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, 20 December 2012

The Inferno - Dante Alighieri


The Inferno - Dante Alighieri
Translation by Dorothy L. Sayers

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Thursday, 27 September 2012

Thursday, 13 September 2012

The English Monster - Lloyd Shepherd


The English Monster - Lloyd Shepherd

Thursday, 30 August 2012

Asterios Polyp - David Mazzucchelli


Asterios Polyp - David Mazzucchelli

Thursday, 16 August 2012

The Deadly Percheron - John Franklin Bardin


The Deadly Percheron - John Franklin Bardin

Thursday, 2 August 2012

Marching Powder - Rusty Young


Marching Powder - Rusty Young

Thursday, 19 July 2012

A Box of Matches - Nicholson Baker


A Box of Matches - Nicholson Baker

Thursday, 5 July 2012

The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery


The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery

Thursday, 21 June 2012

The Pirates! in an Adventure with Communists - Gideon Defoe


The Pirates! in an Adventure with Communists - Gideon Defoe

Thursday, 7 June 2012

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins


The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

Thursday, 24 May 2012

I Have Waited, and You Have Come - Martine McDonagh


I Have Waited, and You Have Come - Martine McDonagh

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Before I Go to Sleep - S.J. Watson


Before I Go to Sleep - S.J. Watson

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Mr. Phillips - John Lanchester


Mr. Phillips - John Lanchester

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen


Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Runaway - Alison Munro



Runaway - Alison Munro

Thursday, 15 March 2012

The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas



The Three - Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas

Thursday, 1 March 2012

The Demon - Hubert Selby Jnr



The Demon - Hubert Selby Jnr

Thursday, 16 February 2012

A Rose for Ecclesiastes - Roger Zelazny



A Rose for Ecclesiastes - Roger Zelazny

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell



Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell

Thursday, 19 January 2012

The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis



The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Christmas Stories - Charles Dickens



This week we'll be reading some of Charles Dickens' short stories and there seem to be a few collections of Christmas themed stories which seems appropriate.

To ensure some commonality, try and pick a version that has as many of the following in:
  • Christmas Festivities
  • The Story of the Goblins that Stole a Sexton
  • A Christmas Episode from Master Humphrey's Clock
  • A Christmas Carol
  • The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain
  • A Christmas Tree
  • What Christmas is, as We Grow Older
  • The Seven Poor Travellers