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