. ▁He ▁also ▁speak s ▁on ▁ocean ▁issues ▁from ▁his ▁years ▁of ▁writing ▁for ▁sur f ing ▁journ als , ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁The ▁Co y ote ' s ▁b icy cle , ▁Taylor ▁is ▁occasionally ▁asked ▁to ▁speak ▁on ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁border ▁and ▁the ▁econom ics ▁of ▁illegal ▁imm igration , ▁two ▁issues ▁that ▁have ▁gained ▁prom in ence ▁since ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁made ▁them ▁a ▁policy ▁of ▁his ▁presiden cy . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁panel ▁discussion ▁of ▁the ▁US - M ex ico ▁border ▁at ▁the ▁fourth ▁annual ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Book ▁Festival . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁a ▁panel ▁discussion ▁of ▁California ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁annual ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁Festival ▁of ▁Books . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Taylor ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁final ist ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 6 th ▁Ann ual ▁California ▁Book ▁Awards ▁by ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Club ▁of ▁California . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁male ▁non - f iction ▁writers ▁Category : 1 9 7 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁non - f iction ▁writers ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Will is au ▁& ▁T akt los ▁is ▁an ▁album ▁by ▁Swiss ▁jazz ▁pian ist ▁Ir ène ▁Schweizer ▁with ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Fred ▁Anderson ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Ham id ▁Dra