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I have never written with teenagers in mind, nor are teenagers the chief readers of my books. I am the first SF [science-fiction] writer to win a Guggenheim, the first to become a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters . . . Newsweek should not be a liar.More quotes »
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Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut
The global market collapses just as “The Nature Cruise of Century” is set to launch. The few registrants who do make it onto the ship end up being the last humans on Earth. Galápagos is delightful dystopian tale. Vonnegut’s dry and dark humor shines over from Kankakee Public Library Read more »
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Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Was the Kindle Daily Deal
Towards the end of Kurt Vonnegut's novel Breakfast of Champions, one of the main characters orders a martini. As the waitress sets his drink down, she says, "Breakfast of champions." If you are someone who orders drinks in cocktail bars, then you know th from Ready When You Are, C.B. Read more »
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Guest Blogger: Gavin Extence, author of "The Universe Versus Alex Woods"
The Universe Versus Alex Woods is a celebration of curious incidents, astronomy and astrology, the works of Kurt Vonnegut and the unexpected connections that form our world. The past couple of days, I’ve been all over London and the southwest of England from Kindle Daily Post Read more »
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“I can think of no more stirring symbol of man’s humanity to man than a fire engine.”
So said Malachi Constant in Kurt Vonnegut’s “Sirens of Titan“. Malachi would no doubt have been a fan of Alex Jones’s (Orion Pax) latest creation the Seagrave Fire Engine. The model features a number of custom chrome elements, but if you stripped it all from The Brothers Brick: Lego Blog Read more »
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Midday open thread
Would a man have been fired if the genders had been reversed? No. Would Jesus have fired the woman? No. Just some more Catholics who'd have driven Jesus to drink. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - HST Jesus probably never really existed. from Daily Kos Read more »
