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“More and Better Psychopaths”

Art Taylor / April 29, 2009

A recent Facebook conversation with a friend in North Carolina touched on the Black Dahlia story — the 1947 murder […]

Art Taylor / April 27, 2009

Congratulations to John Kessel, co-director of the creative writing program at North Carolina State University (and one of my former

Art Taylor / April 27, 2009

South Carolina Educational TV and the University of South Carolina’s Institute for Southern Studies are in the midst of a

Art Taylor / April 25, 2009

Today’s Washington Post (Saturday, April 25) features my review of Peter Schechter’s new novel, Pipeline. I enjoyed reading the book and

Art Taylor / April 25, 2009

Last night, Tara and I went to the last reading of the 2008-2009 PEN/Faulkner reading series, featuring Amy Bloom and

Art Taylor / April 24, 2009

I’m sorry I’ve been such a slacker this week — well, here at least. It’s because it’s been such a

Art Taylor / April 21, 2009

Good Ol’ Girls, a musical inspired by the stories of Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle, premieres on UNC-TV on Wednesday,

Art Taylor / April 17, 2009

Three things drew Tara and me to the Washington Shakespeare Company’s new production of Tennessee Williams late play Small Craft

Art Taylor / April 15, 2009

Todd Johnson, author of the new novel The Sweet By And By, visits North Carolina this week for a trio

Art Taylor / April 14, 2009

Al Maginnes, a fine poet based in Raleigh, N.C., is the focus of this week’s blog How A Poem Happens. I’ve

Art Taylor / April 13, 2009

In a February 9 interview, Amy Baldwin, director of the North Carolina Literary Festival, discussed a new initiative in 2009,

Art Taylor / April 13, 2009

I’m very pleased that one of my stories, “Here for You,” was accepted for publication by Fiction Weekly and has just