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by Patrick HurleyOn March 19th I flew from Chicago to New York City to attend the 2012 Publishing Business Conference and Expo. My primary goal in attending the expo was to answer an important question—a question my colleagues and I have been discussing for quite some time: Should the Great Books Foundation produce electronic book anthologies? The expo provided a great opportunity for me to meet other publishers and learn how they are approaching the rapidly expanding e-book market. I was hear

In Flannery O'Connor's Footsteps

By Nancy CarrI just went on a trip to Flannery O’Connor’s Georgia that renewed my faith in literature, discussion, and the ability of a group of people who don’t know each other starting out to become collaborators and friends by the end of the journey. I also got to eat a lot of rich Southern food, including some divinely inspired rolls that made me want to snatch the basket away from my table companions so I could devour them all. (In the spirit of Shared Inquiry, I managed to refrain.)B

Coming Together to Discuss Things Falling Apart

This past weekend the Great Books Foundation hosted the 13th annual Great Books Chicago weekend, three days of cultural events and stimulating Shared Inquiry™ discussions all relating to the theme “Things Fall Apart.”The weekend began at the Art Institute of Chicago, where attendees viewed six different artworks, including Death of the Poet Walter Rheiner by Conrad Felixmuller, Auguste Rodin’s sculpture Eve After the Fall, and Portrait of Marevna by Diego Rivera. Discussion leaders share

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