Book clubs in Manchester

12 groups

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  Bookscape Manchester City Centre Book Club

  The Angel (upstairs)

  Manchester city centre · 2nd Tue monthly 7pm · Cost: £10 (includes book) · Beginners welcome · Booking: book

  Monthly pub book club; venue upstairs, not step-free.

  Website: bookscapebooks.org · Last checked 16 October 2026

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  Chapter 25 Book Club Salford

  Royal Sovereign

  Salford · 2nd Mon monthly 7:30pm · Cost: Monthly membership · Booking: sign up

  Social monthly book club; membership, bring own copy.

  Website: chapter25bookclub.com · Last checked 16 October 2026

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  Chorlton Bookshop Book Group

  The Horse & Jockey

  Chorlton · 3rd Tue monthly 7:45pm

  Book group linked to Chorlton Bookshop.

  9 The Green, Chorlton, M21 9HS

  Website: chorltonbookshop.co.uk · Last checked 16 October 2026

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  Chorlton Chapters

  The Dulcimer (upstairs)

  Chorlton · 2nd Wed monthly 7:30pm · Booking: drop-in

  Local reading group running since 2006.

  Website: chorltonchapters.org · Last checked 16 October 2026

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  Women only

  For women and LGBTQIA people

  Chorlton Readers

  The Beagle

  Chorlton · Last Wed monthly 6pm · Cost: £5 · Booking: book

  Social book club for women and LGBTQIA people.

  456-458 Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, M21 0BQ

  Last checked 16 October 2026

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  Monton Book and Pudding Club

  The Waterside Bar

  Monton, Salford · 2nd Tue monthly 7:30pm · Cost: Monthly membership (includes pudding and drink) · Booking: sign up

  Hosted book club with pudding and a drink.

  Website: thebooktaster.com · Last checked 16 October 2026

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  Simply Books book clubs

  Simply Books

  Bramhall, Stockport · Monthly (several genre clubs) · Cost: £15/month · Booking: sign up

  Genre book clubs hosted in an independent bookshop.

  228 Moss Lane, Bramhall, SK7 1BD

  Website: simplybooks.co.uk · Last checked 16 October 2026

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  Simply Books x Manchester Wire Book Club

  Varies (revealed monthly)

  Manchester city centre · 1st Tue monthly 6pm or 7pm · Cost: £15/month · Booking: sign up

  Monthly bookseller-led book club at city-centre venues.

  Website: simplybooks.co.uk · Last checked 16 October 2026

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  U3a members

  South Manchester u3a Book Group 2

  Didsbury Library

  Didsbury · 4th Thu monthly 1:30pm · Cost: £1 (u3a membership) · Beginners welcome · Booking: sign up

  Afternoon book group for South Manchester u3a members.

  692 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 2DN

  Website: south-manchester.u3asite.uk · Last checked 16 October 2026

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  The Required Reading Club (Waterstones Deansgate)

  Waterstones Deansgate (Events Room)

  Manchester city centre · Monthly, Sun 11am · Cost: Free · Booking: drop-in

  Fiction club for books you've been meaning to read.

  Website: waterstones.com · Last checked 16 October 2026

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  Waterstones Arndale Book Club

  Waterstones Manchester Arndale (cafe)

  Manchester city centre · Monthly, Wed 6:30pm · Cost: Free · Booking: drop-in

  Monthly bookshop book club discussing a set title.

  Website: waterstones.com · Last checked 16 October 2026

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  Waterstones Trafford Centre Book Club

  Costa inside Next, Trafford Centre

  Trafford Centre · Monthly, Thu 7pm · Cost: Free · Booking: book

  Monthly bookshop book club; free ticket required.

  Website: waterstones.com · Last checked 16 October 2026

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