Book Group
A very popular group whose members enjoy lively discussions about books recommended by one of the groupOur first and very popular group is still going strong after over ten years and in January 2023 a second group was set up. The programme below is for the original group which meets each month except for September at 7.30pm on the Wednesday of the week after the WI branch meeting. Members take it in turns to host the meetings. Over the course of a year we read modern fiction, classics, works in translation and at least one non-fiction title. Books which we think will produce interesting discussions are chosen by the group from suggestions by members.
The newer group meets at the Bell in Adderbury on the fourth Monday of the month at 6.30pm. In memory of one of its members who sadly died it is known as Meriel’s Book Group. Details of the titles will be added as soon as they are available. Members decide on ten titles for the year and each month Oxfordshire Library Service sends a set of one of them. Until the books arrive members don’t know which title it will be. New members will be welcome to join us, so please contact Margaret if you would like to come.
Wednesday Book Group Programme January – December 2025
| Date | Title | Author | Host |
| January 8 | Cannery Row | John Steinbeck | Wendy |
| February 12 | Conclave | Robert Harris | Bernice |
| March 12 | The Romantic | William Boyd | Su |
| April 9 | What You Are Looking For is in the Library | Michico Aoyama | Mary |
| May 7 | The Authenticity Project | Clare Pooley | Tricia |
| June 11 | Strong Female Character | Fern Brady | Sheila |
| July 9 | Transcription | Kate Atkinson | Bernice |
| August 13 | The Places In Between | Rory Stewart | Mary |
| October 8 | North and South | Elizabeth Gaskell | Su |
| November 12 | The Dutch House | Ann Pratchett | tba |
| December 10 | The Time of the Child | Niall Williams | tba |
Meriel’s Book Group – further details for 2025 will be added as they are available
| Date | Title | Author | |
| January | Piranezi | Susanna Clarke | |
| February | Islands of Abandonment | Cal Flyn | |
| March | Free | Lea Ypi | |
| April | The List of Suspicious Things | Jennie Godfrey | |
| May | The Mermaid of Black Conch | Monique Roffey | |
| June | Hamnet | Maggie O’Farrell | |
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| No meeting in August | |||
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