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.

Upcoming Schedule

07.12.23   The Double Fyodor Dostoevsky  144pp   Lazza  
21.12.23   Ghost Stories M R James  368pp   Hezza  

11.01.24   Villette Charlotte Brontë  480pp   Hezza  
25.01.24   Sea of Tranquility Emily St John Mandel  272pp   Tozza  

08.02.24   The Employees: A workplace novel of the 22nd century Olga Ravn  133pp   Fizza  
22.02.24   Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus  400pp   Kazza  

07.03.24   The Code of the Woosters P G Wodehouse  208pp   Pazza  
21.03.24   The Ballad of the Sad Café Carson McCullers  160pp   Vimes  

04.04.24   Invisible Man Ralph Ellison  608pp   Hezza  
18.04.24   Steppenwolf Herman Hesse  272pp   Tazza  

02.05.24   The Mist Stephen King  176pp   The Bursar  
16.05.24   Titus Groan Mervyn Peake  496pp   Sazza  
30.05.24   All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque  224pp   Chazza   Book Choosing

13.06.24   Tales from the Cafe: Before the Coffee Gets Cold Toshikazu Kawaguchi  208pp   Adora Belle Dearheart  
27.06.24   Cloud Atlas David Mitchel  560pp   Yazza