Bookshop.org in drive to donate Jack Monroe's latest book via food banks

Bookshop.org is launching a book drive to donate copies of Jack Monroe’s new book Thrifty Kitchen (Bluebird) to food banks across the UK, in partnership with the Trussell Trust. 

For each copy of Thrifty Kitchen sold via the site, Bookshop.org will donate a copy to the Trussell Trust, until it reaches 1,000 copies. The books will be made available at food banks across the UK. The initiative supports both participating food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network and independent bookshops, which will receive a portion of the cover price from each sale, Bookshop.org said. 

Thrifty Kitchen features 120 low-cost recipes, plus household tricks to help readers save money. To accompany the publication Bluebird is also publishing a free e-book of 30 low-cost recipes taken from the new book and the rest from Monroe’s bestselling previous titles. The e-book 30 Thrifty Meals for Less will be available to download from panmacmillan.com and the Trussell Trust’s website. 

Nicole Vanderbilt, managing director of Bookshop.org UK, said: “We are proud to partner with the Trussell Trust and Jack Monroe to launch what we think is a very important book drive in light of the current cost of living crisis. By purchasing a copy of Jack’s book through Bookshop.org, not only will customers be donating a copy of Thrifty Kitchen to someone who needs it, but they will also be financially supporting their local independent bookshop. It’s the best deal you can get this Black Friday.” 

Monroe added: “I’m so pleased to be working with Bookshop.org in support of the Trussell Trust, and to share the tips, tricks and recipes in Thrifty Kitchen to help reduce shopping bills and make things a little easier – and tastier - for those in need during these challenging times.”