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John Kennedy Toole @50

James McWilliams

Thelma Toole, the mother of the novelist John Kennedy Toole—author of the extraordinary almost-unpublished novel A Confederacy of Dunces—delivered one of the most irresponsible accusations in …

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Who Cares about Literary Prizes?

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