Book Group

A very popular group whose members enjoy lively discussions about books recommended by one of the group

Our 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 last Tuesday 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 a number of titles and each month Oxfordshire Library Service sends a set of one of them which needs to be returned in four weeks time. Until the books arrive members don’t know which title it will be. New members will be very welcome to join us, so please contact Margaret  or Kay if you would like to come.

Wednesday Book Group Programme January – April 2026 The rest of the programme will be added once the books for the remaining months have been agreed.
We do not meet in September

Date Title Author Host
January 14 Fundamentally Nussalbah Younis Sandra
February 11 The Light and the Dark Horatio Clare Wendy
March 11 The Book Binder of Jericho Pip Williams tba
April 8 The Place of Tides James Rebank tba
May
June
July
August
 October
November
December


Meriel’s Book Group – further details will be added as they are available

Date Title Author
January
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 On Chapel Sands Laura Cumming
July Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell
August The Purgatory Poisoning Rebecca Rogers
September The Escape Artist Jonathan Freedland
October City of Thorns Ben Rawlence
November Unfinished Portrait Agatha Christie as Mary Westmacott
December In Memorium Alice Winn