Reading in Prison Day 2022
On the 17th June 2022, Prison Reading Groups hosted their annual Reading in Prison day celebrating the pleasure and power of books in prison. Read More
Archive: reading in prisons
World Book Day 2022
Thursday 3rd March 2022 marks 25 years of World Book Day and at Give a Book we're celebrating in the only way we know how: Giving Books! Read More
Making it Up: parents in prison connecting through stories
This blog was written by David Kendall for the NCJAA. You can see the original... Read More
Reading in Prison Day 2021 Roundup
This year PRG and Give a Book held our first virtual Reading in Prison event,... Read More
Supporting Mother & Baby Units
We regularly supply the six Mother & Baby units in the UK with books for... Read More
An update on Books in the Nick
This month we restocked all active Metropolitan Custody Suites with books, following feedback on our... Read More
Making it Up at HMP Wormwood Scrubs
Over the years we have supported many projects and events at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, and... Read More
Inside Poetry: Voices from Prison
The 7th edition of Inside Poetry: voices from prison was launched recently at Daunts Bookshop.... Read More
Books for Mother & Baby Units
First Books Sending books to Mother & Baby Units in women’s prisons Six women’s prisons... Read More
Six Book Challenge new goal
There was a reception the other day to celebrate the Six Book Challenge — hosted by Felicity Osborne... Read More
Inside Poetry for National Poetry Day 2
Here’s another poem from Inside Time, the issue of August 2014, kindly chosen for us... Read More
Inside Poetry for National Poetry Day
Our Book of the Month for September has been chosen by William Sieghart who founded National... Read More
Six Book Challenge in prisons
We’ve had some wonderful feedback from a man’s prison where they have been taking up the... Read More
Reading in Prison Day 2014
Prison Reading Groups are hosting a Reading in Prison Day on 13th June 2014 at Roehampton... Read More
Inside Time & Books for Prisoners
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling MP answered the various points about the ‘ban’ on prisoners receiving... Read More