It seems that AbeBooks'
evidence confirms my anecdotal observations about the sharp rise in demand for Kurt Vonnegut books after the author's death last week. On Friday in the shop, I got multiple requests for Vonnegut titles (all of which had been sold the previous afternoon); AbeBooks reports that of their top ten best sellers for the week of 8-15 April, four were by Vonnegut (1, 3, 9, and 10).