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Infinite Summer was an online book club–style project started by writer Matthew Baldwin. Sponsored by The Morning News, participants were challenged to read David Foster Wallace's novel Infinite Jest at a rate of about 75 pages a week from June 21 to September 22, 2009.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Baldwin and three other writers acted as "guides", providing commentary on Infinite Summer's website. Participants also contributed commentary over a variety of social networking services, including Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter, where related posts were marked with the hashtag #infsum.

Baldwin said in interviews that the project was prompted in part by Wallace's death in September 2008.^[4]

Notable participants included Colin Meloy of The Decemberists,^[5]^[6] Ezra Klein of The Washington Post,^[7] and John Krasinski, who was about to release his film adaptation of Wallace's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.^[8] Though he did not participate, John Hodgman called the project "a noble and crazy enterprise".^[9]

References

^ Nurwisah, Ron (June 22, 2009). "An interview with Infinite Summer creator Matthew Baldwin". The National Post. Retrieved August 3, 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Gandert, Sean (June 8, 2009). "David Foster Wallace Remembered with Infinite Summer Reading Group". Paste Magazine. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
^ "The Short List of Things to Do". Time magazine. June 12, 2009. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
^ Silverman, Jacob (June 29, 2009). "The story behind Infinite Summer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
^ Peltz, Jennifer (June 21, 2009). "Infinite Summer virtual book group leads a read of David Foster Wallace's lengthy best-seller 'Infinite Jest'". Associated Press. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
^ Meloy, Colin (June 19, 2009). "Why I am Reading Infinite Jest". InfiniteSummer.org. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
^ Klein, Ezra (June 3, 2009). "A Supposedly Fun Thing I Plan to Do This Summer". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
^ Ducker, George (21 September 2009). "John Krasinski and David Foster Wallace's endless summer". LA Times Blogs - Jacket Copy. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
^ "About". InfiniteSummer.org. Retrieved August 3, 2009.

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[1] Nurwisah, Ron (June 22, 2009). "An interview with Infinite Summer creator Matthew Baldwin". The National Post. Retrieved August 3, 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

[2] Gandert, Sean (June 8, 2009). "David Foster Wallace Remembered with Infinite Summer Reading Group". Paste Magazine. Retrieved August 3, 2009.

[3] "The Short List of Things to Do". Time magazine. June 12, 2009. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.

[4] Silverman, Jacob (June 29, 2009). "The story behind Infinite Summer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 3, 2009.

[5] Peltz, Jennifer (June 21, 2009). "Infinite Summer virtual book group leads a read of David Foster Wallace's lengthy best-seller 'Infinite Jest'". Associated Press. Retrieved August 3, 2009.

[6] Meloy, Colin (June 19, 2009). "Why I am Reading Infinite Jest". InfiniteSummer.org. Retrieved August 3, 2009.

[7] Klein, Ezra (June 3, 2009). "A Supposedly Fun Thing I Plan to Do This Summer". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2009.

[8] Ducker, George (21 September 2009). "John Krasinski and David Foster Wallace's endless summer". LA Times Blogs - Jacket Copy. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

[9] "About". InfiniteSummer.org. Retrieved August 3, 2009.

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-'''Infinite Summer''' is an online [[book discussion club|book club]]-style project started by writer Matthew Baldwin. Sponsored by ''[[The Morning News (online magazine)]]'', participants are challenged to read and complete [[David Foster Wallace]]'s novel ''[[Infinite Jest]]'' at a rate of about 75 pages a week from June 21 to September 22, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/afterword/archive/2009/06/22/an-interview-with-infinite-summer-creator-matthew-baldwin.aspx|title=An interview with Infinite Summer creator Matthew Baldwin|date=June 22, 2009|first=Ron|last=Nurwisah|accessdate= August 3, 2009|work=The National Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/06/infinite-summer-reading-group-kicks-off-june-21.html|title=David Foster Wallace Remembered with Infinite Summer Reading Group|first= Sean|last=Gandert|date= June 8, 2009|accessdate=August 3, 2009|work=Paste Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1870628_1904492_1904480,00.html|title=The Short List of Things to Do|date=June 12, 2009|work=Time magazine|accessdate=August 3, 2009}}</ref>
+'''Infinite Summer''' was an online [[book discussion club|book club]]–style project started by writer Matthew Baldwin. Sponsored by ''[[The Morning News (online magazine)|The Morning News]]'', participants were challenged to read [[David Foster Wallace]]'s novel ''[[Infinite Jest]]'' at a rate of about 75 pages a week from June 21 to September 22, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/afterword/archive/2009/06/22/an-interview-with-infinite-summer-creator-matthew-baldwin.aspx|title=An interview with Infinite Summer creator Matthew Baldwin|date=June 22, 2009|first=Ron|last=Nurwisah|accessdate=August 3, 2009|work=The National Post}}{{dead link|date=March 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/06/infinite-summer-reading-group-kicks-off-june-21.html|title=David Foster Wallace Remembered with Infinite Summer Reading Group|first= Sean|last=Gandert|date= June 8, 2009|accessdate=August 3, 2009|work=Paste Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1870628_1904492_1904480,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618154552/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1870628_1904492_1904480,00.html|url-status=live|archive-date=June 18, 2009|title=The Short List of Things to Do|date=June 12, 2009|work=Time magazine|access-date=August 3, 2009}}</ref>
-Baldwin and three other writers act as "guides," providing commentary on the main Infinite Summer website. Participants in the project also contribute commentary over a variety of [[social networking]] services, including [[Facebook]], [[Tumblr]], and [[Twitter]], where related tweets are marked with #infsum.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.examiner.com/x-2509-NY-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Summer-book-clubs|title=Online summer book clubs - David Foster Wallace, Aravind Adiga, and more|date=July 2, 2009|work=New York Examiner|first=Katie|last=Henderson|accessdate=August 3, 2009}}</ref>
+Baldwin and three other writers acted as "guides", providing commentary on Infinite Summer's website. Participants also contributed commentary over a variety of [[social networking]] services, including [[Facebook]], [[Tumblr]], and [[Twitter]], where related posts were marked with the hashtag #infsum.
 Baldwin said in interviews that the project was prompted in part by Wallace's death in September 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/06/infinite-summer.html|first=Jacob|last=Silverman|date=June 29, 2009|accessdate= August 3, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|title=The story behind Infinite Summer}}</ref>
-Notable participants in the project include [[Colin Meloy]] of [[The Decemberists]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090621/LIVING/906210304|date=June 21, 2009|title=Infinite Summer virtual book group leads a read of David Foster Wallace's lengthy best-seller ‘Infinite Jest'|first=Jennifer|last=Peltz|work=Associated Press|accessdate= August 3, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://infinitesummer.org/archives/253|first=Colin|last=Meloy|title=Why I am Reading Infinite Jest|date=June 19, 2009|authorlink=Colin Meloy|accessdate=August 3, 2009|work=InfiniteSummer.org}}</ref> and [[Ezra Klein]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/06/a_supposedly_fun_thing_i_plan.html|title=A Supposedly Fun Thing I Plan to Do This Summer|first=Ezra|last=Klein|accessdate=August 3, 2009|authorlink=Ezra Klein|work=Washington Post|date= June 3, 2009}}</ref> Though not participating, [[John Hodgman]] has described the project as "a noble and crazy enterprise."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infinitesummer.org/about|title=About|work=InfiniteSummer.org|accessdate=August 3, 2009}}</ref>
+Notable participants included [[Colin Meloy]] of [[The Decemberists]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090621/LIVING/906210304|date=June 21, 2009|title=Infinite Summer virtual book group leads a read of David Foster Wallace's lengthy best-seller 'Infinite Jest'|first=Jennifer|last=Peltz|agency=Associated Press|accessdate= August 3, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://infinitesummer.org/archives/253|first=Colin|last=Meloy|title=Why I am Reading Infinite Jest|date=June 19, 2009|authorlink=Colin Meloy|accessdate=August 3, 2009|work=InfiniteSummer.org}}</ref> [[Ezra Klein]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/06/a_supposedly_fun_thing_i_plan.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715170113/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/06/a_supposedly_fun_thing_i_plan.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|title=A Supposedly Fun Thing I Plan to Do This Summer|first=Ezra|last=Klein|accessdate=August 3, 2009|authorlink=Ezra Klein|newspaper=Washington Post|date= June 3, 2009}}</ref> and [[John Krasinski]], who was about to release his [[Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (film)|film adaptation]] of Wallace's ''[[Brief Interviews with Hideous Men]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ducker|first1=George|title=John Krasinski and David Foster Wallace's endless summer|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/09/david-foster-wallaces-endless-summer.html|accessdate=13 September 2016|work=LA Times Blogs - Jacket Copy|date=21 September 2009}}</ref> Though he did not participate, [[John Hodgman]] called the project "a noble and crazy enterprise".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infinitesummer.org/about|title=About|work=InfiniteSummer.org|accessdate=August 3, 2009}}</ref>
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v t e Works by David Foster Wallace
Novels	The Broom of the System (1987) Infinite Jest (1996) The Pale King (2011)
Story collections	Girl with Curious Hair (1989) Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (1999) Oblivion (2004) Something to Do with Paying Attention (2022 novella excerpted from The Pale King)
Nonfiction	Signifying Rappers (1990) A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (1997) Up, Simba! (McCain's Promise) (2000) Everything and More (2003) Consider the Lobster (2005) This Is Water (2009) Fate, Time, and Language (2010 reprint of 1985 thesis) Both Flesh and Not (2012)
Adaptations	Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009 film)
Works about Wallace	Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself (2010 memoir) Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story (2013 biography) The End of the Tour (2015 film)
Related articles	Infinite Summer