Tolstoy at the Movies – The Last Station (2009 Film) | Episode 025

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The Last Station is essentially concerned with the sunset chapter of Leo Tolstoy’s life (with far less drinking than witnessed in “Last Call” – a film about Fitzgerald’s final years). Decades after writing his masterworks, Tolstoy struggles with the prospect of leaving the copyright of...

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Fitzgerald’s Lost & Found – “Temperature” by F. Scott Fitzgerald | Episode 024

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“Temperature” is the recent “lost & found” short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald which appears in the summer 2015 issue of Strand Magazine. The piece showcases the author’s notable capabilities in the short story form, though it...

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Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse | Episode 023

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By listener request, Infinite Gestation covers Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. More of a parable on spirituality than an actual novel, the book concerns a philosophical quest toward enlightenment, rendered in simple, straight-forward prose that may...

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Limited Gestation – Minisode 001 | Murakami’s Stolen Reading List

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The recent “ethically questionable” publication of Haruki Murakami’s reading list during his teenage years, as revealed by library records leaked to the press poses the question of the importance of knowing an author’s influences. Follow @Infin8Gestation on Twitter...

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The Man in The High Castle by Philip K. Dick – Novel + Series | Episode 022

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Complete with its very own public service announcement, Infinite Gestation dedicates an episode to The Man in the High Castle, covering the 1962 novel by Philip K. Dick, in addition to the series currently streaming on...

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Group Portrait with Böll – Group Portrait with Lady by Heinrich Böll | Episode 021

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Based on Patrick’s recommendation, Infinite Gestation covers Group Portrait with Lady by Heinrich Böll, with a (mostly) civil discussion. The work showcases Böll at the height of his craft (the novel was cited when he...

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The End of the Tour – Thoughts on David Foster Wallace | Episode 020

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Things get a bit dicey amongst the panel during a discussion of The End of the Tour. The 2015 film stars Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg as David Foster Wallace and David Lipspy respectively and...

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National Novel Writing Month – #NaNoWriMo | Episode 019

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November is National Novel Writing Month. While the goal of completing a rough draft of a novel in a thirty day period is certainly a noble one, the entire scope of such a task should...

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The Talk on Listening to Audiobooks | Episode 018

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Resting somewhere between the format of film and the printed word, audiobooks offer a method of literature consumption that though similar to the physical act of reading, is in many ways quite different. Each format...

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Atwood’s Dystopia – The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood | Episode 017

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The Handmaid’s Tale is some serious business. Margret Atwood’s classic dystopian novel remains notably fresh and relevant since its publication in 1985, and has become essential to the genre, among the company of George Orwell’s 1984 and...

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