We are The Book Trade Charity, BTBS. A small but mighty charity which exists to support people who work in the UK book trade and their families. Crisis can strike unexpectedly and we support people when life gets tough. Our tailored grants can help people to withstand and recover from unexpected events such as redundancy, illness or unanticipated bills. 

We have been asked by a few supporters recently why we haven't run a regular donation appeal in the past. We are acutely aware that times are tough for people and we haven't wanted to add pressure to colleagues through the cost of living crisis. However, we know that there are some friends of the charity who are now keen to make a monthly contribution to our work and so this is the best way to do that!

This year has been extremely busy and our grants and housing are under tremendous pressure. All support is welcome and means so much to our small team.  

Thank you to everyone who supports us, without you we couldn't reach out to colleagues in a crisis.