Kurt Vonnegut

It’s hard to choose between the irreverent St. Vonnegut candles, dog tag necklaces stamped with Kurt-isms, and sweatshirts emblazoned with his infamous asterisk. (We all know it’s not an asterisk.)

The Hot List is a weekly roundup of our very favorite Instagram finds. This week features finds from Haus Love, Dottie Couture, and Silver in the City.

“Failure is not an option … We are working our tails off to make it happen.”

The price on the Vonnegut home has been lowered from $899,000 two years ago, to $674,900, after a price cut earlier this year. And so it goes.

Starting now, Hoosiers will mark two centuries of Indiana history with a yearlong party. But what, exactly, are we commemorating?

With hammers and nails, an immigrant family builds a dynasty. From Vonnegut Hardwares stems an award-winning bike trail, a Ben Affleck flick, and one of 20th century’s most important writers.

If you skipped these classic Hoosier reads in high school, consider this your tl;dr— “too long; didn’t read” in social-media shorthand—synopsis.

Sometimes literary archives house hidden gems.

Banned Books Week starts on September 27. Here’s a list of six reads that rebel against the system.

Filmmaker Bob Weide finally seems ready to tick Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time off of his To Do list. First question: “Why on Earth has it taken you this long?”

As a child, Kurt Vonnegut played in the backyard of this stately, 6,496-square-foot manse.

Literary superstar John Green gets top billing, but it’s the lesser-known names that make it worth the price of admission.

Saint Vonnegut candles, the perfect underwear, and the only piece of holiday jewelry you’ll need. It’s all on this week’s Hot List.

The theme might remind you of 1981 prom night, but “Journey” can carry serious meaning. The closing event is a good example.

Fort Wayne is Seventh on Hitler’s List is a collection of 17 stories about famous and less-than-famous Indiana residents from Fort Wayne native Michael Martone.