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, 22 December 2011

A Visit From the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan



A Visit From the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan

Thursday, 8 December 2011

Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro



Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro

Thursday, 24 November 2011

Thinks... David Lodge



Thinks... David Lodge

Thursday, 10 November 2011

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson



We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

Thursday, 27 October 2011

World War Z - Max Brooks



World War Z - Max Brooks

Thursday, 13 October 2011

Notes from an Exibition - Patrick Gale



Notes from an Exibition - Patrick Gale

Thursday, 29 September 2011

A Player of Games - Iain M Banks



A Player of Games - Iain M Banks

Thursday, 15 September 2011

Looking for Jake - Chris Moeville



Looking for Jake - Chris Moeville

Thursday, 1 September 2011

Dark Moon - David Gemmell



Dark Moon - David Gemmell

Thursday, 18 August 2011

Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov



Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov

Thursday, 4 August 2011

The Dice Man - Lucius Rhinehart



The Dice Man - Lucius Rhinehart

Thursday, 21 July 2011

The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde



The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde

Thursday, 7 July 2011

Charlotte Grey - Sebastian Faulks



Charlotte Grey - Sebastian Faulks

Thursday, 23 June 2011

The Soul of Money - Lynn Twist



The Soul of Money - Lynn Twist

Thursday, 9 June 2011

The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson



The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson

Thursday, 26 May 2011

Going into a Dark House - Jane Gardam



Going into a Dark House - Jane Gardam

Thursday, 12 May 2011

The Death of Bunny Munro - Nick Cave



The Death of Bunny Munro - Nick Cave

Thursday, 28 April 2011

Snobs - Julian Fellowes



Snobs - Julian Fellowes

Thursday, 14 April 2011

A Million Little Pieces - James Frey



A Million Little Pieces - James Frey

Thursday, 31 March 2011

Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut



Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut

Thursday, 17 March 2011

My Family and Other Animals - Gerald Durrell



My Family and Other Animals - Gerald Durrell

Thursday, 3 March 2011

One Day - David Nicholls



One Day - David Nicholls

Thursday, 17 February 2011

The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath



The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

Thursday, 3 February 2011

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain



The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain

Thursday, 20 January 2011

Bel Canto - Ann Patchett



Bel Canto - Ann Patchett

Thursday, 6 January 2011

The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mosse Hamid



The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mosse Hamid