The Howling Fantods

Hi everyone! I'm back from a lovely break and have heaps to update over the next 24 hours. I've been tweeting DFW news (see the sidebar or follow me on twitter @nick_maniatis) and I've added a few things to the Facebook page.

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More soon!

Nick

The winning cover of the Infinite Jest 20th Anniversary Edition due on the 23rd of Feb [Previously] has been announced by The Millions and they have a little interview with Michael Pietsch about it.

Certainly not what I expected, but that's probably the point, right? And nothing like any of the entries collected by Chris Ayers over on his Poor Yorrick Entertainment blog.

The theatre show, Focus Group, is inspired by David Foster Wallace's short story from Oblivion, Mister Squishy, and previews at the South Street Arts Centre in Reading on Jan 29 before a national tour in autumn 2016.

More here, David Foster Wallace inspired piece comes to Reading for preview before embarking on national tour.

Ryan M. Blanck's, Infinite LEGO: Reimagining David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest through LEGO, is now available through Amazon.com.

What can I say? Two of my favourite things, Lego and Infinite Jest! You can see how this publication came to be right here.

Episode 4 of the The Great Concavity is available now. (Follow the show on twitter @ConcavityShow and subscribe to the podcast here)

THis episode is a discussion with Corrie Baldauf, and it's another great interview!

The podcast is hosted by Dave Laird (@DaveLaird2) and Matt Bucher (@mattbucher, wallace-l, MattBucher.com, Simple Ranger, Side Show Media Group) two Wallace enthusiasts with a wealth of Wallace knowledge to share.

Listen to The Great Concavity episode 4.

String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis: A Library of America Special Publication. Due June 7th, 2016. With an introduction by John Jeremiah Sullivan (Pulphead: Essays is a neat collection and he wrote about Wallace and The Pale King for GQ).