Tameside Libraries Readers' Groups Titles 2022
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Meeting Time |
Contact Person and details |
Ashton Library Readers' Group
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Month
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Title
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Author |
| January |
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| March |
Transcription |
Kate Atkinson |
| April |
The Vanishing Half |
Brit Bennett |
| May |
The Woman in the Woods |
John Connolly |
| June |
The Muse |
Jessie Burton |
| July |
A High Mortality of Doves |
Kate Ellis |
| August |
The Thursday Murder Club |
Richard Osman |
| September |
Mrs England |
Stacey Halls |
| October |
Out of Bounds |
Val McDermid |
| November |
Hamnet |
Maggie O'Farrell |
| December |
The Stranger |
Saskia Sarginson |
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Denton Library Readers' Group
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Month
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Title
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Author |
| January |
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| April |
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| May |
The good, the bad and the little bit stupid
Never Greener
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Marina Lewykca
Rosie Jones
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| June |
The Binding
Fool Me Once |
Bridget Collins
Harlen Coben |
| July |
The Midnight Library
The Sunrise |
Matt Haig
Victoria Hislop |
| August |
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Droylsden Library Readers' Group
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Month
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Title
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Author |
| January |
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| April |
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| May |
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George Orwell |
| June |
Mrs England |
Stacey Halls |
| July |
Various titles |
Muriel Spark |
| August |
The Vanishing Half |
Brit Bennett |
| September |
Hamnet |
Maggie O'Farrell |
| October |
The Thursday Murder Club |
Richard Osman |
| November |
Transcription |
Kate Atkinson |
| December |
The Long Call |
Ann Cleeves |
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Dukinfield Library Readers' Group
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Month
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Title
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Author |
| January |
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| April |
Devil's Day |
Andrew Michael Hurley |
| May |
The Appeal |
Janice Hallett |
| June |
Steps to the Gallows |
Edward Marston |
| July |
Hag-seed |
Margaret Atwood |
| August |
The Muse |
Jessie Burton |
| September |
A Brief History of Seven Killings |
Marlon James |
| October |
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| November |
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Hyde Library Readers' Groups
| Afternoon Readers' Group |
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Month
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Title
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Author |
| January |
The Tattooist of Auschwitz |
Heather Morris |
| February |
The Winter Ghosts |
Kate Mosse |
| March |
The Little Red Chairs |
Edna O'Brien |
| April |
The Underground Railroad |
Colson Whitehead |
| May |
A Little Life |
Hanya Yanagihara |
| June |
The Essex Serpent |
Sarah Perry |
| July |
Machines Like Me |
Ian McEwan |
| August |
Miss Benson's Beetle |
Rachel Joyce |
| September |
Douglas Stuart |
Shuggie Bain |
| October |
The Great Gatsby |
F Scott Fitzgerald |
| November |
The Midnight Library |
Matt Haig |
| December |
Mrs England |
Stacey Halls |
| Evening Readers' Group |
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Month
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Title
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Author |
| January |
The Keeper of Lost Things |
Ruth Hogan |
| February |
Persons Unknown |
Susie Steiner |
| March |
A Spool of Blue Thread |
Anne Tyler |
| April |
Circe |
Madeline Miller |
| May |
Normal People |
Sally Rooney |
| June |
Miss Benson's Beetle |
Rachel Joyce |
| July |
TBC |
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Mossley Library Readers' Groups
| Morning Readers' Group |
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Month
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Title
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Author |
| January |
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| February |
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| April |
Mrs England |
Stacey Halls |
| May |
The Thursday Murder Club |
Richard Osman |
| June |
The Survivors |
Jane Harper |
| July |
The Woman in the Woods |
John Connolly |
| August |
The Keeper |
Graham Norton |
| September |
The Woman Who Stole My Life |
Marian Keyes |
| October |
The Searcher |
Tana French |
| November |
Girl, Woman, Other |
Bernadine Evaristo |
| December |
Rather be the Devil |
Ian Rankin |
| Afternoon Readers' Group |
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Month
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Title
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Author |
| January |
The Essex Serpent |
Sarah Perry |
| February |
A Year in the Life of a Yorkshire Sheperdess |
Amanda Owen |
| March |
Nine Perfect Strangers |
Liane Moriarty |
| April |
The Dry |
Jane Harper |
| May |
The Ocean at the End of the Lane |
Neil Gaiman |
| June |
The Long Call |
Ann Cleeves |
| July |
The Invention of Wings |
Sue Monk Kidd |
| August |
Normal People |
Sally Rooney |
| September |
Love is Blind |
William Boyd |
| October |
The Beekeeper's Daughter |
Santa Montefiore |
| November |
The Clockmaker's Daughter |
Kate Morten |
| December |
The Doll Funeral |
Kate Hamer |
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Stalybridge Library Afternoon Readers' Group
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Month
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Title
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Author |
| January |
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| February |
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| April |
The Loney |
Andrew Michael Hurley |
| May |
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep |
Joanna Cannon |
| June |
Tidelands |
Philippa Gregory |
| July |
My Name is Lucy Barton |
Elizabeth Strout |
| August |
The Appeal |
Janice Hallett |
| September |
The Green Road |
Ann Enright |
| October |
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Stalybridge Library Non-Fiction Readers' Group
Stalybridge Non-Fiction Readers' Group agrees on a topic to read about rather than a specific book. They also meet every two weeks. |
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| Virtual Readers' Group |
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Virtual Group Via Zoom
The group agrees a book to discuss that's available as an eBook and eAudiobook via BorrowBox.
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Meets on the first Monday of the month, 6-7pm.
Zoom is easy to use via the internet or by downloading the app. See our brief guide to using Zoom  or give us a call and we can explain how it works.
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Contact 0161 342 2031 or email information.direct@tameside.gov.uk.
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Book Talk
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Vision First Resources Centre
Wilshaw House, Wilshaw Lane
Ashton-under-Lyne OL7 9QG |
The Book Talk Group is a readers group for visually impaired readers which meets on the 3rd Monday of the month, 2.00pm - 3.00pm to discuss books listened to as sent by the RNIB Library. |
Contact 0161 342 2031
Send a Message |
Want to set up your own Readers’ Group? Contact information.direct@tameside.gov.uk for more details.
Tameside Libraries offer:
- Multiple copies of books for loan to readers’ groups
- Staff assistance with setting up and running groups.
Please note some groups meet during Open+ hours. To attend you will need to be registered for Open+ access. For full details please visits http://www.tameside.gov.uk/libraries/openplus or contact the library during staffed hours.
Tameside Libraries also offer Book Time for Yourself clubs, which provide a new type of reading experience. Unlike standard readers’ groups members do not need to read the book in advance.