Share your love of books
Join our Reverse Book Club and share the power of books with readers around the world.
Books give people power
They provide the information and the inspiration that people need to build a more equal future. So we work for a world where everyone has access to books.
Ugbaad in Somaliland
You fall in love with the books when you read today. Then tomorrow you will have the appetite to read again.
Caroline in Kenya
I see an opportunity for my one-year-old to start loving books early.
Rexa Kapito in Malawi
If I had never had access to books I would not have known the things that I do know now.
Rogers in Uganda
Thanks to our mountain bike library, I’ve seen how books give people power
Faustina in Ghana
Books make a lot of other girls I know feel free.
Phillimon Kaombe in Malawi
My hope for the school library is that it grows and has every book that a primary school learner would need to achieve their dreams.
Joyce Ampofo in Ghana
I’ve realised that it’s not that children don’t love reading, it’s because the books are not there. If the books are there, they will read.
Gifty Akologo in Ghana
If I hadn’t had books, I wouldn’t have known much. Books open your mind; they help you to know a lot.
Esther in Malawi
I read for fun and it takes away my sadness.
Puleni Chilikukumnzako in Malawi
If I hadn’t read, I would know very little about the world. I know much more because of the books I’ve read over the years.
Nessrine in Lebanon
I like the books that show them there is a different world out there.
Ridwan Mahamoud Ahmed in Somaliland
“If I didn’t have the books provided by Book Aid international, my knowledge wouldn’t be at this level.”
Tetiana in Ukraine
I watched from my window as an air raid destroyed our library.
Supporting readers living with conflict
As part of our larger commitment to supporting refugees and responding when books are lost, we’re providing 35,362 brand-new publisher-donated books to readers across the West Bank and Lebanon. They mean everything to partners like Shereen:
Books have always been a source of knowledge, inspiration, and solace. During times of conflict, they take on an even greater role, serving as a form of psychological refuge and a means of healing.
Shereen, Lebanon
Our latest shipment
Destination
Lebanon
Date sent
13/03/2025
Books on shipment
18,497
Books sent in 2025
182,762
From our team
We can only share the power of books because of our generous supporters, our inspiring partners and our many friends. You can meet a few of them on our blog.
Rebuilding lives through the power of reading
During the recent war in Lebanon, Shereen led a bibliotherapy programme to help children cope. In this blog, she reflects on the lessons learned and the power of books during conflict.
Read moreBooks to educate and inspire
Cengage Group supports us with donations of brand-new higher education and English Language Teaching books. As they put together their latest donation, we found out what this charity partnership means to staff.
Read moreThe gift of sharing stories
We spoke to Penguin Random House’s Social Impact Executive, Amanda Boakye about why they choose to donate books to us and why charity partnerships are so important to the publisher.
Read moreCalculate your impact
Publishers donate books to us, but we can’t send them without you. See how many books you could send*
Based on the average value of a book sent since 2017, £13.