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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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Notable participants in the project 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|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> |
Notable participants in the project 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|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> [[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> and [[John Krasinski]], who was about to release his 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]] 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> |
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Revision as of 20:08, 13 September 2016
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] 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 described the project as "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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