South Manchester Book Group: Giovanni's Room

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, 26 June 2025

Giovanni's Room — James Baldwin

“I stand at the window of this great house in the south of France as night falls, the night which is leading me to the most terrible morning of my life.”

This week's book is Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin and we'll be meeting at Ye Olde Cocke on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury — contact us for details.