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Set in a near-future U.S.A., Ayn Rand’s thrilling masterpiece features the mysterious disappearance of the top innovators and industrialists—and demonstrates a new moral philosophy: the morality of rational self-interest.

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Are you currently running an Atlas Shrugged reading group? Are you interested in starting one in your community? The Ayn Rand Institute invites you to join the “Read Atlas Shrugged Campaign.” Your group will be listed on this page.

The Ayn Rand Institute will provide you with free materials to help promote and enhance your reading group, e.g:

  • Readers’ Guides
  • Atlas Shrugged Posters

For more information or to add your group’s listing, please contact our Education Department

Please include the following:

  • Contact Name
  • Contact Email Address
  • City and State

We look forward to your participation!

Atlas Shrugged Reading Groups

Online

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Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL Caroline Cover

Arizona

Sahuarita, AZ Samara Whittaker

California

Orange, CA Janice Jackman
Los Angeles, CA Mike Rael
Newport Beach, CA Mark Nitikman
Pasadena, CA Joel Marquez
Roseville, CA Robert M. Ingram
San Diego, CA Anna Firicano
Sunnyvale, CA (high school) Stefanie Durich
Turlock, CA Jamie Black

Colorado

Denver, CO Doug Krening
Denver, CO Chad Greenberg
Louisville, CO Brad Hughes
Parker, CO Darci Wert

Connecticut

New Haven, CT Don Boyce

Delaware

Dover, DE Kyle Henson

Florida

Crawfordville, FL (high school) Nancy Floyd Richardson
Gainesville, FL Jorgia McAfee
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Brian Maughan
Tampa, FL George Alvarez
The Villages, FL Chuck Wildzunas

Georgia

Atlanta, GA Miranda Barzey
Loganville, GA Douglas Chatham

Hawaii

Oahu, HI Christopher Boettger

Idaho

Boise, ID Tim Scharff

Illinois

Chicago, IL Harsh Mulik
Dekalb, IL Dorrie Kasmar

Indiana

Bloomington, IN Robert Gresham

Iowa

Ankeny, IA Nicole Gade
Johnston, IA Rachel Garrett

Kentucky

London, KY Karlyle Young

Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA Travis Johnson
New Orleans, LA Daniel Pounder

Maryland

Baltimore, MD William Green
Middletown, MD (high school) Heather Hunt

Massachusetts

Merrimack Valley, MA Bettina Romberg or Lynne Bourque

Michigan

Novi, MI Amy Nasir
Grand Rapids, MI Joe Stankowski

Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN Mary Anne Weninger
Chanhassen, MN Pooja Gupta

Missouri

Springfield, MO Austin Story

Montana

Missoula, MT Rena Wetherelt

Nebraska

Elkhorn, NE Kathleen Knudsen
Omaha, NE Shellie Oglesby

Nevada

Henderson, NV Brianna Santiago

New Hampshire

Keene, NH Eric Winn

New Jersey

Keene, NH Renee Kuker

New York

New York, NY Lakshmi Ashok
New York, NY Shrikant Rangnekar
New York, NY Armen Benlian
New York, NY Robert Begley

North Carolina

Cary, NC Patti Zordich
Hendersonville, NC Fred Hoffstadt
Oak Ridge, NC Ann Clippard
Washington, NC Austin Smigel

Ohio

North Canton, OH Jeremy Watts

Oregon

Grants Pass, OR Jon Hughes
Portland, OR Amy Randel

Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PA Josh Wander

Tennessee

Chattanooga, TN Frank Cowan
Knoxville, TN Betty Clemens

Texas

Fort Worth, TX Chrissie Thornburg
McKinney, TX Christina Cantrell
Rockwall, TX Kristi Kneedler
San Angelo, TX Austin Hobbs
Waco, TX Angela Richter

Utah

Jordan, UT Curt Derby

Virginia

Richmond, VA Eriks & Klaus Goodwin-Pfister
Richmond, VA Melissa Ball

Washington

Bellevue, WA Julian Maxwell

Washington

Seattle, WA Maryallene Otis

Wisconsin

Janesville, WI Chad Karl
Superior, WI Jennifer Patton Lawson

Outside the United States

Nanjing University, China Jane Zhao
Sohag, Egypt Maria Nazim Sife
Guatemala City, Guatemala Guillermo Pineda
Hyderabad, India Harsha Vardhan
Hyderabad & Andhra Pradesh, India M.Hemanth Sharma
Torino, Italy Giuliana Barbano
Kazakhstan Pavel Koktyshev
Mexico City, Mexico Daniela Becerra
Amsterdam, The Netherlands Mark Moolhuizen
Manila, Philippines John Sebastian Filler
Johannesburg, South Africa Derrick Tshivhase
Jönköping, Sweden Christoffer Nehm
Manchester, United Kingdom Madhav Rao Rangaraju

While we encourage and supply support for Ayn Rand reading groups, they are not affiliated with the Ayn Rand Institute. The appearance of a group on this list does not imply ARI’s endorsement.

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