I, John Kennedy Toole

A rich new novel that explores the true story of #AConfederacyOfDunces and the remarkable life of its author, John Kennedy Toole @pegasus_books

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You've seen the hashtag #AConfederacyofDunces . . . Now learn the origin story: https://t.co/8mJvpddaGu!

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"I decided that John Kennedy Toole would be my own patron saint of 'Not Giving Up Before the Publishing Miracle Happens.'" — @MaryPLowry in @lithub.

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"You people have all been brainwashed. I imagine that you’d like to become a success or something equally vile.” — #JohnKennedyToole

What would #JKToole think of the success and #PulitzerPrize of #ConfederacyofDunces?

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"It sat in an editor’s office at @simonschuster for almost three years.” —new @pegasus_books novel.

Why didn't #jktoole submit #confederacyofdunces to more than one publisher? Would it have been published when he was still alive if he had? #Newrelease offers an intriguing take!

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"He woke up disoriented in his car somewhere on #CanalStreet. Had he slept there all night? He wasn’t certain." Excerpt from I, John Kennedy Toole, a novel exploring the life of #johnkennedytoole. Read more: https://t.co/uGueG6zh3o.

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Still looking for holiday gifts? @lithub shared an excerpt that'll be a great choice for the #ConfederacyofDunces fan in your life!

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"Now he was back in New Orleans, and Ignatius was burning inside him, begging for release." —excerpt from I, John Kennedy Toole

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"He’d been thinking more about writers whose books didn’t become famous until after they died: Keats, Poe, Dickinson, Melville. There was so much he wanted to ask them.” —from new @pegasus_books release I, John Kennedy Toole

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So happy you enjoyed, @chicagotribune! ✨

Head to the link in bio for more info: https://t.co/8mJvpddaGu.

#whatshouldireadnext

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#JohnKennedyToole on #JackKerouac:
“He thought of Jack Kerouac, and how he never edited himself, that he allowed his stream of consciousness to fill his scroll. If Jack were in that café with him, he’d have told Kenny to leave Ignatius alone.” —I, John Kennedy Toole

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Thank you @PublishersWkly! Check out this "love letter to Toole fans" for yourself at https://t.co/8mJvpddaGu.

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"A determined old woman living alone on Hampson Street in New Orleans continued the crusade for her only child." —excerpt from I, John Kennedy Toole and a snapshot into the life of Thelma Toole

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Beautiful review from @octaviabooks—thank you so much! 😊

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“When he read The Waves, Kenny was captivated by how Ms. Woolf intertwined poetry with prose, in much the same way he was drawn to Heller’s satire, because both authors were courageous.” —excerpt from I, John Kennedy Toole

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Thank you Danny Morrison for your amazing feedback! @molloy1916 @Pegasus_Books

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@realjodeeblanco Finished your lovely book about five minutes ago and was choking with tears towards the end. You and Kent Carroll have done JKT - and Ignatius - proud!

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"A Confederacy of Dunces was unorthodox, but it was also a rich and colorful portrait of Kenny’s version of New Orleans that was unlike any other." —excerpt from I, John Kennedy Toole

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Did #JohnKennedyToole have a special someone who was his muse during the writing of #ConfederacyofDunces? Go here (https://t.co/uGueG6zh3o) to see why it's not only possible, but likely.

Pictured: two portraits drawn by #JKToole, courtesy of the @Tulane archives.

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"As a #fictional #biography, it's imaginative but well-grounded in time, place and the publishing industry." —Reader's review of "I, John Kennedy Toole" @goodreads

#thankyou

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Huge thank you to #JasonKatz and the @pshares team!

Learn more about this nonfiction/fiction hybrid at https://t.co/8mJvpddaGu!

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#JohnKennedyToole on #NewOrleans:
“I’ve been playing with this idea of a novel about New Orleans.”
“Is that where you’re from?”
“Yes, and there are so many stories there no one sees."

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“Catch-22 only caught on after it was published in the U.K. and became a bestseller there. . . Kenny was fascinated by the idea of a book being a ‘cult classic.’” — from I, John Kennedy Toole

Find more info about this #newrelease from @pegasus_books at https://t.co/8mJvpddaGu.