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December 12, 2025·12 min·1 clip

A 30th-anniversary edition of Infinite Jest is coming in 2026 with a new introduction by musician Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast.

The hosts of the Thomas Pynchon podcast Mapping the Zone announce a new monthly side project: a read-through and discussion of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, timed for its 30th anniversary in 2026. They explain the format, share personal connections to the book, and reveal details about an upcoming anniversary edition.

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