Books of Note: “Finding the Lost Country: The Life of William Gay” by J.M. White and “Francine” by Joe Taylor

February 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment

From the Introduction to Finding the Lost Country: The Life of William Gay “Some folks dwell in the shadow realms of the creative imagination, where synchronicity is as common as day and night, as sunlight and moonglow. William Gay and J.M. White are anomalies. There is no rational explaining of their lives, of their works. The self-educated […]

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SLR Interviews Author Joe Taylor

April 5, 2021 by 1 Comment
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Allen Mendenhall Interviews Joe Taylor, Author of “The Theoretics of Love”

February 5, 2020 by Leave a Comment

AM:  Not long ago, Joe, we did an interview about your book, Ghostly Demarcations.  Just months later we’re now discussing The Theoretics of Love, your new novel that NewSouth Books, which is right down the street from my office, published about the time we did that last interview. Let’s start by having you speak broadly about this […]

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Allen Mendenhall Interviews Joe Taylor, Author of “Ghostly Demarcations”

October 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

AM:  Joe, I’m so happy about this interview.  We’re just down the road from each other, so I’m glad for the opportunity to connect.  Your new book is Ghostly Demarcations.  I’d like to start by asking about the title, specifically the word “demarcations.” JT:  Allen, well I half stole the title from a poem by […]

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