"A wonderful read, with writing as deliciously arch as Toole himself and the real story of our times: the tragedy of untapped potential. I love the twisting time frame!"
– Denise Mina, bestselling author of Conviction
“A fresh take on the patron saint of ever-hopeful, struggling artists everywhere, I, John Kennedy Toole is equal parts captivating and heartrending. Written by consummate publishing insider Kent Carroll and Jodee Blanco, this entertaining novel is sure to delight not only fans of the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Confederacy of Dunces, but any reader fascinated by the creative process. In the capable hands of Carroll and Blanco, the fictional Toole emerges as a literary cousin of his celebrated creation Ignatius Reilly.”
– Seth Greenland, author of The Hazards of Good Fortune and I Regret Everything
“I, John Kennedy Toole is a vivid exploration of every writers’ nightmare—of writing the best she or he possibly can to create a book that would become a standard-bearer for decades to come, but not getting it published until it's way too late.”
– Audrey Schulman, author of Theory of Bastards
"I still remember A Confederacy of Dunces well and remember how exciting it was to find such a book. I've read I, John Kennedy Toole with great pleasure—it's an engrossing account of a wonderful writer. A novel all John Kennedy Toole fans will want to read. I think you'll have a great success with it.”
– Andrew Miller, author of Pure and Now We Shall Be Entirely Free
