More on the value of books in prison from Sarah Crompton. She concludes her trenchant column with the suggestion that Justice Secretary Christopher Grayling should “put his mind to a scheme for authors and publishers to donate towards an effective prison education programme.” And that “A society that loses sight of a book’s value is one that has also lost its own humanity.” To quote James Joyce, “Yes.”
Give a Book has the simple core belief that to give a book–to pass on a good read–is a transaction of worth. Give a Book gives books where they will be of particular benefit eg to Prison Reading Groups, Magic Breakfast, 6 Book Challengers in Prisons as well as schools, refuges and assorted literacy projects— anywhere that the gift of a book will make a difference.