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[close] About the Group Welcome! We’re a Vancouver-based reading crew for people who love the classics and want to read them in a friendly, low-pressure way. We rotate between plays (Shakespeare & friends), classic novels (Tolstoy, Austen, Ibsen, etc.), and a monthly Harvard Classics Coffee Club pick (short, actionable reads like Ben Franklin’s Autobiography). Think: big ideas, zero academic gatekeeping. Who this is for Readers who want thoughtful conversation without homework police People curious about “the great books” and how they apply to real life Vancouver locals who may meet in person—non-Vancouver readers still welcome to join threads and chats How we read 1–2 selections per month (mix of short plays, short stories, essays, or manageable chunks of longer books) Discussion threads open a week before meetups with prompts + key quotes In-person meetups (cafés / library rooms) when possible, plus ongoing online chats “Come even if you didn’t finish”—we’ll post summaries and passages Typical Picks Plays: Twelfth Night, A Doll’s House, Death of a Salesman Novels/Novellas: Hadji Murat, The Stranger, Jane Eyre (selections welcome) Harvard Classics: Franklin, Emerson essays, Marcus Aurelius selections, Montaigne, Plato dialogues (short!) Why join Because classics don’t have to be stuffy. We read to think better, live better, and have great conversations—with a warm, curious crowd.

[close] This group aims toward French nonfiction authors & subjects. It also aims toward an understanding of the French culture.

[close] This space is our digital version of book club. Join this community if you'd like to stay up to date with what we are reading, vote in polls, and review all the books we've read in the past. Book Club Details: Meets the last Tuesday of every month in the 4th floor café for snacks, beverages, and discussion. Email [email protected] to be added to our invite list. All are welcome, even those who didn’t finish the book. Many past book club books are in the Bohemian Library. Please borrow one and return once you’re done! VOTING & GUIDELINES It is great to get suggestions from group members to add to a vote each month. Add any books you are interested in to our to-read shelf. Every month, I'll go through and pick a handful for us to vote on. Voting polls will appear on the home page each month. Books we read are usually less than 400 pages, have at least 3.75 stars and wide readership (5,000+) noted on Goodreads. We also have a 3:1 fiction to nonfiction ratio, so after we read 3 fiction books, we will read 1 nonfiction book.

[close] A place to promote Mom's, discuss Mom's and maybe promote a few books!