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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · 14h

We’re so excited to be working together as well! 🙌🙌📚

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Remember A Charity @rememberacharity.bsky.social · 1d

We're delighted to be working with @giveabookorg.bsky.social! 📚 Together, we’re championing a strong legacy giving environment, so charities' vital work can continue for generations to come - sharing the joy of reading with those who need it most 💛
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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Aug 29

I managed to capture the great work of @giveabookorg.bsky.social on a recent trip into HMP Isis, the first few hours in a cell with nothing must be an incredibly difficult time, having access to something to read is essential.

Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Aug 28

📸 Captured inside HMPYOI Isis by @andyaitchison.bsky.social.

📚 For 3 years we’ve run the project - Isis: A Reading Prison - to raise the profile of reading across the prison.

🙏 A huge thank you to @manwithbooks.bsky.social, The Sheriffs’ and Recorder’s Fund & HH Wendy Joseph QC for their support.

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · 26d

Will you supply books to police stations? 👮🏾📚

Give a Book supplies London police stations with specifically selected books for detainees to read whilst they are being held and to keep when they leave.

Leave a legacy: giveabook.org.uk/support-us/l...

@rememberacharity.bsky.social #WillYou

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · 27d

🏫 Will you support reading for pleasure in schools?

Give a Book works with UK schools to support reading for pleasure. We arrange author visits & create bright, imaginative reading space for the whole school to enjoy.

Leave a legacy: giveabook.org.uk/support-us/l...

@rememberacharity.bsky.social

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · 28d

Will you support families reading together at prison visits? 📚📚

Give a Book supports family days in prisons across the UK with books for families to enjoy together & for children to take home. 💛

Leave a legacy: giveabook.org.uk/support-us/l...

@rememberacharity.bsky.social #RememberACharityWeek

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · 29d

📚Will you support parents in prison to read with their children?

Raising Readers offers parents in prison the chance to choose a book to send home to their child, while keeping a copy themselves.💛

Leave a legacy: giveabook.org.uk/support-us/l...

@rememberacharity.bsky.social #RememberACharityWeek

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Sep 8

📚Will you support prison reading groups?

Our project Prison Reading Groups runs in 80+ prisons nationwide - promoting community, connection & change through books.

🔗 Find out how you can support us by leaving a gift in your Will: giveabook.org.uk/support-us/l...

@rememberacharity.bsky.social

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Sep 8

📅 This week is Remember A Charity Week!

It's an opportunity to consider leaving a gift to a charity in your Will, after looking after your family and friends. 💛

👉 Learn more: giveabook.org.uk/support-us/l...

@rememberacharity.bsky.social #RememberACharityWeek #WillYou #Readingforpleasure

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Sep 4

We packed 60 boxes of books this week for Books in the Nick & Books for First Nighters! 📚

Huge thanks to volunteers from London Speaker Bureau, @virginmedianews.bsky.social, Fora Space + our regulars! 🤝

& thanks to @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social for donating The Magickal Summer of Evie Edelman!

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Aug 28

📸 Captured inside HMPYOI Isis by @andyaitchison.bsky.social.

📚 For 3 years we’ve run the project - Isis: A Reading Prison - to raise the profile of reading across the prison.

🙏 A huge thank you to @manwithbooks.bsky.social, The Sheriffs’ and Recorder’s Fund & HH Wendy Joseph QC for their support.

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Aug 22

We're proud to provide books for all 6 mother & baby units in UK prisons - helping mums share the joy of reading with their little ones. 💛📚👶

👉 Learn more: giveabook.org.uk/project/moth...

@panmacmillan.bsky.social @scholasticuk.bsky.social #MotherandBabyUnits #ReadingforPleasure #PrisonReform

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thrilled to receive these brilliant Very Short Introductions from @oxfordunipress.bsky.social - gifted by Jenny Hartley, co-founder of Prison Reading Groups and author of the Charles Dickens edition! 📚✨

Perfect for our adult reading projects.

💡 More on what we do: giveabook.org.uk/projects/

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Aug 8

We loved this feedback from a prisoner parent at a Family Day we supported. 💛

Give a Book provides hand-picked books for children to choose from and when we can, volunteers to encourage shared reading. 🧸📖

Learn more: giveabook.org.uk/projects/pro...

#FamilyDays #ReadingForPleasure #BooksConnect

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Prison Reading Groups @prg-uk.bsky.social · Aug 8

🪶 Several of our prison reading groups picked Claire Keegan’s book Small Things Like These this year.

One reader said: 'I didn’t think it would be my kind of book […] But it takes hold of you and by the end I loved it.'

Read more: prisonreadinggroups.org.uk/reading-grou...

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Reading Group Roundup: Small Things Like These - Prison Reading Groups

It’s a very short book, first published in 2021 and then adapted in 2024 as...

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Aug 6

'Seeing the children’s excitement as they received their books, and the emotional reactions of parents, was incredibly moving.' 💙

Amreeta from the MoJ volunteered with Give a Book at a prison Family Day and shared her reflections.

Read more: giveabook.org.uk/2025/08/06/r...

#FamilyDays #Volunteer

Reflections from an MoJ volunteer • Give a Book

‘Recently, I had the opportunity to volunteer at [a prison Family Day] with Give a...

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Jul 30

Another great store day! 📚 We packed 32 boxes for Books for First Nighters & Books in the Nick - sending books to people in custody suites & prison.

Huge thank you to our fab volunteers from @virginmedianews.bsky.social, WeWork, MoJ as well as our regulars! 🙌

Join us: giveabook.org.uk/volunteer/ 📦

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Prison Reading Groups @prg-uk.bsky.social · Jul 24

Exciting news: we recently welcomed author Sebastian Faulks to HMP Wandsworth, where we run 3 reading groups! 📚

His novel The Seventh Son sparked conversations on science, morality & humanity. ⚛️ ⚛️

🔗 prisonreadinggroups.org.uk/sebastian-faulks-visit

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Sebastian Faulks visits HMP Wandsworth - Prison Reading Groups

PRG supports three reading groups at Wandsworth and with help from one of our brilliant...

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Jul 23

Give a Book is supporting reading in 8 Tower Hamlets schools this year!

We’re refreshing libraries and running projects:

✏️ Page to Picture – kids redesign book covers without seeing the original!

📖 Picture Book Club – Year 5s read with Year 1s. ❤️

#ReadingForPleasure

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Jul 16

We are pleased to share this important piece of feedback from a participant in our project Books in the Nick. 💛
Give a Book supplies custody suites with books to occupy, entertain and calm detainees in distressing situations.

#feedbackfriday #booksinthenick #prisonreform #pleasureofreading

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Jul 9

We had a great time meeting the @nosycrow.bsky.social team last month! 📚🐦 Grateful for
their generous donations.

We've already ordered over 1,700 books from Nosy Crow this year - for our Family Reading projects in prisons. 🔗 giveabook.org.uk/projects/

@annebehl.bsky.social #NosyCrow #FamilyReading

Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you! 👏👏📚

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Marlborough LitFest @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social · Jun 25

Many congratulations @robertharrishome.bsky.social fabulous news🥳 @giveabookorg.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #pleasureofreadingprize

Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Jun 24

🎉 Delighted to announce @robertharrishome.bsky.social as the 2025 Pleasure of Reading Prize winner!

Sponsored by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social & supported by The Blavatnik Family Foundation.

Find out more: giveabook.org.uk/the-pleasure...

#PleasureofReadingPrize @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you so much - books connect. 🫶

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eMates (Email a Prisoner) @emates.bsky.social · Jun 19

A beautiful reminder of the power of stories and connection — especially between parents and children separated by prison walls.

Shoutout to @giveabookorg.bsky.social and @manwithbooks.bsky.social for making moments like this possible. ✨

🔗 giveabook.org.uk/projects

#FamilyConnection

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you! ❤️

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