Taylor

Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln

Art Taylor / February 12, 2009

Today is, of course, Lincoln’s 200th birthday, with celebrations — and publications — all around. Amidst the many books published […]

Art Taylor / February 11, 2009

Bestselling crime novelist Jeffery Deaver will kick-off a day-long fiction writing seminar at George Mason University on Saturday, February 28.

Art Taylor / February 10, 2009

The Washington Post brought brief mention this morning that jazz singer Blossom Dearie died on February 7. I’ll admit I

Art Taylor / February 9, 2009

In November 2007, an article in the (Raleigh) News & Observer suggested that there might not be a future for

Art Taylor / February 5, 2009

Yesterday, I came across a fascinating piece by William Deresiewicz in The Chronicle Review, the magazine insert of The Chronicle

Art Taylor / February 4, 2009

…this one at the Barnes & Noble in Durham, N.C. It’s been nearly 17 years since the Bill Clinton-Sister Souljah

Art Taylor / February 3, 2009

A new edition of The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction not only prompted some changes in my syllabus after

Art Taylor / February 2, 2009

Today, Ed Southern marks his one-year-and-one-month anniversary as executive director of the North Carolina Writers’ Network. But even with only