David Taylor writes about revealing connections between people and their worlds. His articles have appeared in Smithsonian, The Washington Post, The Village Voice, Outside, The Christian Science Monitor, and elsewhere. Read his article about the 2010 winner of the Cannes Palme d'Or, Thai filmmaker Apichatphong Weerasethakul, from Tricycle magazine, under downloads.

David's book Soul of a People: The WPA Writers' Project Uncovers Depression America, which explores America in the 1930s, made the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Best Books of 2009. Read about the twists and turns of friendships among WPA writers in The American Scholar. Soul of a People has been featured on CSPAN's BookTV and at the National Book Festival, and is a finalist for the Library of Virginia's People's Choice Award. An article in the July issue of Poets & Writers explores the story's meaning today.

The documentary film Soul of A People: Writing America's Story explores a handful of those individuals and their dramatic challenge of portraying America at a crucial juncture. The film premiered on the Smithsonian Channel and was nominated for a 2010 Writers Guild Award. Click here to see a short promo and here to learn more about the film. More. The dvd went on sale June 29. See a review.