john kennedy toole biography

Paperback Release, Talks and the BBC

Some new developments in the past few weeks: The paperback for Butterfly in the Typewriter will be released at the end of March with a...

The Book Is Here!

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...

The Myth of Toole: A Consolation of Embellishment

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...

Mardi Gras Traditions, Beads and Bare Breasts Optional

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...

An Endless Parade of Poorly Trained Acrobats

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

Is this Toole’s Last Letter to the World?

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...

Moving Forward

This week I heard back from my publisher and we are moving forward with the book. Cover design is in the works and some edits will be...

Just in from New Orleans

On Monday I had lunch with the Dominican Sisters that once ran Dominican College (pictured above) where Toole taught the last few years...