About us
Vancouver Literature and Film is for people who still think books, poems, plays, essays, and movies can bite.
Most months, we do a mix of:
- book club discussions
- short story and poetry nights
- Shakespeare and classic literature
- film and documentary discussions
- cinema outings
- gallery, theatre, and art-adjacent meetups
- silent reading parties
This is not school. No one is here to perform being smart. The best rooms are serious without becoming stiff: people bring real questions, strong reactions, disagreements, favorite scenes, and the one line that would not leave them alone.
If you want art to feel alive instead of assigned, this is probably your room.
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Upcoming events
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🌾 How Much Land Does a Man Need? - Tolstoy on greed, security, and enough
UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3, Canada, Vancouver, BC, CA🌾 We're getting together to talk about Leo Tolstoy's How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Wanting more can feel responsible when you call it security. Saving for a home or a difficult year is not the same as greed, but the amount that feels safe can keep rising along with what you have. You can end up organising your life around protecting a future you never quite allow yourself to enjoy. How would you recognise enough if every new advantage also gave you something new to worry about losing?
The plan
Please read only the short story How Much Land Does a Man Need? beforehand: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6157
The link is to the source collection; the rest of the collection is not assigned.- When does the wish for security start making a person less secure?
- What makes the promise of owning land so persuasive in this story?
- Where does the story leave room for ambition that isn't greed?
When and where
🗓️ Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026
🕒 Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Vancouver local time
📍 Location: UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3
We will meet at the main entrance.
Arrive 10 minutes before the start; doors close 10 minutes after the start.
Cap: 405 attendees
🎭 Othello - jealousy, proof, and the stories we invent
Trees Organic Coffee 738 Granville, 738 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1G3, Canada, Vancouver, BC, CA🎭 We're getting together to talk about Othello.
Once you suspect betrayal, a late reply or an awkward pause can start to look like evidence. You may still be asking questions, but only accepting answers that confirm your suspicion. An explanation can then sound like an excuse, and reassurance can look like another attempt to fool you. What could interrupt that pattern when admitting you were wrong would also mean admitting how unfairly you have treated someone?
The plan
We'll read selected Othello scenes together, then discuss them.
Reading: selected scenes from Othello — https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C4Dwi6tRAmLMTDZiT5I98WzlzmFF9VpK/view
No whole-play reading is required beforehand.- What makes a suggestion persuasive even when the person making it offers little proof?
- What is the difference between asking for reassurance and demanding proof of loyalty?
- How does the language change when suspicion starts being treated as fact?
When and where
🗓️ Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026
🕒 Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Vancouver local time
📍 Location: Trees Organic Coffee, 738 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC
Cap: 126 attendees
Past events
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