Dylan Taylor-Lehman is a nonfiction writer from the foothills of Appalachia who has lived and reported in numerous biomes. Previously a reporter for the award-winning Yellow Springs News, his work has also been published in Atlas Obscura, The Millions, and Narratively, where he is a staff writer. Dylan's first book, Dance of the Trustees, covers the ins-and-outs of life in a quirky rural town. Articles about explosions, crimes, landfill ecosystems, and the history of the Spanish tortilla can be found at his blog, The Yawning Chasm.
Praise for Sealand
"Using interviews with family members and U.K. government records,
Taylor-Lehman retraces the Bates family's dogged efforts to get
Sealand recognized as a sovereign nation and hold off would-be
invaders. . . . Taylor-Lehman delivers a memorable portrait of one
family's attempt to escape, as Prince Roy Bates puts it, the
world's 'damn bureaucracy.' This idiosyncratic history
entertains."--Publishers Weekly
"Sealand is a rollicking ride across a tumultuous and
astoundingly improbable history. How did I not know about this? How
can a heap of concrete and metal in the North Sea possibly be the
newest and smallest country in the world? Prepare to be charmed and
transfixed by Roy Bates, the swashbuckling, visionary Prince of
Sealand and his 'micro Royal Family' who stave off sea invaders,
cyber coups, and attempted governmental takeovers in the name of
freedom. An unlikely, remarkable, riveting story."--Buddy Levy,
bestselling author of Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and
Tragic Greely Polar Expedition "In Sealand, Dylan
Taylor-Lehman offers a thoroughly researched, stranger-than-fiction
account of a rogue principality a fraction the size of Buckingham
Palace. With decades of outrageous shenanigans and unparalleled
bravado on display, the story of the Bates family gives the term
royalty a whole new meaning."--Robert Jobson, Royal Editor
for the London Evening Standard; and author of King
Charles: The Man, The Monarch, and The Future of Britain
"Outrageously funny yet tender at its core, Sealand
chronicles an oddball visionary's quest to create a legacy that
even kings and emperors might envy. The gifted Dylan Taylor-Lehman
has blessed us with a book every bit as madcap and admirable as Roy
Bates's dream of a sovereign North Sea paradise."--Brendan I.
Koerner, author of The Skies Belong to Us and Now the
Hell Will Start "Sealand proves that a factual story can
be weirder than fiction. What makes Dylan Taylor-Lehman's expertly
researched, oddball historical yarn so compelling is its uncanny
attention to reality. Spanning swashbuckling invasions and legal
hairsplitting, governments in exile and schemes by scammers, this
book testifies that even the tiniest of nations--and dreams--can
have inspirational and kick-ass origin stories."--Ethan Gilsdorf,
author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks "Dylan
Taylor-Lehman deserves an award--or maybe a Sealand title of
nobility--for this brilliant tale chronicling a little-known story.
Sealand is endlessly captivating, like a thriller, and
filled with crisp, evocative writing. Now, you'll have to excuse
me, I'm visiting the principality to become an official 'Lord of
Sealand.'"--Bob Batchelor, author of The Bourbon King
Praise for Dance of the Trustees
"Dylan Taylor-Lehman has a curiosity that knows no bounds, and he
has trained it on the quirky concerns of a village and township in
southwest Ohio where he lived for two years. Lucky for us, the
readers, his narrative voice is as charming and distinctive as his
curiosity is strong. This book is a funny, informative, and
delightful look at small town shenanigans and goings-on." --Diane
Chiddister, Editor, Yellow Springs News
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