While I was in Europe this spring, I got to make a pilgrimage that was very special to me. I took a day trip from Berlin to Dresden and visited the shelter / meat locker where one of my favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut, survived the bombing of Dresden as a prisoner of war during WWII.… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut
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Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut
The only time I ever cried when hearing of a celebrity death was finding out that Kurt Vonnegut died in April 2007. He is one of my heroes, and the world was better because he was part of it for a little while. His birthday was November 11, Armistice Day. “Many people need desperately to… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut
Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut
Well, there were—or maybe there are—a number of dead people out there. (Laughs.) It’s a very crowded place. There is a Beethoven and a Shakespeare and a Hitler and an entire family out there. But, fortunately, you don’t have to go to heaven to talk to some of them. A lot of them have left… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut
Look at the Birdie by Kurt Vonnegut
Look at the Birdie Look at the Birdie is the second posthumous collection by Kurt Vonnegut. The first was Armageddon in Retrospect, which came out last year. I thought this collection was a lot better than Armageddon in Retrospect. Armageddon had some good stories, but there were a few I wasn’t crazy about. I really… Continue reading Look at the Birdie by Kurt Vonnegut
Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut
Armageddon in Retrospect Kurt Vonnegut The only thing that makes going back to work on a Monday after a 2 week vacation fun is learning that your favorite author has a new book coming out on April 1, despite the fact that he died last year. Even better, there is an author event on April… Continue reading Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut
Mini-Review: Palm Sunday by Kurt Vonnegut
Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage Kurt Vonnegut This weekend I finished Palm Sunday. I started it right after Kurt died and have been slowly savoring it every since. It was easy to spread it out because it’s, as he says, an autobiographical collage. It includes many gems; it was great fun to read some of… Continue reading Mini-Review: Palm Sunday by Kurt Vonnegut
Vonnegut's Joe
I re-read A Man Without A Country by Kurt Vonnegut on Sunday, and I had to laugh when I got to this part: Joe, a young man from Pittsburg, came up to me with one request: “Please tell me it will all be okay.” “Welcome to Earth, young man,” I said. “It’s hot in the… Continue reading Vonnegut's Joe
Kurt is up in heaven now.
Well, I’ve composed myself a little more since 8 am this morning. I’ve been reading a lot of wonderful things about Vonnegut online, and I’m going to compile them here in a humble little attempt at a tribute to one of my greatest heros. First, a wonderfully appropriate quote from an interview: VONNEGUT: Well, there… Continue reading Kurt is up in heaven now.
Book Blogger Appreciation Week: Kickoff & Intro!
I’m so excited that The Estella Society brought back the lovely Book Blogger Appreciation Week! The event was started by My Friend Amy in 2008, and her intent was this: Acknowledging the hard work of book bloggers and their growing impact on book marketing and their essential contribution to book buzz in general, I am excited… Continue reading Book Blogger Appreciation Week: Kickoff & Intro!
10 bookish things I have quit
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by the Broke and the Bookish, asks what bookish things we’ve quit. Once I got going, I had no trouble thinking of 10 things. Here’s my ten: 1. Collections of letters. I used to be an absolute sucker for collections of letters. There was something irresistible about them for… Continue reading 10 bookish things I have quit
Ten Authors I Really Want to Meet
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, and this week’s topic is “Ten Authors I Really Want to Meet.” I moved to New York City 9 years ago, and I found myself in a paradise for bookish people. Dozens of fantastic independent bookstores. Book festivals. BEA. And pretty much an essential stop… Continue reading Ten Authors I Really Want to Meet
Polysyllabic Spree – March 2015
My March reading recap is a bit delayed due to my travels, but betterlatethannever and all that! I was happy that I managed to finish 7 books in March – I barely read anything in the first two weeks of the month, I was so busy preparing for my trip to South America. I also don’t… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – March 2015