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, and can usually be found on the table with the books and flirtinis.

If you enjoy talking about books over a quiet drink, then please join us — new members are very welcome.

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

Thursday 22 February 2024

Lessons in Chemistry — Bonnie Garmus

Book cover for Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Lessons in Chemistry in the South Manchester, Chorlton, Cheadle, Fallowfield, Burnage, Levenshulme, Heaton Moor, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Norris, Heaton Chapel, Northenden, and Didsbury book group “Sometimes I think,” she said slowly, “that if a man were to spend a day being a woman in America, he wouldn't make it past noon.”

This week's book is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and we'll be meeting at Ye Olde Cocke on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury — contact us for details.