Butterfly in the Typewriter
Cory MacLauchlin’s critical biography of John Kennedy Toole will be released on March 26, 2012, and Cory will be in New Orleans to mark the occasion. Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces gives readers the benefit of MacLauchlin’s in-depth research, in archival resources as well as by finding and interviewing many people who knew Toole during his lifetime. In Special Collections, we have had the pleasure of meeting and working with Cory MacLauchlin during his many research trips, over the last several years.
His primary resource in learning about Toole’s life and writing has been LaRC’s Manuscripts Collection 740, John Kennedy Toole Papers; his research also led him to the staff and collections of Tulane University Archives, Rare Books, and other New Orleans libraries and archives. We’ve also enjoyed learning about the book’s progress over time, by following his blog, which has now been incorporated into his website, Cory MacLauchlin, Biographer—Producer.
On March 25, 6:00 pm, at the Contemporary Arts Center, there will be a special screening of the documentary, "John Kennedy Toole: the omega point" ($7 admission) with filmmaker Joe Sanford, presented by the New Orleans Film Society and the Contemporary Arts Center. Cory MacLauchlin will be giving a talk and book signing at Garden District Book Shop on March 26, 5:30-7:30 pm, and at Octavia Books, March 27 at 6:00 pm. More information about these and other events is available under Readings, Signings, Events.
Congratulations to Cory MacLauchlin for his success! We look forward to reading the new book.
Note, 3/26/12, see "The Lost Manuscript to A Confederacy of Dunces" posted by Cory MacLauchlin in the Millions. An excerpt from Butterfly in the Typewriter appears in Huffington Post Books. A local mention of Cory MacLauchlin's New Orleans events appears in NOLA Defender. Chris Rose interviewed Cory MacLauchlin on Bourbon Street, in front of a Lucky Dog cart, which aired on Fox8 news, 3/30/12 at 9:00pm.
The April 17, 2012 issue of Gambit has a cover feature article on Butterfly in the Typewriter, "Toole Time."
Captions: cover of Butterfly in the Typewriter, evoking the literary imagination of John Kennedy Toole as he conceives of his fictional characters and stories; Biographer Cory MacLauchlin speaking about the life and writing of John Kennedy Toole, Octavia Bookstore, March 27, 2012.
Post and photograph of Cory MacLauchlin by Susanna Powers
The April 17, 2012 issue of Gambit has a cover feature article on Butterfly in the Typewriter, "Toole Time."
Captions: cover of Butterfly in the Typewriter, evoking the literary imagination of John Kennedy Toole as he conceives of his fictional characters and stories; Biographer Cory MacLauchlin speaking about the life and writing of John Kennedy Toole, Octavia Bookstore, March 27, 2012.
Post and photograph of Cory MacLauchlin by Susanna Powers
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