For the first time in the history of the West Virginia University Press, one of our titles has earned a spot in the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers collection.For the first time in the history of the West Virginia University Press, one of our titles has earned a spot in the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers collection.

M. Glenn Taylor wrote The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart for the Vandalia Press, the creative writing imprint of the WVU Press. Taylor shares this honor with such renowned authors as Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes), Andre Dubus III (House of Sand and Fog) and Travis Chevalier (Girl with a Pearl Earring).

The Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program has been helping publishers introduce dynamic new literary writers to readers since 1993. Books honored by the program are featured at every Barnes & Noble store in the country.

The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart is a fictional tale of the oldest living man in West Virginia. Trouble seems to follow him as he goes through life – with stints as a sniper in the mine wars, musician, and prize-winning reporter – but he always finds a way to triumph.

Taylor was born and raised in Huntington, WV. While The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart is his first novel, his stories have been published in such literary journals as The Chattahoochee Review, Mid-American Review, Meridian, and Gulf Coast. Taylor teaches English and fiction writing at Harper College in Chicago.

The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart, due out in June 2008, is available for pre-order from the WVU Press. For more information, contact the WVU Press at www.wvupressonline.com or call 1-866-WVU-PRES.

5/7/08
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