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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