Other Councils
Events Around the Country​
This is a rundown of upcoming Great Books events in the United States and Canada. Most of these are organized by Great Books Regional Councils; some are organized by related organizations. Click the links for further details and to register for the events.
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July 13-18: Toronto Pursuits (Toronto, Ontario)
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Ten parallel, multi-day, small-group seminars on art and literary topics, presented by Classical Pursuits.
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July 20: San Francisco Great Books Annual Meeting (Zoom)
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Reading: Claire Keegan, Foster.
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July 20-26: Great Books at Colby College (Colby, Maine)
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Theme: Existential Perspectives.
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Readings: Sarah Bakewell, At the Existential Cafe; Albert Camus, The Stranger; Joseph Heller, Catch-22; Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being; Kazuo Ishiguro, An Artist of the Floating World; Clarice Lispector, Love; John Updike, Pigeon Feathers.​
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October 18-19: San Francisco Great Books Long Novel Weekend (Zoom)
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Reading: Edna O'Brien, The Country Girls Trilogy.​
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November 7-9: Philadelphia Great Books Fall Institute (Wallingford, PA)
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Theme: Growing Up.
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Readings: Claire Keegan, Foster; William Faulkner, The Bear; Marguerite Duras, The Lover; Helen DeWitt, The Last Samurai.
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November 15-16: San Francisco Great Books Poetry Weekend (Zoom)
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Theme: Pastoral Verse.​
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April 17-19, 2026: San Francisco Great Books Asilomar Weekend (Pacific Grove, CA)
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