We provide resources to promote the library and encourage reading for pleasure throughout the prison.
Book Talk is a handout consisting of two book recommendations: it includes a brief description of the book and some discussion questions. Nothing too literary and nothing too long please – run titles by us first and we will send you a design template to use.
Book Stuff is a themed handout celebrating books and reading with quizzes, crosswords, poetry and book extracts and recommendations. If this interests you, please get in touch and we will send you some samples for inspiration and a design template to use.
Finding a Good Read is our monthly column in Inside Time which we also send to prison libraries as a handout. We have also created four Finding a Good Read videos for prison television and media channels. Watch them here.
Book lists
Group Guidelines
Guidance notes for new reading groups aimed at confident readers can be accessed here.
For suggestions on starting a group for emergent readers, see Reading the Way.
Annual Reviews
Our yearly reports give an overview and summary of the work the work we do each year. You can read recent ones here.
PRG Evaluation Report 2025
Community, connection and change: an evaluation and impact study of Prison Reading Groups
Becca Bashford, Lead researcher | Sarah Turvey, Director, Prison Reading Groups
The central aim of the evaluation was to identify what members most enjoy and value about the groups and to understand better the impact of reading groups on the lives of prisoner members.
Click below to read the report:
