Note on Infinite Jest and Rabbit, Run
Slate Books
Slate Podcasts
3.8 • 546 Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2009
⏱️ 2 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is your latest project. |
| 0:03.2 | It's heavy with information, data and exactly 36 pages of waffle. |
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| 0:28.7 | Adobe.com. Dear Audio Book Club listeners, we wanted to let you know about a slight change of plans |
| 0:34.4 | for our upcoming episodes. We know many of you have been eagerly awaiting |
| 0:38.3 | our discussion of infinite jest. That episode is coming, but we've had to postpone it until March. |
| 0:44.6 | Okay, the truth is, not all members of the club have had time to finish David Foster Wallace's |
| 0:49.2 | epic tome just yet. In the meantime, we've decided to add an extra episode the week of February 16th. |
| 0:56.1 | To mark the recent death of John Updike, we'll be talking about Rabbit Run, the first of his |
| 1:01.0 | quartet of novels about Harry Rabbit Angstrom. Some of you may already have read Rabbit Run, |
| 1:06.3 | others have probably always meant to. In either case, here's your chance to talk through one of this |
| 1:11.2 | legendary writer's most important works. And as a special bonus, audio book club listeners can even |
| 1:16.9 | download a free audio version of Rabbit Run, courtesy of our sponsor, Audible.com. If you sign up for a |
| 1:23.5 | one book a month subscription to Audible, you'll get a credit good for one free book, |
| 1:32.0 | which you can keep even if you cancel the subscription during the 14-day free trial period. |
| 1:38.8 | Just go to audiblepodcast.com. Don't forget the podcast in there. It's audiblepodcast.com slash slate. And look for Rabbit Run after you sign up. So whether you read or listen to Rabbit Run by John Updike, |
| 1:46.4 | make sure to check back here the week of February 16th for our discussion of the book. |
| 1:50.9 | And thanks. |
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