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, 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, 13 March 2014

I, Claudius - Robert Graves


I, Claudius - Robert Graves

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

Thursday, 13 February 2014

Superman, Red Son - Mark Millar


Superman, Red Son - Mark Millar

Thursday, 30 January 2014

Stone's Fall - Iain Pears


Stone's Fall - Iain Pears

Thursday, 16 January 2014

Thank You For Smoking


Thank You For Smoking

Thursday, 2 January 2014

The Daughter Of Time - Josephine Tey


The Daughter Of Time - Josephine Tey

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Necessary Lies - Diane Chamberlain


Necessary Lies - Diane Chamberlain

Thursday, 5 December 2013

Beowulf - Seamus Heaney


Beowulf - Seamus Heaney