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FREE TICKETS ON SALE NOW 📚☀️ This year we’ve curated the most incredible lineup! Join us for 3 days of storytelling through creative workshops, gaming, performances, screenings and talks including our annual Free Bookstore and food. See you there! 👋

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

4 years

Introducing our founder Sofia Akel. As an avid reader and campaigner of educational equality, Sofia started FBC in response to increasing library closures, the underrepresentation and support of authors of colour and lack of access to books - with the goal of tackling these 📚

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

Kicking off the week by introducing our Non-Fiction book list, comprised solely of authors of colour 👇🏽 All of these books are available to claim through the Free Books Campaign 🎉

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

Please allow us to reintroduce ourselves... The Free Books Campaign is officially a Community Interest Company, which means we will continue putting 100% of our proceeds back into the community and campaign 📚

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

4 years

📢 Limited edition gold copies of Queenie to giveaway! We have 5 copies of @CandiceC_W brilliant book Queenie to giveaway. The gold copies celebrate Candice's historic success as the first Black woman to win Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2020 5 for 5 Queens👑

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

We are incredibly honoured to be collaborating with @MarcusRashford 's Book Club and @MacmillanKidsUK to get 400 copies of these brilliant children's books into vital youth services across the UK & Ireland. Read more about our collaboration here 👇🏽

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

We are so excited to offer copies of @EmmaDabiri ‘What White People Can Ro Next.’ This book is one for everyone and offers a nuanced, well-researched and expert-led analysis of anti-racist ‘discourse.’ Lessons can be learned by everyone who read this book!

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

We are excited to announce a new partnership with @vintagebooks 📚 Vintage will donate 300 books by authors of colour each year, starting with Eddie S. Glaude Jr’s 'Begin Again' and Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain’s ‘Four Hundred Souls.’

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

4 years

Proud to launch the 'Free Books Campaign,' getting books by authors of colour to those who cannot access them due to socioeconomic, systemic and other barriers to access. Following the fundraiser, we've raised a huge £1,652 so far! This next step is the fun part, thread: 👇🏽⁣⁣

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

Our last huge donation before Christmas 🎄 We’re getting around 1000 amazing books into homes of those who may not be able to afford gifts this year or books. We have everything from books for babies through to adults.

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

The incredibly generous and kind @nikeshshukla has donated 10 *SIGNED* copies of his upcoming book ‘Brown Baby.’ Thank you so much Nikesh! If you’d like to read this captivating memoir, but cannot afford a copy, please get in touch and we’ll send you one 📚

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@BooksCampaign

3 years

On the run up to Christmas, the most magical thing happened! This wonderful soul celebrated her birthday, but instead of asking for presents @amymaereads asked her friends and family to buy books to donate to our campaign. Supporting great indie bookshop @LibreriaLondon too 🎁 👇🏽

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

Thank you so much @amymaereads for asking for donations instead of birthday gifts! This means so much to us - we now have around 50 new books ready to go to new homes! 🧡

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

We have 10 copies of Candice Brathwaite’s ‘I Am Not Your Baby Mother’ for you to request! The book is out on paperback next week 📚 Thank you @QuercusBooks for the donations!

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

4 years

Hugeee delivery today! Thank you tremendously @liv_mar for organising a donation of over 150 books from @4thEstateBooks , William Collins and @HQstories 📦 They have sent 2x copies of each book they have by an author of colour. Can’t wait to share these all with you ✨

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

SOMEONE JUST DONATED £1,000 TO OUR CAMPAIGN!! WOWWW!! 🎉

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

2 months

We need your help! 🚨 Exactly four years ago the Free Books Campaign was founded. This year, we're hosting our 3rd annual entirely-free lit festival and need your help to make it happen. Please help us to raise funds & make this our most impactful yet!

Help us to fund our entirely-free annual books festival!, organised by Sofia Akel

Hey, thank you so much for making it to this fundraiser! I’m Sofia… Sofia Akel needs your support for Help us to fund our entirely-free annual books festival!

www.gofundme.com

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

If you’re in the UK and would like to read @esglaude ‘Begin Again,’ we have over 20 copies to go into new homes for free - open to those who cannot afford to purchase a copy. Just drop us a line👇🏽 Books courtesy of our partners @vintagebooks 📚🧡

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

We would love to support and work with you @MarcusRashford ☀️ Since the second lockdown we have donated over 1000 books by authors of colour to people of all ages across the UK 📚 Please get in touch, it’d be an honour to get involved ✨ @MacmillanKidsUK

The Bookseller

@thebookseller

3 years

"For too long, the joy of reading has been restricted by whether or not a family has the contingency budget to purchase books", @MarcusRashford 's Book Club initiative with @MacmillanKidsUK kicks off with help from @magic_breakfast ! Read more:

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

1 year

Since this article came out, just a few days ago, we’ve had an incredible outpouring of donations. Thank you so so much to everyone who has donated either financially, or leant us your platform in sharing our work. We can and will continue building ✨

World Book Day: 'Why I've given away 6,000 free books'

Writer Sofia Akel is encouraging more people to read by giving out free books to those who can't afford them.

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

One Year of the Free Books Campaign!! 🎉⁠ ⁠ Today we are celebrating our first birthday, what a year it has been! We launched the campaign during the second UK lockdown last year with the aim of achieving three things 👇

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

4 years

Please help us to spread the word. We have many free and brand new books ready to go to new homes for all who can't afford or access them 🧡 We will never ever ask you to provide details or evidence, so please email us if you'd like one at - accessiblebookscampaign @gmail .com

Sofia Akel

@sofiaakel

4 years

Lockdown can be a really lonely time for many of us. Although not a solution, reading can be a beautiful form of escapism. I want to encourage everyone here to request a free book from @accessfreebooks if you can't afford to buy one this winter - we'll proudly send you some ✨

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@BooksCampaign

3 years

Publishers - if you’re publishing any great books by authors of colour that you’d like us to include in our campaign from the new year, please reach out ahead of Christmas, we’d be excited to support and share 📚 freebookscampaign.cic @gmail .com

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

Welcome to the official page for the Free Books Campaign! Follow here for updates, free books and anything related to the campaign ✨

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

Good morning all 💫 10 beautiful, glossy, hardback covers of @CalebANelson Open Water were donated this morning! Thank you so much @alexiathom ( @VikingBooksUK ) for the copies 📚 To request a free copy email accessiblebookscampaign @gmail .com

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

Happy publication day to @kehinde_andrews 💫 We have copies of his new book ‘The New Age of Empire,’ if you can’t afford a copy, we’ve got you covered! Thank you @da_meek_a for the donations 📚

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

Happy World Book Day 📚 Books have the power to shape our minds, foster creativity and expand our imagination. Sadly access to books is becoming more unequal due to hundreds of library closures. Please donate if you can to help us close this gap 💫

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@BooksCampaign

3 years

Can’t believe it! We’ve just received an anonymous £200 donation to buy copies of @MarcusRashford & @Ankaman616 ‘You Are a Champion’!! We are speechless, if you’re reading this thank you so so much 🧡

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

2 years

Announcing our first literary festival! 🎉 We've teamed up with @BroccoliContent to bring you a whole weekend of free books (yes thats right!), creative workshops, talks with our favourite authors, book signings & more this Easter Weekend 👇

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

1 month

We’re celebrating our 4th year. What started as a fundraiser, has grown into a beautiful community. 8,000+ books donated, annual free lit fest and more. Wouldn’t be here without you - I’m truly grateful! Announcing… our patrons!✨ @tobikyere @femioyeniran @CandiceC_W

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@BooksCampaign

3 years

Today there are some fantastic new books out, by incredible authors and illustrators 📚 @nikeshshukla - Brown Baby @CalebANelson - Open Water @DapsDraws & @mpowerswriter - Space Detectives Drop us an email if you can’t afford a copy but would like one of these titles 🚀

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

Titles include: - Brit(ish) - Afropean - Think Like a White Man - Slay in Your Lane - Superior - Taking up Space - Mother Country - Don't Touch My Hair - Natives - Back to Black - Black and British - The Heart of the Race

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

Happy publication day @jifueko ✨ we have 10 copies of Raybearer to give away to those who can’t afford or access it! Thanks to @HotKeyBooksYA Raybearer is part of over 150 books we have to giveaway 🤩

Hot Key Books ✨📚

@HotKeyBooks

4 years

Only one day until #Raybearer by @jifueko hits shelves! In the world of #Raybearer you can be born with a hallow, a strong unique magical ability...🐚 But which of the different hallows would you have? ✨ Take our quiz to find out: #BeholdWhatIsComing 🦁

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

2 months

At the Free Books Festival, every single event is free, all authors are from underrepresented backgrounds, our festival is the heart of (and involve) local communities and books are free! To see more of this, please consider supporting our fundraiser 🙏🏽

Help us to fund our entirely-free annual books festival!, organised by Sofia Akel

Hey, thank you so much for making it to this fundraiser! I’m Sofia… Sofia Akel needs your support for Help us to fund our entirely-free annual books festival!

www.gofundme.com

Tim Clare

@TimClarePoet

2 months

How many of your events have free entry? How many headline underrepresented authors? How are you involving the local community? (schools visits, local authors, etc) How are you making your events accessible to people who don't often go to book events & how are you reaching them?

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

We are so saddened to hear of the passing of our beloved bell hooks. If you've not had the opportunity to be moved by her writing yet, please do reach out to us - we'd love to get more of hooks' transformative works into homes across the UK and Ireland 🤍

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@BooksCampaign

2 years

Four months ago today we held our first ever book festival with @BroccoliContent in the heart of Peckham. This was our first ever in-person event and it was a magical two-days ✨ Here’s a little snapshot of the weekend 🧵

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

1 year

We are so pleased to announce our upcoming Free Books Day event in partnership with @vintagebooks . Come down to Deptford on the 15th April for a day of free books (!!!), meet wonderful authors and publishers, and take part in workshops.

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

If you’d like a copy of Candice Brathwaite’s ‘I Am Not Your Baby Mother’ but can’t afford one, we’ve got you 🙌🏽 Go to our pinned tweet for details 📚

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

Got a HUGEEE book parcel today from @LittleTigerUK who have donated 30 books to our Free Books Campaign! Thank you so so much! Excited to gift these children books by @annabellesami & @sandrastorytime to 30 families!📚✨

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

*Job Opportunity for PoC* We're looking for a freelance web designer to help create The Free Books Campaign official website! Please email accesiblebookscampaign @gmail .com with examples of your work and CV by 18th Oct.

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

Our founder got to speak to @huffpostuk about our campaign to get free books by authors of colour to those who can’t afford them 📚 Thank you so much for supporting our campaign! We hope we can inspire people to start book sharing in their local communities 🧡

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

We are taking a little break 📚⁠ ⁠ For the past year and a bit, we've been working hard to get books into homes across the UK and Ireland. We're all in need of a little rest and relaxation now and again. So we'll be taking a break throughout September returning in October 🧡

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

2 months

Sadly we've not reached a quarter of our @gofundme yet. If we're not able to reach at least half of our overall goal, we won't be able to bring our full vision to life at this years Free Books Festival 💔 Please share and donate if you can 🥹📚

Help us to fund our entirely-free annual books festival!, organised by Sofia Akel

Hey, thank you so much for making it to this fundraiser! I’m Sofia… Sofia Akel needs your support for Help us to fund our entirely-free annual books festival!

www.gofundme.com

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@BooksCampaign

25 days

1500+ FREE TICKETS ALREADY SOLD!! 🎉 Woweee, we weren’t joking when we said this year will be our biggest and most impactful festival to date! Get your tickets now before they’re gone: 🎟️:

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

15 days

OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT 3000 TICKETS 🤯 Free Books Festival opens today at 10am, we’re so excited to announce that we’ve sold out. Some tickets may be available on the door subject to capacity. Head to our website for the full schedule. See you there 👋🏽

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

Go on Rashford 👑👑

Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

We are incredibly honoured to be collaborating with @MarcusRashford 's Book Club and @MacmillanKidsUK to get 400 copies of these brilliant children's books into vital youth services across the UK & Ireland. Read more about our collaboration here 👇🏽

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

4 years

Since Summer 2020, we have successfully raised £5,000+ and donated 800+ books across the UK, including charities, youth clubs, community centres and schools - each book is gifted to those who can't afford them. Here are some photos of our recipients, shared with permission ✨

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

1 year

Free Books Day is this Saturday! 📚 We have an incredible selection of workshops, talks and an exhibition - there’s something for everyone. Check out our lineup in this thread 🧵 And don’t forget to register your interest below👇🏽 @vintagebooks

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

1 year

Since launching in 2020, thanks to the many incredible people who make up our community - authors, publishers, readers, donors and more. We’ve gotten 6,000 books into new homes across the U.K. & Ireland 💫 We aim to keep increasing that number, no reader should be left behind!

BBC News (UK)

@BBCNews

1 year

'Why I've given away 6,000 free books'

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

This one is for the poetry fans! 🖋️ Curated with the help of avid book readers, academics and @jhalakprize who have kindly supported! Here are 12 poetry books by authors of colour that we recommend! All books are free to claim from us, go to pinned tweet for more info 📚

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

*Call for volunteers* We're looking for volunteers who are interested in fundraising, with experience (or willingness) to lead on funding bids and applications. Please drop us an email if you're interested! freebookscampaign.cic @gmail .com (please retweet if you can) 📚

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

As we approach another nationwide lockdown, if you can afford to, please support independent book stores. Alternatively you can request a free book from us to fill your days with some beautiful literature! We buy exclusively from @BooksRound , @JacarandaBooks & @BooksMaldon 💫📚

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

We are excited to be collaborating with @_KnightsOf who have donated 20 copies of their beautiful new children's book Happy Here, which is out today! Congratulations to the brilliant authors and illustrators 📚 Request your free copy here👇🏿

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@BooksCampaign

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TICKETS 10AM FRIDAY 12TH JULY. It's a tremendous honour to share our headliners @CalebFemi_ & @sampha - two incredible multidisciplinary artists who gift us the power of storytelling through woven tapestries of heritage, nostalgia, culture + connection.

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

2 months

*SAVE THE DATE* 📆 Our third annual, entirely-free festival is returning this summer! We’re bringing together our favourite brands, publishers, book clubs and community orgs for our biggest and best festival to date. Sign up below for updates ✨

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

The Essential June Jordan 📚 "It’s the definitive introduction to the work of the late June Jordan - a poet, essayist and civil rights activist.’" We have copies available for free courtesy of @classicpenguins , head to our website to claim

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

We’ve launched our children’s reading list in collaboration with @aimeefelone x @BooksRound on Instagram today! Head over to @freebookscampaign on IG to have a browse ☺️

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

This win is a huge success for not only Candice but generations of Black writers who have been overlooked by the publishing industry. Therefore, we will be giving these limited edition books out specifically to Black women/womxn in the UK.⁣⁠ Tag, share & celebrate Queenie!

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@BooksCampaign

1 year

Free Books Day on 15th April 📚 We’re taking over 2000 Community Action Centre in Deptford, London, for a day of author talks, workshops and free books. Join us as we celebrate our partnership with @vintagebooks ! Its all completely free!!✨ Artwork by @ninarubygoodyer 🎨

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

Just in! 📚 We have 5 copies of Claudia Rankine’s phenomenal Just Us. Thank you @AllenLaneBooks & @da_meek_a for the donations! They usually retail at £25 so they’re a special treat!! To claim: check criteria via our pinned tweet and email accessiblebookscampaign @gmail .com 💫

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

How cute are these pictures of Jacynthia and her son Alexander 🥰 We sent copies of Natives by @akalamusic and Little Leaders by @VashtiHarrison 📚 Thank you for sending us these lovely photos and giving us permission to share these ✨

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

Sadly, we now know that over £200 in book donations have been stolen from the campaign. Unfortunately, nothing can be done to get them back. Please share our campaign so that we can continue to get books out to those who can't afford them this winter.

Get free vital books to those who can't afford it!, organized by Sofia Cissé Akel

Educational inequalities can define and shape someone's entire lif… Sofia Cissé Akel needs your support for Get free vital books to those who can't afford it!

www.gofundme.com

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

Thank you so much @HuffPostUK for spotlighting our campaign 🧡📚

HuffPost UK

@HuffPostUK

4 years

Hundreds of libraries have closed their doors since 2010, so @accessfreebooks aims to get books to people who need them.

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@BooksCampaign

2 years

Todays the last day of Free Books Fest! We’ve got an amazing line up of speakers and workshops today and of course, even more books for you to take home 🎉 see you there!

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

We have *5* brand new copies of @kehinde_andrews new book ‘The New Age of Empire.’ Thank you so much @da_meek_a & @AllenLaneBooks for the donations 📚 If you can’t afford a copy but would like to read it, please email us (details on pinned tweet) ✨

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

3 years

We want to share more titles with you throughout each week that you can get for free. Starting with 'Hey You!' by @DapsDraws and 18 illustrators reflecting the diversity of the African diaspora! 📖: Children's⁠ 🗓: 10.06.2021⁠ 📨: freebookscampaign.cic @gmail .com 📚: 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

2 months

We've had many amazing people reach out to volunteer at next months Free Books Festival, so we decided to open up volunteer roles to our community! Please complete this form by Sunday 23rd June 👇 Can't wait to welcome you to our campaign, love Sofia x

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@BooksCampaign

3 years

Looking for an inspiring book to read this year? We got you! We have many copies of @Lawrence_tko new book ‘Dare to Change’ 📚 Free to anyone who can’t afford to buy their own copy, go to ✨

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

We’ve been working hard since we started less than a year ago! As our impact continues to grow, we want to celebrate getting over 800 books in new homes - all thanks to you! None of this would be possible without your generous donations ❤️💫

Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

4 years

Since Summer 2020, we have successfully raised £5,000+ and donated 800+ books across the UK, including charities, youth clubs, community centres and schools - each book is gifted to those who can't afford them. Here are some photos of our recipients, shared with permission ✨

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Just received the most beautiful book package from @yassmin_a ! Thank you so much for donating copies of ‘You Must be Layla’ to our campaign, this is so kind of you! We cannot wait to get these out to readers 📚 #freebookscampaign

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3 years

Christmas Book Drive 🎄 This year we donated over 400 books to a community centre which runs a food bank and reading programme for the local community. All with the help of our friends @PenguinUKBooks , @VikingBooksUK and @amymaereads !

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Free Subscription Alert 📣 Thanks to a generous donor, we are giving away 3 free 1-year subscriptions to @cocoagirlmag ! This is open to Black children only, if you are a parent/carer/family member get in touch (pinned tweet for details) 🧡

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@BooksCampaign

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Here comes the fun part! You can claim a free book if the below criteria apply to you 🎉 This whole process is based on honesty, so please only reach out to claim a book if you have read this and it reflects your current position.

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

We are officially over halfway to reaching our goal & the first batch of books are on their way to new homes this week!! Such exciting times, as we work on becoming a more sustainable long-term project to get books out! To donate 👉

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

Thank you @BookBrunch for covering our campaign on your website today! So thankful for all the support 🧡

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@BooksCampaign

3 years

Here’s @amymaereads explaining why she chose to throw a fundraising birthday party as well as uncovering the state of publishing for authors of colour. She is the founder of @badformreview , an incredible literary review centring authors of colour - go follow!

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@BooksCampaign

2 years

Our first ever Free Books Festival with @BroccoliContent was full of joy and of course, books, come take a look inside 👋🏽

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

Titles include: - Rhodes Must Fall - My Name is Why - Hood Feminism - Hostile Environment - I Write What I Like - Black, Listed - To Exist is to Resist - Rise Up: The #Merky Story So Far - Feminism, Interrupted - The Good Immigrant

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4 years

Thank you everyone for all your love and support of our campaign 🧡📚

Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

4 years

Introducing our founder Sofia Akel. As an avid reader and campaigner of educational equality, Sofia started FBC in response to increasing library closures, the underrepresentation and support of authors of colour and lack of access to books - with the goal of tackling these 📚

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It's the week of the Free Books Festival!! 🎉 We've just released more tickets to our headline event - thee @sampha in-conversation with thee @CalebFemi_ . If you've missed your chance to grab day tickets, there are also some donation options available!

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

4 years

Hey everyone, thank you for all of the support you have show so far! Apologies it’s been a little quiet on our social media, we’re currently working on sustainability and the best way to distribute books beyond social media. Stay tuned 💫

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@BooksCampaign

20 days

Officially less than one week away from our biggest ever Free Books Festival! Limited tickets remaining, get yours now 👇🏽

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

We've been spending the day building a website for you all and it's coming together so nicely! Can't wait to share it, it'll be a great resource hub to browse books by authors of colour 🧡📚

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@BooksCampaign

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If you'd like to support the campaign, please donate here if you can - or help spread the word so that we can reach even more people! If you're a publisher, author or company that'd like to support us, please email us accessiblebookscampaign @gmail .com 💫

Get free vital books to those who can't afford it!, organized by Sofia Cissé Akel

Educational inequalities can define and shape someone's entire lif… Sofia Cissé Akel needs your support for Get free vital books to those who can't afford it!

www.gofundme.com

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@BooksCampaign

3 years

On to the fun part... Our criteria is really simple, all you have to do is be honest and self-select. So if this criteria applies to you, you can request a book = simple 📚

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@BooksCampaign

4 years

Add these to your pre-order lists ✨ 📚Luster by @RavenLeilani 📚 Poor by @CalebFemi_ 📚 Whites by @OteghaUwagba 📚 Open Water by @CalebANelson 📚 I Refuse to Condemn edited by @AsimCP 📚 Fragile Monsters by @cg_menon

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

4 years

We have officially reached our £5,000 fundraising goal! 🎉 The Free Books Campaign wouldn't exist without you wonderful and generous people who have supported the campaign since it started! With £5k and over 500 book donations so far, we are getting books into so many homes ❤️

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LAST FEW TICKETS LEFT 📚 This weekend is full of the most incredible people, we’re so excited to share that the brilliant @isthatscully will be recording a live podcast of @theresnosignall Face the Facts alongside @officialAvelino & @SianAnderson ✨

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@BooksCampaign

3 years

New book alert 🚨 @IanWright0 and @Okwonga have a new children’s novel coming out! We will be offering free copies to those who can’t afford or access them upon publication 📚

Ian Wright

@IanWright0

3 years

Very excited to finally see this. Our children's novel "Striking Out" @Okwonga 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Available to pre order:

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Titles include: - Built - Unapologetic - Terraformed - Revolutionary Suicide - My Past is a Foreign Country - The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephania - Sister Outsider - I Am Not Your Baby Mother - Outside the XY - Pleasure Activism - Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments

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@BooksCampaign

3 years

EMPRESS & ANIYA is out today! Join @CandiceC_W in conversation with @Jamelia to celebrate the launch. The wonderful people at @ed_pr are offering a number of free tickets to young people who can't afford to purchase one. If you'd like to attend, please drop us a message 🌟

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

2 years

Announcing our Saturday line-up! 📢 We have creative workshops for children, book signings, panel talks, podcasting and more throughout the day. We also have plenty of books for you too, so bring a bag! Free tickets are below 👇 @BroccoliContent

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Free this weekend? In need of some new reads? We've partnered up with our friends at @vintagebooks and BeauBeaus to get free books out to those who can't afford them ahead of Christmas. We have a selection of cookbooks, fiction, non-fiction & more. Join us! 📍BeauBeau's, E1 7AA

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ON SALE NOW. SAMPHA X CALEB FEMI IN CONVERSATION. @sampha @CalebFemi_

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📚 @CecilekvPin @JanayMarie @nguyen_p_quemai @lemelp

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@BooksCampaign

3 years

South Norwood Library is facing closure, please support their campaign to stop another library joining the 700+ that have been permanently closed down across the UK.

Friends of South Norwood Library

@friends_norwood

3 years

Sign the petition and join the Friends of South Norwood Library - we can use our power as a community to show #Croydon council that we won’t give up on our #SE25 library. #se25needsalibrary Please share with your friends and neighbours

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Free Books Campaign

@BooksCampaign

4 years

We have 2, 1-year subscriptions of Cocoa Boy ( @cocoaboymag ) left to go to those who can't afford it! Please share and spread the news as it'd be a shame if they go unclaimed. This is open specifically to Black children ✨ Email ccessiblebookscampaign @gmail .com to claim x

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@BooksCampaign

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We're looking for an experienced fundraiser to join our team. You'll lead on funding applications and bids, helping us to continue growing and supporting people across the UK and Ireland. Please email sofia @freebookscampaign .co.uk for more details and to apply 🌟

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Who's Loving You by @SareetaDomingo . "A stunning collection of short stories, celebrating love and desire in all its guises, written by and reflecting the experiences of women of colour.⁠" 📖: Anthology⁠ 🗓:04.03.2021⁠ 📨: freebookscampaign.cic @gmail .com 📚:👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽⁠

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