South Manchester Book Group: Project Hail Mary

South Manchester Book Group

We're a friendly and open South Manchester pub-based 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, 25 June 2026

Project Hail Mary — Andy Weir

“Good. Proud. I am scary space monster. You are leaky space blob.”

This week's book is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and we'll be meeting at The Didsbury on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury — contact us for details.

Please note change of book caused by the Great Diary Shortage. Wuthering Heights can be read in April, if you're quick.

Please note change of book caused by the Great Diary Shortage. Project Hail Mary can be read in June.