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Chatting About Women’s Studies

Art Taylor / March 27, 2009

At a Writer’s Center happy hour last night, I had an interesting, if too brief, conversation with Virginia-based filmmaker Lonnie […]

Art Taylor / March 26, 2009

In a loss that touches both North Carolina and the nation as a whole, legendary historian John Hope Franklin died

Art Taylor / March 25, 2009

More than two months ago, I began asking when some of North Carolina’s bookstores might be hosting a visit by

Art Taylor / March 23, 2009

David A. Taylor is the author of Ginseng, the Divine Root: The Curious History of the Plant That Captivated the

Art Taylor / March 21, 2009

For whatever fluke of timing, I received nearly a half-dozen magazines in my mailbox (and email inbox) over the last

Art Taylor / March 20, 2009

Among the more literary events in the Triangle area of North Carolina this weekend is an appearance by septuagenarian novelist Paule Marshall,

Art Taylor / March 18, 2009

Back in January, Tara Laskowski was named the Kathy Fish Fellow at SmokeLong Quarterly — a program honoring authors who’ve

Art Taylor / March 17, 2009

Ron Charles, a gifted book critic and one of my editors at the Washington Post Book World, recently won the 2008 Nona

Art Taylor / March 17, 2009

Another quick — and entirely unliterary — post here. As a few close friends know, one of my favorite foods

Art Taylor / March 16, 2009

Our flight from L.A. was cancelled yesterday, leaving Dad and me sitting at the airport for awhile. (In an odd

Art Taylor / March 15, 2009

Yesterday, our last full day in California, Dad and I drove down toward San Diego for lunch with his sister.

Art Taylor / March 14, 2009

Yesterday, Dad and I toured the Warner Brothers Studio, browsed the signatures outside Mann’s Chinese Theatre and the stars along