And now for something completely different:

I am participating in a global, Internet-based book club this summer, dedicated to reading the novel Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. It is a daunting task, at more than a thousand pages, and one I have tried to start more than once. This time around, though, I will have the support of a huge online community in the Infinite Summer project, and a plan: 75 pages a week, plus endnotes, from June 21st through September 22nd.

If you haven’t heard of Infinite Jest before or don’t know why you would want to read it, I recommend Mimi Smartypants’ impassioned essay on her experience with the book. I have been looking for something like this for a long time, and now I’m really looking forward to June 21st!