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 and present, appears below. Our upcoming schedule of what we’re reading next is here.

World War Z - Max Brooks



World War Z - Max Brooks

Notes from an Exibition - Patrick Gale



Notes from an Exibition - Patrick Gale

A Player of Games - Iain M Banks



A Player of Games - Iain M Banks

Looking for Jake - Chris Moeville



Looking for Jake - Chris Moeville

Dark Moon - David Gemmell



Dark Moon - David Gemmell

Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov



Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov

The Dice Man - Lucius Rhinehart



The Dice Man - Lucius Rhinehart

The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde



The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde

Charlotte Grey - Sebastian Faulks



Charlotte Grey - Sebastian Faulks

The Soul of Money - Lynn Twist



The Soul of Money - Lynn Twist

The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson



The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson

Going into a Dark House - Jane Gardam



Going into a Dark House - Jane Gardam

The Death of Bunny Munro - Nick Cave



The Death of Bunny Munro - Nick Cave

Snobs - Julian Fellowes



Snobs - Julian Fellowes

A Million Little Pieces - James Frey



A Million Little Pieces - James Frey

Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut



Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut

My Family and Other Animals - Gerald Durrell



My Family and Other Animals - Gerald Durrell