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'''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 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 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> |
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Baldwin and three other writers acted as "guides," providing commentary on the main Infinite Summer website. Participants in the project also contributed commentary over a variety of [[social networking]] services, including [[Facebook]], [[Tumblr]], and [[Twitter]], where related tweets were marked with #infsum. |
Baldwin and three other writers acted as "guides," providing commentary on the main Infinite Summer website. Participants in the project also contributed commentary over a variety of [[social networking]] services, including [[Facebook]], [[Tumblr]], and [[Twitter]], where related tweets were marked with #infsum. |
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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> |
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> |
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Revision as of 03:33, 1 April 2011
Infinite Summer was an online book club-style project started by writer Matthew Baldwin. Sponsored by The Morning News, participants were 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.[1][2][3]
Baldwin and three other writers acted as "guides," providing commentary on the main Infinite Summer website. Participants in the project also contributed commentary over a variety of social networking services, including Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter, where related tweets were marked with #infsum.
Baldwin said in interviews that the project was prompted in part by Wallace's death in September 2008.[4]
Notable participants in the project included Colin Meloy of The Decemberists[5][6] and Ezra Klein of The Washington Post.[7] Though he did not participate, John Hodgman described the project as "a noble and crazy enterprise."[8]
External links
References
- ^ Nurwisah, Ron (June 22, 2009). "An interview with Infinite Summer creator Matthew Baldwin". The National Post. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ 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. 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. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ "About". InfiniteSummer.org. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
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