Forest Book Group

Forest Book Group We're a friendly and informal book group - we meet once a month and read all genres of book We're a friendly and informal book group. You name it.

Forest Book Group, meet 3rd Wednesday each month, 7.30pm at The Peking Chef 178 Hoe Street, Walthamstow E17. The group is open to everyone - if you enjoy reading and talking about books then come along. Even though we meet in a local restaurant there's absolutely no obligation to eat or drink - although many of us do as we have our favourite dishes! The group members are all involved in selecting books to read and we read books of all genres - from literary fiction to sci-fi, short stories to travel journals. For more information contact Penny Rutterford email [email protected]

Our book choice next month is "Hooked" by Asako Yuzuki and we'll meet on Wednesday 21st October at 7.30pm in The Peking ...
17/09/2026

Our book choice next month is "Hooked" by Asako Yuzuki and we'll meet on Wednesday 21st October at 7.30pm in The Peking Chef to discuss it. Everyone welcome

We're currently reading The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. We'll meet as usual on Wednesday 16th September in The Peki...
22/08/2026

We're currently reading The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. We'll meet as usual on Wednesday 16th September in The Peking Chef at 7.30pm to discuss it. Everyone welcome.

The Correspondent: Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026

Our book choice this month is "Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro and we'll meet on Wednesday 19th August in The Pekin...
19/07/2026

Our book choice this month is "Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro and we'll meet on Wednesday 19th August in The Peking Chef at 7.30pm to discuss it. Everyone Welcome

Klara and the Sun: The Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year

Our book choice this month is "Lunar Park" by Bret Easton Ellis and we'll meet on Wednesday 15th July at 7.30pm as usual...
18/06/2026

Our book choice this month is "Lunar Park" by Bret Easton Ellis and we'll meet on Wednesday 15th July at 7.30pm as usual in The Peking Chef to discuss it. I have volunteered to pull together next month's book list from which we'll choose our next book. Everyone welcome.
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Lunar Park

This month we're reading "When the Cranes Fly South" by Lisa Ridzen. We'll meet as usual at 7.30pm in the Peking Chef on...
20/04/2026

This month we're reading "When the Cranes Fly South" by Lisa Ridzen. We'll meet as usual at 7.30pm in the Peking Chef on Wednesday 20th May to discuss it. Everyone welcome.

When the Cranes Fly South: The most moving book you’ll read this year

This month we're reading "Choice" by Neel Mukherjee and we'll meet on Wednesday 15th April in the Peking Chef at 7.30pm ...
21/03/2026

This month we're reading "Choice" by Neel Mukherjee and we'll meet on Wednesday 15th April in the Peking Chef at 7.30pm as usual to discuss it. All welcome

Choice

This month we're reading "Slags" by Emma Jane Unsworth. Join us on Wednesday 18th March, 7.30pm in The Peking Chef to di...
21/02/2026

This month we're reading "Slags" by Emma Jane Unsworth. Join us on Wednesday 18th March, 7.30pm in The Peking Chef to discuss it

Slags: The hilarious new novel from the author of ADULTS and ANIMALS

Our book choice for this month is "Confessions of a Mask" by Yukio Mishima and we'll meet on Wednesday 18 February at 7....
23/01/2026

Our book choice for this month is "Confessions of a Mask" by Yukio Mishima and we'll meet on Wednesday 18 February at 7.30pm in The Peking Chef to discuss it. Everyone welcome.

Confessions of a Mask: Yukio Mishima (Penguin Modern Classics)

This month we're reading "Endling" by Maria Reva, come join us on Wednesday 21st January at 7.30pm in The Peking Chef to...
23/12/2025

This month we're reading "Endling" by Maria Reva, come join us on Wednesday 21st January at 7.30pm in The Peking Chef to discuss it.

Endling: LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025

This month we're reading "Pour Me a Life" by AA Gill and will meet at 7.30pm in The Peking Chef as usual on Wednesday 17...
20/11/2025

This month we're reading "Pour Me a Life" by AA Gill and will meet at 7.30pm in The Peking Chef as usual on Wednesday 17th December to discuss it. Hope to see you there. All welcome.

Pour Me: A Life

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