Why in a democracy do we still ban books?

Joseph Coulson, President, Great Books Foundation

Twelve months ago I wrote a brief reflection for Banned Books Week. A year has gone by and titles old and new continue to be banned in communities across the country. ...

See Junior Great Books in Action!

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Junior Great Books Case Studies

We’re always excited when a new school year begins, but this year we’re especially enthusiastic because 5 schools are participating in Junior Great Books case study projects. “We look forward to working with these 5 project schools ...

Middlemarch In-Depth

George Eliot began writing her masterpiece, Middlemarch, in August 1869. To commemorate the occasion, Nancy Carr, a senior editor at Great Books, discusses the novel’s lasting significance. Nancy earned a Ph.D. in English ...

Best Summer Reads

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