Cory MacLauchlin

Piggybacking on the previous post, it occurs to me that I might have readers in Puerto Rico now, some of whom may be able to help shape...

I would have never expected to have gained my first bit of media recognition as a Toole biographer in Puerto Rico, but it seems apropos...

I just finished the chapter on 1963 (chapter 10), which was a turning point in Toole’s life. In January of 1963 he returned to Fort...

The book has a new title…. Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Brilliant and Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole This title alludes to the...

Dear Readers, I am happy to report that I now have a literary agent, which brings this biography one step closer to your bookshelf. As...

I just received feedback on one of my chapters from Toole’s close friend Dave Kubach. Toole met Kubach in Puerto Rico—and it was on...

The other day I interviewed JKT’s cousin (on his father’s side). Never sustaining a consistent familial relationship with the Toole side...

Past conversations of Toole’s suicide have been dominated by conjectures of the psychological stressors in his life that he could not...

At the time of his death John Kennedy Toole had a small book on his bookshelf titled Pragmatism and American Culture. Most likely this...

I have completed Chapter 9, which documents Toole’s first year in Puerto Rico where he was an English instructor in the Army. The chapter...

After two years of research I have had many wonderful experiences in researching for this book. It is difficult to know where to begin. ...

This blog will serve as a depository for thoughts and experiences as I write a critical biography of John Kennedy Toole.