# John Kennedy Toole
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john kennedy toole (; December 17, 1937 – March 26, 1969) was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana, whose posthumously published novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. At 16 in 1954, he wrote his first novel, The Neon Bible, which he shelved in the same year, not finding a willing publisher; he later dismissed it as "adolescent". Toole was a successful and popular professor, first at University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette), then Hunter College, and finally St.
Why Read Roman Literature? Essential Works from Empire to Augustine
In this episode of Classical Et Cetera we continue our series on the best books of each era by turning from ancient Greece to ancient Rome. From Virgil’s Aeneid and Cicero’s orations to Roman historians, poets, philosophers, and early Christian writers, we consider the works that reveal Rome’s idea…
BONUS - What Have You Been Watching April 2026
In this bonus series, Scott and Dave discuss the media they've been consuming. Film, Books, Podcasts, Videogames, and more!
Movies
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
All That Jazz (1979)
TV
Light and Magic (2022)
Band of Brothers (2001)
Books/Magazines/Plays
A Confederacy of Dun…
What Actually Makes an Education “Classical”?
In this episode of Classical Et Cetera, we ask a foundational question: What actually makes an education “classical”? Is classical education simply a collection of methods and old books, or are there essential pillars that cannot be removed? The Core Four discuss Latin, literature, moral formation,…
Penelope Lively and Will Smith
Harriett Gilbert and her guests - novelist, Dame Penelope Lively and comedy writer, Will Smith - discuss their favourite books by John Kennedy Toole, Barry Lopez and Kingsley Amis.
‘A Confederacy of Dunces’ by John Kennedy Toole
Publisher: Penguin
‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez
Publisher: Penguin…
The Genius of Toole’s Ignatius J. Reilly
Jay’s choice this week is John Kennedy Toole’s Confederacy of Dunces, a premier novel of southern American literature and a predictor of the "male loneliness epidemic." Jay talks about how this novel stays relevant and where it hasn’t held up as well, even though it’s still worthy of a spot on his …
How Sen. Cassidy is winding down his time in congress; Susan Larson retires from ‘The Reading Life’
It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time to talk politics with The Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s Stephanie Grace. Today, we learn how Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is wrapping up his time in Congress by challenging the MAHA agenda with vaccine advocacy.
August marks the birthday of New Orleans j…
An Insufferable Genius, A Phantom Pregnancy, and A Laugh at 30,000 Feet
“Every book leaves a mark. This is where we talk about it.”
In this episode of Offbeat Journeys, I discuss the books written to make us laugh. That laughter sometimes really is the best medicine and other times, it can lead to potentially embarrassing situations, 30,000 feet in the air. In this e…
NYCC Plans, OULF, and More!
It's New York Comic Con! So that means you get this sweet episode earlier than usual! That also means there isn't anything from this week discussed so why not break out that ol' OULF? Listen to Jason and DAP rank their thoughts on the work of Geoff Johns, Green Lanterns, and analogues of our favori…
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