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Prison Reading Groups is part of charity, Give a Book. We supply books to over 110 reading groups in over 80 prisons.
☀️ 'This month the report comes from HMP Wandsworth where one of the PRG groups read Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun.
We talked a lot about where feelings come from – are they innate or are they learned?'
Read more on our blog: prisonreadinggroups.org.uk/reading-grou...
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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/
🪶 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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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
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #AuthorVisit
📚 One of our emergent reader groups called The Donor 'brilliant' with 'twist after twist after twist'!
Quick Reads open doors and spark powerful discussions.
Find out more: prisonreadinggroups.org.uk/reading-grou...
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📚 “You gave us a modern day To Kill a Mockingbird.” 📚
A glowing book review from one of our prison reading group members of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. 💙
🔗 Read here: prisonreadinggroups.org.uk/book-review-...
@angiethomas.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #ReadingforPleasure
Becca Bashford spent over a year working with us on an evaluation and impact study of the work of Prison Reading Groups.
We were so excited to present the findings at a launch event at the the House of Lords last month.
Read the full report here: prisonreadinggroups.org.uk 📑
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Was pleased to be invited to a @prg-uk.bsky.social event yesterday to launch their evaluation report. Well worth reading in full but I thought the impact on connections and relationships within and outside prison were particularly important.
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Sarah Turvey making presentation in the House of Lords
Privilege to be in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk to hear about the impact of Prison Reading Groups and the vital work of prison libraries to support prisoner rehabilitation earlier this afternoon. Sarah Turvey founder of @prg-uk.bsky.social
speaking. @prisonlibraries.bsky.social
Our reading group at HMP Standford Hill recently enjoyed @alexgarland.bsky.social's The Beach, published by one of our key supporters @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social. 🏖️
‘Did video games desensitise Richard and make him immune to violence?’
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Our first post on here and it's an important one...
Voting for the Smiley Charity Film Awards closes tomorrow! 🗳️
Please vote for the short film about Prison Reading Groups - Solace and Connection Through Reading - here: tinyurl.com/2jk9e643
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