a confederacy of dunces

44th anniversay of JKT’s death

JKT’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...

Mar 26, 20131 min read

BBC’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...

Mar 18, 20131 min read

Yesterday President Obama and his daughters stopped by my local independent bookstore One More Page Books in Arlington, VA. They bought...

Nov 25, 20122 min read

John is also deeply connected to the Toole story. He was neighbors with the Tooles growing up. He walked with little Kenny on the first...

Apr 23, 20123 min read

It really is a fine book, especially from a design perspective. From the font choices to the photo insert, it is well thought-out and...

Mar 8, 20121 min read

However, I hadn’t realized until we were well into the interview that it was the first time since I had finished the book that I was...

Feb 28, 20123 min read

This Tuesday is Mardi Gras and New Orleans is in full swing. It’s a time for revelry and abandonment, but for many New Orleanians it is...

Feb 19, 20122 min read

Photo credit: Flickr user Steve Voght With the election year gaining steam I am noticing an increasing use of the popular phrase...

Feb 5, 20122 min read

During my last trip to the Toole Papers at Tulane I had an experience that literally sent chills down my spine. I spent an hour...

Jan 28, 20122 min read

After nearly five years of research and eight months of intense writing, rewriting and editing, I submitted the first draft of Butterfly...

Jul 16, 20112 min read