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For December's Book of the Month, we asked the reading group members & education department at HMP YOI Isis what book they would like to give someone for Christmas. 🎁 Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman got the most votes. ⭕❌ Buy the book here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/nought…

For December's Book of the Month, we asked the reading group members & education department at HMP YOI Isis what book they would like to give someone for Christmas. 🎁

Noughts and Crosses by <a href="/malorieblackman/">Malorie Blackman</a> got the most votes. ⭕❌

Buy the book here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/nought…
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After seeing the Longwood Primary School students’ Page to Picture creations based on his book FloodWorld, Tom Huddleston got in touch and we organised an author visit. ‘[Tom has] definitely inspired some budding writers!’ - Laura, Deputy Headteacher ✍️ #authorvisit

After seeing the Longwood Primary School students’ Page to Picture creations based on his book FloodWorld, <a href="/TomHuddleston_/">Tom Huddleston</a> got in touch and we organised an author visit.

‘[Tom has] definitely inspired some budding writers!’ - Laura, Deputy Headteacher ✍️

#authorvisit
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Merry Jólabókaflód from Give a Book! 🎁📚 Jólabókaflód is an Icelandic tradition held on Christmas eve - a night spent gifting books to one another. Swipe to see what books our team would gift this Jólabókaflód! Laura Cumming Indra Sinha Penguin Books UK Simon & Schuster

Merry Jólabókaflód from Give a Book! 🎁📚

Jólabókaflód is an Icelandic tradition held on Christmas eve - a night spent gifting books to one another. Swipe to see what books our team would gift this Jólabókaflód!

<a href="/LauraCummingArt/">Laura Cumming</a> <a href="/IndraSinha/">Indra Sinha</a> <a href="/PenguinUKBooks/">Penguin Books UK</a> <a href="/simonschuster/">Simon & Schuster</a>
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More of the books the Give a Book team would gift this Jólabókaflód! ❄️ Read more on our blog: giveabook.org.uk/2024/12/20/gle… ✍️ Penguin Books UK Hachette UK #jólabókaflód

More of the books the Give a Book team would gift this Jólabókaflód! ❄️

Read more on our blog: giveabook.org.uk/2024/12/20/gle… ✍️

<a href="/PenguinUKBooks/">Penguin Books UK</a> <a href="/HachetteUK/">Hachette UK</a> #jólabókaflód
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Happy New Year! 🎉 We look forward to a good year of reading ahead, as we continue to promote books in the hardest places. ❤️ Thank you to inprimo for printing these lovely postcards for us: inprimo.co/?fbclid=PAZXh0…. Sourced from Library of Congress WPA poster collection.

Happy New Year! 🎉

We look forward to a good year of reading ahead, as we continue to promote books in the hardest places. ❤️

Thank you to inprimo for printing these lovely postcards for us: inprimo.co/?fbclid=PAZXh0…. Sourced from <a href="/librarycongress/">Library of Congress</a> WPA poster collection.
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Happy New Year from Prison Reading Groups! We were recently sent this lovely drawing by one of the prisoners we work with, after their group read The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. Here's to a fantastic year of reading ahead. 📚❤️ #readingforpleasure #prisonreform

Happy New Year from Prison Reading Groups!

We were recently sent this lovely drawing by one of the prisoners we work with, after their group read The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper.

Here's to a fantastic year of reading ahead. 📚❤️

#readingforpleasure #prisonreform
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We are so excited to announce that our short film about Prison Reading Groups - Solace and Connection Through Reading - is nominated for the Smiley Charity Film Awards 2025! Vote for us here: smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/solace-a… 🏆 #CFA25 #MediaTrustFilms #prisonreadinggroups #prisonreform

We are so excited to announce that our short film about Prison Reading Groups - Solace and Connection Through Reading - is nominated for the Smiley Charity Film Awards 2025!

Vote for us here: smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/solace-a… 🏆

#CFA25 #MediaTrustFilms #prisonreadinggroups #prisonreform
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It's #FeedbackFriday! Raising Readers allows parents in prison to choose a book to send home to their child, along with a bookplate on which they can hand-write a message. The parent keeps a copy for themselves so they can read the book over the phone with their child. 📞

It's #FeedbackFriday!

Raising Readers allows parents in prison to choose a book to send home to their child, along with a bookplate on which they can hand-write a message. 

The parent keeps a copy for themselves so they can read the book over the phone with their child. 📞
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A wonderful first Weeping Bank visit with great audience reactions at the atmospheric Old Red Lion Theatre, Islington, London to help raise awareness of the work of the charity Give a Book, championing the benefits of reading in prisons, schools and with disadvantaged children. PrisonReadingGroups

A wonderful first Weeping Bank visit with great audience reactions at the atmospheric <a href="/ORLTheatre/">Old Red Lion Theatre</a>, Islington, London to help raise awareness of the work of the charity <a href="/giveabookorg/">Give a Book</a>, championing the benefits of reading in prisons, schools and with disadvantaged children.
<a href="/PRG_UK/">PrisonReadingGroups</a>
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T'was a chilly winter night, made all the chillier by hearing the Librarian relate one of the many creepy tales from Weeping Bank. Great evening, thank you! PrisonReadingGroups and Give a Book are doing excellent work, please give them a look.

T'was a chilly winter night, made all the chillier by hearing the Librarian relate one of the many creepy tales from Weeping Bank. Great evening, thank you! <a href="/PRG_UK/">PrisonReadingGroups</a> and <a href="/giveabookorg/">Give a Book</a> are doing excellent work, please give them a look.
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Your vote will help our short film reach the next round of the Smiley Charity Film Awards! 💫 Follow these steps: 1. Click this link: smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/solace-a… 2. Press 'Vote' 3. Register/login with an email address & password 4. Share this post! #CFA25 #MediaTrustFilms

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We're so excited to be taking over Neville Southall's X this evening from 7-9...🌟 Follow and make sure you're online to hear about our projects and recent short film - Solace and Connection Through Reading. We need your final votes for the Charity Film Awards!👇 smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/solace-a…

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Silver in the £250,000 to £500,000 category is Give a Book with their film 'Solace and Connection Through Reading'. Give a Book is a charity dedicated to promoting books and the pleasure of reading in the hardest places. Their main work is in prisons, schools and with

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We're really excited to be bringing the ghostly stories of The Librarian to the atmospheric Quaker Meeting House in Uxbridge on 29 April, 6.30pm. Tickets: ticketsource.co.uk/weeping-bank Hillingdon Herald

We're really excited to be bringing the ghostly stories of The Librarian to the atmospheric Quaker Meeting House in Uxbridge on 29 April, 6.30pm.

Tickets: ticketsource.co.uk/weeping-bank

<a href="/hheraldnews/">Hillingdon Herald</a>
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Our Year 1 and Year 5 classes are continuing their joint weekly reading activity. Both classes look forward to it so much! Thanks to Give a Book for the wonderful book selection!

Our Year 1 and Year 5 classes are continuing their joint weekly reading activity. Both classes look forward to it so much!

Thanks to <a href="/giveabookorg/">Give a Book</a> for the wonderful book selection!