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Prison Reading Groups @prg-uk.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Great to see Tim Relf's piece in @thebookseller.com Since 1999, we've seen first-hand the important role that prison libraries play. Our Reading Group Roundup blogs showcase the discussions in our groups: bit.ly/4s5gfw5 #SolaceandConnectionThroughReading #PrisonLibraries #LibrariesChangeLives

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Prison Reading Groups @prg-uk.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

☀️ '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... @faberbooks.bsky.social

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Reading Group Roundup: Klara and the Sun - Prison Reading Groups

This month the report comes from HMP Wandsworth where one of the PRG groups read...

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Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

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/

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Prison Reading Groups @prg-uk.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

🪶 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... @faberbooks.bsky.social

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Reading Group Roundup: Small Things Like These - Prison Reading Groups

It’s a very short book, first published in 2021 and then adapted in 2024 as...

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Prison Reading Groups @prg-uk.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

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

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Sebastian Faulks visits HMP Wandsworth - Prison Reading Groups

PRG supports three reading groups at Wandsworth and with help from one of our brilliant...

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Prison Reading Groups @prg-uk.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

📚 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... @readingagency.bsky.social @claremackwrites.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social

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Reading Group Roundup: The Donor - Prison Reading Groups

The report this month comes from HMP Frankland where members of the Champions for Reading...

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Prison Reading Groups @prg-uk.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

📚 “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

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Book review from a Prison Reading Group member: Angie Thomas - The Hate U Give - Prison Reading Groups

There’s something really weird I do when I fall in love with a good book,...

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Prison Reading Groups @prg-uk.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

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 📑 #prisonreadinggroups

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Jon Collins @jonbcollins.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

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. prisonreadinggroups.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

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

Sarah Turvey making presentation in the House of Lords

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Prison Reading Groups @prg-uk.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

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?’ Read more: prisonreadinggroups.org.uk/reading-grou... 👀

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Reading Group Roundup - Prison Reading Groups

The report this month comes from Standford Hill where the group read Alex Garland’s The...

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Prison Reading Groups @prg-uk.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

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 #CFA25 #MediaTrustFilms @mediatrust.bsky.social

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Solace and Connection Through Reading

This short film, created in conjunction with Media Trust and funded by The Crucible Foundation, showcases the work of PRG and is based on stories from…

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