News Archive
August 18, 2010 Danny Postel Named New Editor of The Common Review
The Common Review, the quarterly magazine of the Great Books Foundation, has named Danny Postel its new editor beginning with the Fall 2010 issue. Postel was previously Senior Editor of openDemocracy, an online magazine based in...»
August 18, 2010
August 1, 2010 54th Annual Wachs Great Books Summer Institute: August 1-7, 2010
Register for the 54th annual Wachs Great Books Summer Institute at Colby College in Waterville, Maine from August 1 to 7, 2010. This year's theme will be "Cultural Collisions," and will feature all authors who are Nobel...»
August 1, 2010
June 18, 2010 Pacific Northwest Great Books Council Institute
Pacific Northwest Great Books Council Institute in Bellingham, Washington from June 18 to 20, 2010. For more information, contact Steve Burdick at 253-850-3514.»
June 18, 2010
June 17, 2010 Tampa Bay Great Books Council Summer Retreat: June 17, 2010
The Tampa Bay Great Books Council will hold its annual one-day summer retreat in Tampa, Florida on June 17, 2010. There will be discussions of two Arthur Miller plays (A View from the Bridge and All My Sons) as...»
June 17, 2010
June 12, 2010 Printers Row Lit Fest: June 12 and 13, 2010
Representatives from the Foundation will be on hand at the 2010 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest. Stop by our table at the Midwest’s largest free outdoor literary event. Browse through our current selection of books and...»
June 12, 2010
May 16, 2010 Philadelphia Great Books Council Spring Institute: May 16, 2010
Register for the Philadelphia Great Books Council's 51st annual Spring Institute, which will be held on May 16, 2010 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The theme is "Adulteress or...»
May 16, 2010
May 12, 2010 The Common Review Short Story Prize Winners Announced
The Common Review is proud to announce the winners of the first annual Short Story Prize! First Prize and publication in the summer 2010 issue: “Free,” by M. Garrett Bauman Second Prize: “The Edge,” by José Skinner Third...»
May 12, 2010