Jay Tolson
Journalist, editor, and author best known for the prize-winning biography Pilgrim in the Ruins: A Life of Walker Percy and as editor of The Hedgehog Review, with expertise in religion, culture, and literary biography.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 52min
Hedgehog Review's Jay Tolson on Walker Percy, Southern Catholic Novelist
Jay Tolson, journalist and editor known for his Walker Percy biography and work at The Hedgehog Review, guides a tour of Percy’s life. He highlights family tragedies that shaped Percy’s voice. He recounts mentorship from William Alexander Percy, Percy’s friendship with Shelby Foote, tuberculosis and conversion to Catholicism, and the themes behind The Moviegoer.
