Registration fee is $525 and covers accommodation in a dormitory room (single or double), meals, discussions and books, as well as swimming, tennis, a film, group social activities, and a real Maine lobster bake. Commuter cost is $250, which includes lunches and the lobster bake. Registration deadline is July 1, 2010. $250 deposit is required with application. Books are sent upon receipt of your deposit. 

For more information, visit www.greatbooksdiscussionprograms.org or contact Tom Beam at 215-836-7158.  

Readings include Beloved by Toni Morrison, Idols of the Mind, by Francis Bacon, and Copenhagen by Michael Frayn, as well as selected poems by W. S. Merwin, Carolyn Forche, William Matthews, and current U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan.

Cost is $518 for a single room, $364 each for a double room, and $304 each for a multiple-person room (3 or 4 people in a room). There is $10 late charge for registration after March 15, 2010. 

For more information, or to register, contact Sheri Kindsvater at 916-852-0615.