Books We Need - December 2025
Books we're out of:
Coloring books for adults (no nudity)
Paperback books about automotive repair and maintenance
Paperback self help
Figure Drawing for Kids, or other paperback drawing guides without nudity
Paperback fantasy
Paperback dictionaries
Paperback Jewish nonfiction and fiction
You may notice a trend here. The number of prisons and jails that don't allow people to have hardcover books grows by the month. Paperbacks can go so many places that hardcovers can't.
Books we're running low on:
Paperback philosophy
Paperback European history
Paperback cookbooks without stains
Urban fiction
Composition books
If you have gently-used paperbacks to spare on these subjects, email us at bookstoprisoners@live.com to make arrangements to donate them.
Or, order new ones from our wish lists. Just make your choice and buy online. Your gift of a new book makes it possible for us to fill requests from people in prisons that won't accept used books.
Wish lists
To get these books into the hands of the people who need them, we must pay for postage and wrapping material. Postage is our single largest expense. We spend $5-7 per package. Please consider giving money along with your donation of books. Here's how.
