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, present, and future, appears here and a short version of what we’re reading next is here.

Persuasion - Jane Austen



Persuasion - Jane Austen

Book Group Christmas Meal - 7pm Felicini, Didsbury

Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones



Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones

Last Exit to Brooklyn - Hubert Selby Jr



Last Exit to Brooklyn - Hubert Selby Jr

Also a chance to discuss and agree some future books.

A week off!

Due to holidays and other commitments , it's a week off this week. Back to the fortnightly pattern from the 15th November.

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee



To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

The Thirty-Nine Steps - John Buchan



The Thirty-Nine Steps - John Buchan

High Fidelity - Nick Hornby



High Fidelity - Nick Hornby

Matilda - Roald Dahl



Matilda - Roald Dahl

My Place - Sally Morgan



My Place - Sally Morgan

Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard - Kiran Desai



Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard - Kiran Desai

Digging To America - Anne Tyler



Digging To America - Anne Tyler

Rapture - Carol Ann Duffy



Rapture - Carol Ann Duffy

Up At The Villa - W. Somerset Maugham



Up At The Villa - W. Somerset Maugham

Right Ho, Jeeves - PG Wodehouse



Right Ho, Jeeves - PG Wodehouse

A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess



A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess