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, 16 April 2009

Rabbit, Run - John Updike

Thursday, 2 April 2009

And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie

Thursday, 19 March 2009

The Gift of Stones - Jim Crace

Thursday, 5 March 2009

Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions, The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah - Richard Bach

This week two short stories by Richard Bach

Thursday, 19 February 2009

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Thursday, 5 February 2009

The Feminine Gospels - Carol Ann Duffy

Thursday, 22 January 2009

Love on the Dole - Walter Greenwood

Thursday, 8 January 2009

Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales - Angela Carter

Thursday, 11 December 2008

Basketcase - Carl Hiaasen

Basketcase - Carl Hiaasen

CHRISTMAS MEAL - please note that for this week's meeting we will be combining the book discussion with a Christmas meal at That Cafe in Levenshulme.

The Christmas menu can be found here and if you want to attend, please let Liz know (email: bookgroup [at] btinternet.com) by 20th Nov (there is a £5 non-refundable deposit required).

Thursday, 27 November 2008

A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini

Due to a bit of...errr...confusion, we'll also be discussing the last book (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) this week!

Thursday, 13 November 2008

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne

Thursday, 16 October 2008

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - Paul Torday

Thursday, 2 October 2008

Taken for a Ride - Neil Roland