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 pm. We 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 18 December 2014

Game of Thrones - George R R Martin


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is A Game of Thrones - George R R Martin

Selection of upcoming books.

Thursday 4 December 2014

Jamaica Inn - Daphne Du Maurier


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is Jamaica Inn - Daphne Du Maurier

Thursday 20 November 2014

A Sailor of Austria - John Baggins


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is A Sailor of Austria - John Baggins

Thursday 6 November 2014

Funeral in Berlin - Len Deighton


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is Funeral in Berlin - Len Deighton

Thursday 23 October 2014

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs

Thursday 9 October 2014

Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay

Thursday 25 September 2014

And The Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is And The Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini

Thursday 11 September 2014

Storm Front - Jim Butcher


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is Storm Front - Jim Butcher

Thursday 28 August 2014

The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman

Thursday 14 August 2014

The Shining - Stephen King


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is The Shining - Stephen King

Thursday 31 July 2014

Witches Abroad - Terry Pratchett


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is Witches Abroad - Terry Pratchett

Thursday 17 July 2014

Dark Eden - Chris Beckett


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is Dark Eden - Chris Beckett

Thursday 3 July 2014

A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby

Thursday 19 June 2014

In Cold Blood - Truman Capote


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is In Cold Blood - Truman Capote

Thursday 5 June 2014

Flowers for the Judge - Margery Allingham


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is Flowers for the Judge - Margery Allingham

Thursday 22 May 2014

Ragnarok: The End of the Gods - A. S. Byatt


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is Ragnarok: The End of the Gods - A. S. Byatt

Thursday 8 May 2014

The Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is The Leopard - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Thursday 24 April 2014

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal ? - Jeanette Winterson


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is Why be happy when you could be normal? - Jeanette Winterson

Thursday 10 April 2014

Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë

Thursday 27 March 2014

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak


The next meeting will take place at the Woodstock in Didsbury. The book chosen for discussion is The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

Thursday 27 February 2014

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner: Written by Himself: With a detail of curious traditionary facts and other evidence by the editor - James Hogg


The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner: Written by Himself: With a detail of curious traditionary facts and other evidence by the editor - James Hogg