Alcoholics Anonymous
AA meeting readings and literature
Official AA links in one place: the readings used at meetings, where newcomers can start, and where to get the literature.
Meeting readings
The readings often read aloud at AA meetings, on the fellowship's own site.
- The A.A. Preamble
(PDF, opens in a new tab)The preamble read at the start of most A.A. meetings.aa.org - How It Works (Big Book, Chapter 5)
(PDF, opens in a new tab)Chapter 5 of Alcoholics Anonymous. Its opening pages are the "How It Works" reading.aa.org - The Promises (Big Book, Chapter 6)
(PDF, opens in a new tab)Chapter 6, "Into Action". The Promises are on pages 83 and 84.aa.org - The Twelve Traditions
(opens in a new tab)The Twelve Traditions, often read at meetings.aa.org
New to AA?
Get the literature
Where a fellowship runs its own shop, buying there supports its work. These are plain links: we take no commission and add no tracking.
- A.A. Great Britain shop
(opens in a new tab)UKalcoholics-anonymous.org.uk - A.A. World Services literature store
(opens in a new tab)Worldonlineliterature.aa.org
Many groups also sell A.A. literature at meetings.
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