Other Councils

A Toronto-based vacation learning program that works closely with the Great Books Foundation to offer travel in conjunction with Shared Inquiry discussions.

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.

July 16: Northern California Great Books Annual Meeting (Zoom)
- Reading: Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street
July 17-23: Great Books at Colby, Waterville, ME (in person and on Zoom)
- Theme: Authenticity
- Readings: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature & Self-Reliance; Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man; Walker Percy, The Moviegoer; Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Magda Szabo, The Door; Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
October 1-2: Northern California Great Books Long Novel Weekend (Zoom)
- Reading: Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
November 11-13: Philadelphia Great Books Fall Institute, Rutgers, NJ
- Theme: Contemporary Characters Revealed
- Readings: John Cheever, The Country Husband; Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road; Edward Albee, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Shirley Hazzard, The Transit of Venus
November 12-13: Northern California Great Books Poetry Weekend (Zoom)
- Theme: Why Poetry?