cmaclauchlinFeb 111 minTwo bullets lighter "At the end of the day, I do not want to be like E.C. Kelly, two bullets lighter with a pat on the back for being a patriot." I have been...
cmaclauchlinJan 181 minOpening of the bookAt long last--the manuscript rewrite is complete. This past year I have been writing and re-writing this compelling and timely story of...
cmaclauchlinOct 1, 20172 minWithout Puerto Rico we would not have ‘A Confederacy of Dunces.’From 1961-1963 John Kennedy Toole was stationed at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, on the outskirts of San Juan. An honored and respected...
cmaclauchlinSep 19, 20143 minThe Power of a True StoryLast night a group of actors gathered in the classroom of screenwriter Henry Griffin at the University of New Orleans to read David...
cmaclauchlinSep 17, 20145 minBecause it is our dutyOn a rainy day in July, I drove from Laupheim to Ichenhausen, a small village in western Bavaria where, in 1878 Carl Laemmle at twelve...
cmaclauchlinJun 16, 20141 minCarla LaemmleCarla Laemmle, one of the last actresses of the silent film era, passed away last Friday. She was the niece of Carl Laemmle and, most...
cmaclauchlinJun 4, 20141 minNew Book in the WorksThis summer I begin archival research for The Moving Picture Man . I am most honored that the granddaughters of Hermann Obernauer, a man...
cmaclauchlinMar 26, 20141 minThe New Orleans of A Confederacy of Dunces and John Kennedy TooleA tour of JKT’s New Orleans is being organized for June 7, 2014. We will escape from Baton Rouge! As your guide I will show you the...
cmaclauchlinDec 17, 20131 minOn John Kennedy Toole’s BirthdayJKT in his father’s car. Father and son were both passionate about automobiles. In the end, JKT chose to end his life in one. Toole’s...
cmaclauchlinAug 31, 20132 minToole’s Legacy at TulaneGibson Hall, where Toole took most of his English classes. I just returned from New Orleans where I caught up with one of Toole’s...
cmaclauchlinJun 18, 20131 min<em>A Confederacy of Dunces</em> Typescript–Sold!The young John Kennedy Toole attempts to shift gears on a tractor in Mississippi as his best friend, Cary Laird, poses for the camera....
cmaclauchlinMar 26, 20131 min44th anniversay of JKT’s deathJKT’s final resting place. Photo taken 3/26/12. Message left to Toole on the paper had been washed away by the rain. Today is the 44th...
cmaclauchlinMar 18, 20131 minBBC on <em>A Confederacy of Dunces</em>: the MovieBBC’s Matt Wells takes a fresh look at the story behind A Confederacy of Dunces and why attempts to make the novel into a film seem to be...
cmaclauchlinMar 5, 20131 minPaperback Release, Talks and the BBCSome new developments in the past few weeks: The paperback for Butterfly in the Typewriter will be released at the end of March with a...
cmaclauchlinJan 15, 20133 minJKT’s LibraryThis is not a picture of JKT’s library. Image taken from The BookCase Project There is much you can learn about a person from the books...
cmaclauchlinDec 17, 20121 minHappy Birthday John Kennedy Toole!Toole in Washington, DC. May 1954. Courtesy of Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University. Edited by Joseph Sanford. Today,...
cmaclauchlinNov 25, 20122 minObama and daughters at my local bookstore(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Yesterday President Obama and his daughters stopped by my local independent bookstore One More Page Books...
cmaclauchlinNov 6, 20121 minIgnatius J. Reilly for PresidentIn recognition of Election Day, this little gem is from the Toole Papers at Tulane University. What would an Ignatius Reilly presidency...
cmaclauchlinAug 31, 20121 minDecatur Book Festival This WeekendAfter a lovely summer break, I’m looking forward to meeting with readers again. This weekend I will be at the Decatur Book Festival in...
cmaclauchlinApr 23, 20123 minA Biographer’s Highest CriticJohn is also deeply connected to the Toole story. He was neighbors with the Tooles growing up. He walked with little Kenny on the first...