In the Spring of 2020 as the reality of the pandemic was beginning to dawn, I sent out a tentative note to the world to see if anyone wanted to join an online book club. I thought it would be a nice idea to reach out to old friends and make new connections so that while everyone was apart, at least we could connect over books. To cut a long story short, the result has been the formation of a group of people who have all become warm friends as we've gathered online to share our interest in novels, reading and creative writing. This book club is a terrific gang of people and more important than their literary merits, our conversations have been life-affirming, wide-ranging and fun. The SMF bookclubbers have been my lifeline through lockdown, and now I can't imagine life without our monthly chats. Plus, we've had dazzling author visits for many of our meetings which have added even more meaning and substance to our discussions. Keep track of what we're reading on this (semi) regularly updated website.