South Manchester Book Group

We're a friendly and open reading group, and we share a love of books and discussing them with other people. We meet every fortnight, but you don't have to come to them all. It's dead simple; choose a book you like the sound of, read it (or even part of it) beforehand and turn up with a few ideas and money for beer / wine / flirtinis. It's very informal, and we're quite a friendly bunch. We meet at a pub in Didsbury around 8.30 pm, and can usually be found on the table with the books and flirtinis.

We've become rather popular recently so unfortunately aren't accepting new members just at the moment. But please drop us a line on the Contact Us form and we'll add you to our mailing list.

Our reading list, past, present, and future, appears here and a short version of what we’re reading next is here.

Thursday, 10 December 2009

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson



Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson

Thursday, 26 November 2009

Desperate Romantics, The Private Lives of the Pre-Raphaelites - Franny Moyle



Desperate Romantics, The Private Lives of the Pre-Raphaelites - Franny Moyle

Thursday, 12 November 2009

Long, Dark Tea-time of the Soul - Douglas Adams



Long, Dark Tea-time of the Soul - Douglas Adams

Thursday, 29 October 2009

The Hummingbirds Daughter - Luis Alberto Urrea



The Hummingbirds Daughter - Luis Alberto Urrea

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Bel-Ami - Guy de Maupassant



Bel-Ami - Guy de Maupassant

Thursday, 1 October 2009

Saving Agnes - Rachel Cusk



Saving Agnes - Rachel Cusk

Thursday, 17 September 2009

Dracula - Bram Stoker



Dracula - Bram Stoker

Thursday, 3 September 2009

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley



Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Thursday, 20 August 2009

Laughter in the Dark - Vladimir Nabokov



Laughter in the Dark - Vladimir Nabokov

Thursday, 6 August 2009

Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus the Corduroy Kid - Simon Armitage



Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus the Corduroy Kid - Simon Armitage

Thursday, 23 July 2009

White Tiger - Aravid Adiga



White Tiger - Aravid Adiga

Thursday, 9 July 2009

Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout



Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout

Please note change in date for this book.

Thursday, 25 June 2009

Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi



Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi

This book has been chosen as part of Refugee Week (15th - 21st June) and we will be joined by a representative from the Red Cross.

Thursday, 11 June 2009

Q and A (filmed as Slumdog Millionaire) - Vikas Swarup



Q and A (filmed as Slumdog Millionaire) - Vikas Swarup

Thursday, 28 May 2009

A Grief Observed - CS Lewis



A Grief Observed - CS Lewis

Thursday, 14 May 2009

The Manchester Man - Mrs G Linnaeus Banks



The Manchester Man - Mrs G Linnaeus Banks

This text is available free online.

Thursday, 30 April 2009

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - F Scott Fitzgerald



The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - F Scott Fitzgerald

This text is available free online.

Thursday, 16 April 2009

Rabbit, Run - John Updike



Rabbit, Run - John Updike

Thursday, 2 April 2009

And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie



And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie

Thursday, 19 March 2009

The Gift of Stones - Jim Crace



The Gift of Stones - Jim Crace

Thursday, 5 March 2009

Thursday, 19 February 2009

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle



The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Thursday, 5 February 2009

The Feminine Gospels - Carol Ann Duffy



The Feminine Gospels - Carol Ann Duffy

Thursday, 22 January 2009

Love on the Dole - Walter Greenwood



Love on the Dole - Walter Greenwood

Thursday, 8 January 2009

Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales - Angela Carter



Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales - Angela Carter