Raising Readers is a project for prisoners and their children. It involves parents in their child's reading journey and strengthens family bonds. We sent these books to 54 prisons in June. Thank you to Pan Macmillan for their generous support. ➡️ https://giveabook.org.uk/project/raising-readers

We are thrilled that William Boyd, who won The Pleasure of Reading Prize 2026, has also selected our Book of the Month. William has chosen Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov. Find out why: https://giveabook.org.uk/book/william-boyd-pale-fire/ #BookOfTheMonth #PleasureOfReadingPrize #BooksChangeLives

William Boyd has won The Pleasure of Reading Prize 2026 🎉 As a reading-for-pleasure charity, the Prize combines our commitment to authors with our charitable mission. Thank you to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social for supporting the Prize. #PleasureofReadingPrize #NationalYearOfReading

What an achievement 🎉Mark Roberts from HMP Hindley's education team just completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks – 24 miles, 5,200ft, under 12hrs, in a heatwave! Mark is fundraising for our Raising Readers project. You can donate: https://ow.ly/fgWv50ZgmXU #YorkshireThreePeaks #ThreePeaksChallenge

We're thrilled to have Simon Callow as an ambassador. You can catch the prolific actor, director and author in the new film A Man With a Plan and in season two of Bookish. Thank you, Simon, for supporting our work. #BooksChangeLives #NationalYearOfReading #Charity

We're very grateful to have Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as an ambassador. The British-Iranian activist is currently living in London with her daughter and husband, Richard. A Year of Sky, Nazanin's and Richard Ratcliffe's memoir, is due to be published in September. #CharityTuesday #Charity

We're very proud to have multi-award-winning author Ali Smith as an ambassador. Ali shares our philosophy that you can 'give a book and change a life'. Thank you, Ali, for your support. #CharityTuesday #AliSmith #BooksChangeLives #GoAllIn #NationalYearOfReading

Akin Alleyne, Operational Governor at HM Prison and Probation Service, is a Give a Book ambassador. Akin said: 'A book can shift the atmosphere of a wing, spark reflection, and remind someone that they still have a future worth investing in.' #CharityTuesday #Charity #NationalYearOfReading

Freddie Fox is a Give A Book ambassador 🎉 "The pleasure and imaginative release of reading is fundamental to us all, and especially for those experiencing the harsh environment of prison." Watch Freddie in House of the Dragon, Slow Horses, and the upcoming Blade Runner 2099. #FreddieFox #Charity

Today (16 March) is Lithuanian #BookSmugglingDay, marking the birthday of Jurgis Bielinis, the 'King of the Book Smugglers'. During the 19th-century Russian occupation, Lithuanian books were banned. Knygnešiai risked their lives to smuggle 5 million books to preserve their language and culture.

It's Feedback Friday and we're looking back to #WorldBookDay last week. Our prison consultant, David Kendall, World Book Day UK and publishers send books to every prison in the country. In total, over 20,000 books are sent. They are for children visiting parents and family members. #GiveABook

Announcing Toby Stephens as a Give a Book ambassador! The actor has supported us for many years, sharing our mission to get everyone reading, even in the most challenging circumstances. Watch Toby in #BlackSails on @itvx.com. See him in Equus in London and Bath. #CharityTuesday #TobyStephens

Every #WorldBookDay, something very special happens... David Kendall, our prison consultant, sends World Book Day books to every prison in the country. They are for children visiting parents and family members. Thanks to World Book Day UK and publishers 20,000 books are given to prisons each year.

We're very grateful for the support we have. Our long-standing patron is Lady Antonia Fraser, and we have seven new ambassadors. First up, we're welcoming Kit de Waal, award-winning writer, professor and the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction chair. Thank you, Kit. #CharityTuesday #WorldBookDay

📖 Book of the Month is chosen by Kenny Imafidon MBE. Kenny wrote That Peckham Boy and is also a journalist and the co-founder of research company ClearView Research. Boundaries is Kenny's book choice. Find out why: https://bit.ly/4aHxI6X #BookOfTheMonth #ReadingForPleasure

Ahead of International #BookGivingDay (also Valentine’s Day) we’re sharing our heartfelt thanks ❤️📚 We’re so grateful to the generous people who make our work possible - especially Penguin Random House, Hachette and @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social. You helped us give 40,000 books in 2025. #GiveABook

Happy New Year! We're thrilled about what 2026 and the National Year of Reading have in store. A powerful coalition of reading charities will champion reading for everyone, everywhere. We're definitely 'Going All In' with our focus on reaching schools, prisons and disadvantaged children. #GoAllIn

Christmas Eve in Iceland is the culmination of Jólabókaflód, the Yule Book Flood. Books are exchanged as gifts and the evening spent cosy with a new story. Read our reviews of our chosen books: https://bit.ly/3Y3DhGS Wishing you a happy Jólabókaflód and Merry Christmas 🎁📚 #ReadingForPleasure

We're continuing our homage to Jólabókaflód, the Icelandic tradition of giving and reading books on Christmas Eve. Here are more of the books the Give a Book team will be gifting this festive season. For longer and other recommendations, read our blog: bit.ly/3Y3DhGS #ReadingForPleasure

Jólabókaflód is the Icelandic tradition close to our hearts. On Christmas Eve, Icelanders spend the evening gifting books. In the run-up to Christmas, we'll be sharing some of the books we'll be giving this festive season. For more reviews, read our blog: bit.ly/3Y3DhGS #ReadingForPleasure

A big thank you to the Primrose Hill Community Library 💛 The library has generously donated books for our Books for First Nighters project. #PrisonReadingGroups #PrisonReform #LibrariesMatter #Libraries

December's #BookOfTheMonth is The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono. It's chosen by James Reed CBE, Chairman & CEO of Reed, Britain’s biggest recruitment brand, and Chair of Trustees for Big Give. Buy on our page on Bookshop.org: https://ow.ly/2Q2K50XJEEs and we'll receive 10% of the proceeds ❤️

Philip Pullman, Richard Osman, @joannechocolat.bsky.social & @katemossewriter.bsky.social are some of the authors calling for library membership to be linked to birth registration. This is a subject very close to our hearts. Read more in @theobserveruk.bsky.social by @vanessathorpe.bsky.social

Library card plan to help write newborns’ first chapter | The Observer

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A huge thank you to our ambassador Toby Stephens and the Daily Express' Matt Nixson for this wonderful article, which highlights our work in prisons. The Big Give has come to a close, but we are still fundraising on our website: giveabook.org.uk/make-a-donat... #Charity #ReadingForPleasure

'Dame Maggie Smith's son says he's inherited this 1 passion from her'

As he backs a Christmas appeal to send books into prisons, Toby Stephens on the moving public response to his mother Dame Maggie Smith's passing

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🎉 We did it! Thanks to your amazing generosity, we hit our £15,000 target. Huge thanks to Reed Educational Trust for match funding donations & to @biggive.bsky.social We’re still raising funds for our prison reading groups, so please share, donate, or tag a friend to match your gift. Thank you 💛

📚📖📘 Make double the difference this week! Until midday 9th of December, all donations made via Big Give will be doubled thanks to matched funding! 🔗 Donate and make double the difference today: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI @biggive.bsky.social‬ #BigGive

One donation - double the impact. 📚 This week... £6 gives TWO books to people who really need them! 📚 🔗 Click here to donate and make double the difference today: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI Thank you to Reed Educational Trust Limited 🙏 Big Give‬ #BigGive

The time has come! It's Giving Tuesday and Big Give's Christmas Challenge is officially LIVE! 🕰️🌟 Until noon 9th December, all donations via Big Give will be doubled. Get more from your giving today! 🔗 Click here to donate: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI Big Give #BigGive

⏳24 hours to go! Tomorrow - Tues 2 Dec, 12pm - the Big Give Christmas Challenge goes live! Donate via Big Give and your support will be doubled! Get more from your giving! 📚 👉 Click here to learn more: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI Big Give #BigGive

Happy Sunday from Give a Book! 🎄 The Big Give Christmas Challenge goes live in 48 hours! All donations will be DOUBLED during the week - bringing books and the pleasure of reading to the hardest places. 🔗 Find out more: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005e9XxYAI Big Give‬ #BigGive