D. J. Taylor
David John Taylor (born 1960) is a British critic, novelist and biographer. After attending school in Norwich, he read Modern History at St John's College, Oxford, and has received the 2003 Whitbread Biography Award for his biography of George Orwell. His novel "Derby Day" was longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize. He was previously a member of the Norwich Writers' Circle. He lives in Norwich and contributes to "The Daily Telegraph", "The Guardian", "The Independent", "New Statesman", "The Spectator", "Private Eye" and "Literary Review" among other publications.