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It’s March and we have an enticing and eclectic selection of new reads…
March 2026
Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter (Group Read)
Solace House (2026) by Will Maclean (Buddy Read)
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (Buddy Read)
Jane and Prudence (1953) by Barbara Pym (Buddy Read)
Washington Square by Henry James (Buddy Read)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Buddy Read)
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smit (Buddy Read)
April 2026
Howards End by E.M. Forster (Group Read)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974) by John le Carré (Buddy Read)
Young Men in Spats by P.G. Wodehouse (Buddy Read)
May 2026
The Mussel Feast by Birgit Vanderbeke (Group Read)
Birding by Rose Ruane (Buddy Read)
Less than Angels (1955) by Barbara Pym (Buddy Read)
Under the Net by Iris Murdoch (Buddy Read)
June 2026
The Witch of Exmoor (1996) by Margaret Drabble (Buddy Read)
August 2026
Great Granny Webster (1977) by Caroline Blackwood (Buddy Read)
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Barbara Pym reads:
Crampton Hodnet (completed circa 1940, published posthumously, 1985) - Sept 25
Some Tame Gazelle (1950) - Nov 25
Excellent Women (1952) - Jan 26
Jane and Prudence (1953) - March - 26
Less than Angels (1955) - May 26
A Glass of Blessings (1958) - July 26
No Fond Return of Love (1961) - Sept 26
An Unsuitable Attachment (written 1963; published posthumously, 1982) - Nov 26
Quartet in Autumn (1977) - Jan 27
The Sweet Dove Died (1978) - March 26
A Few Green Leaves (completed 1979/1980; published posthumously, 1980) - May 27
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John le Carré's Smiley books
1. Call for the Dead (1961) (August 2025)
2. A Murder of Quality (1962) (October 2025)
3. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) (December 2025)
4. The Looking Glass War (1965) (February 2026)
5. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974) (April 2026)
6. The Honourable Schoolboy (1977) (June 2026)
7. Smiley's People (1979) (August 2026)
8. The Secret Pilgrim (1990) (October 2026)
9. A Legacy of Spies (2017) (December 2026)
10. Karla's Choice (Nick Harkaway) (2024) (February 2027)
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Henry James books
Washington Square - March 2026
Not fixed - June 2026
Not fixed - September 2026
The Ambassadors - December 2026