Infinite Jest
Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week Two
It's week two of our summer book club, and we're talking BODIES! Specifically, how having them sucks.
Lily Osler
Writer, Trekkie, incompetent knitter. Managing Editor at Episodes.
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The Episodes late-summer playlist
Check out our list of songs that remind us of this lovely, melancholy time of year!
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Episodes Monday Rundown July 27–August 2 2026
This week: Interview with the Vampire, another take on The Odyssey, and the Hadestown pro shot!
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The three deaths of Charli xcx's Music, Fashion, Film
Brat Summer isn't coming back, and that's okay.
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Infinite Jest
Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week One
In our first-ever book club, Emily and Lily get into what makes the first section of David Foster Wallace's most famous novel enthralling and infuriating.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown July 20–26 2026
This week: Moana, the new Charli XCX, and that damn Avengers trailer.
Infinite Jest
What does the Episodes staff know about Infinite Jest?
We're about to embark on a big summer reading adventure! Join us, won't you?
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown July 13–19 2026
This week: Interview with the Vampire, Dances with Wolves, and some real weird classics of cinema.
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July mailbag! (preview)
A little preview of this month's mailbag!
Mailbag
July mailbag!
This month: outdoor summer events, writing process deets, and the Great Phones-at-Concerts Discourse!
Infinite Jest
Coming July 28: Our first Episodes Book Club!
Read along with us, won't you?