Would Kilgore Trout be proud?
Today is a day we are really excited about. There is more Kurt Vonnegut in the world. Specifically, a brand new story that has never been published before: "Hello, Red." Even better, there will be...
View ArticleSo it Goes: Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Opens in Indianapolis
The New York Times has a rather nice piece about the opening of the new Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library in downtown Indianapolis. Although Vonnegut lived in New York for the latter part of his life,...
View ArticleSo it Goes: Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic SF novel ‘Slaughterhouse Five’ Banned...
A Missouri public school board voted four to zero to remove two books out of a proposed three from the library of Republic High School Monday. One of them was Kurt Vonnegut's science fiction novel...
View ArticleA Q&A with Dan Wakefield, Editor, ‘Kurt Vonnegut: Letters’
Dan Wakefield was a longtime friend of the legendary American author Kurt Vonnegut: a writer whose brilliant fiction straddled the lines between science fiction, mainstream literature and social...
View ArticleA Fan Story: How I Got a Signed Vonnegut
You may recall the short Q&A I did with Dan Wakefield, editor of Kurt Vonnegut: Letters. The Q&A was only one part of our conversation. I also shared a story with Wakefield about how I manged...
View ArticleThe Youthful Allure of Kurt Vonnegut
When I was in college I managed to talk my way into a packed auditorium to see Kurt Vonnegut speak. I can't remember how I did it. I recall that it was a ticketed event, and only English majors were...
View ArticleKurt Vonnegut’s Surprising Source of Inspiration: General Electric’s Research...
It's common knowledge that science-fiction author Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse Five was inspired by his experience as a prisoner of war during the US bombing of Dresden, but his post World War...
View ArticleGifts for the Geek | Day 22: Kurt Vonnegut: The Complete Novels
I’ve been a Kurt Vonnegut fan since I read Slaughterhouse-Five in high school. It wasn’t assigned reading, or anything. I had just heard a lot of good things about this Vonnegut guy and thought I’d...
View Article4 Animated Films Featuring Favorite Authors in Conversation
Kurt Vonnegut/Blank on Blank © PBS Studios’ “Blank on Blank” is a wonderful animated series that breathes new life into interviews with some of the modern era’s greatest thinkers, artists, and icons....
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