Cory MacLauchlin

In recognition of Election Day, this little gem is from the Toole Papers at Tulane University.  What would an Ignatius Reilly presidency...

After a lovely summer break, I’m looking forward to meeting with readers again. This weekend I will be at the Decatur Book Festival in...

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...

Today is the official release date of Butterfly in the Typewriter.  It is also the 43rd anniversary of Toole’s death.  I am in New...

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...

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...

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...

Ironically–while Toole would reach posthumous success for a single novel–Purdy would continue to write and publish for nearly fifty years...

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

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...

At first, several literary agencies passed on my idea for the book. I received trite rejections:  “Not for us, sorry.” “We pass…but good...

Between Mad Men, the new series Pan Am the 2010 film Howl and the upcoming film adaptation of On the Road, popular media has obviously...

Earlier this week I got my first glance at the design of the book. It is quite exciting to see it coming together. Copy edits were...

This week my editor gave me an official response to the manuscript, which was better than I ever anticipated. With no major changes...

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...

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

As of today you can view the entire documentary John Kennedy Toole: The Omega Point at the following website: http://www.jktoole.com/view...

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

I emerge from my cave to say…. The finished manuscript is set for nearly 95,000 words. Out of interest I tallied up the words I have so...