About Us
Give a Book is a UK registered charity, set up in 2011 in memory of writer and playwright Simon Gray, who loved to read and to share his reading.
Give a Book is dedicated to promoting books and the pleasure of reading in the hardest places. Our main work is in prisons, schools and with disadvantaged children. Our core belief is that to pass on a good read – to give a book – is a transaction of lasting worth.
In September 2017, Prison Reading Groups (PRG) became part of Give a Book. We work with PRG to supply books for reading groups in over 80 UK prisons.
Annual Reviews
Give a Book works in a practical and targeted way, project by project, to help spread the pleasure of reading. Our annual reviews provide more detail on what we do:
- Give a Book Impact Report 2020
- Give a Book Impact Report 2019
- Give a Book Impact Report 2018
- Give a Book Impact Report 2017
- Give A Book Impact Report 2016
PRG Evaluation Report 2025
Community, connection and change: an evaluation and impact study of Prison Reading Groups
Becca Bashford, Lead researcher | Sarah Turvey, Director, Prison Reading Groups
The central objective of the evaluation was to identify what members most enjoy and value about the groups and to understand better the impact of reading groups on the lives of prisoner members.
Click below to read the report:
