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Independent publisher of inventive books, fearless writing and powerful voices. Our authors include Mary Beard, Shoshana Zuboff and Francis Fukuyama.
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So great to see #Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson included in '100 Notable Books of 2025' by @nytimes.com!

View the full piece below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
100 Notable Books of 2025
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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'An impressive work of research and scholarship'

A brilliant @theguardian.com review for #Crick, @matthewcobb.bsky.social's biography of the man who helped to discover the structure of DNA 🧬
Crick: A Mind in Motion by Matthew Cobb review – the charismatic philanderer who changed science
Genius and arrogance play leading roles in a new biography of the man who helped uncover the structure of DNA
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Absolutely thrilled to be part of this tour!

Join us in #Monmouth 22nd April
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Join acclaimed writer & broadcaster, and Gladstone's Library Writer in Residence, David Hendy for a masterclass on using sound to enrich your writing.

📅 Sat 17 Jan '26
🕑 10:30AM-3PM
🎟️ £70
📍 Gladstone’s Library
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Poster for a Gladstone’s Library masterclass titled “Writing with an Ear to Sound with David Hendy.” The image shows author and historian David Hendy smiling with arms crossed, wearing glasses and a blue jacket. His book “The BBC: A People’s History” appears in the lower left. Event details read: Saturday 17th January 2026, 10:30am–3pm, tickets £70, available now. Gladstone’s Library branding appears on the top left, with a link to www.gladstoneslibrary.org/events in the bottom right.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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We're pleased to announce that @wmarybeard.bsky.social is going on tour next spring with her brilliant new book #TalkingClassics ⚡️

Get your tickets via the links below! 🧵
An orange promotional graphic titled “MARY BEARD TALKING CLASSICS BOOK TOUR.” Below, tour dates are listed in white text: • 14th March – Words by the Water, Keswick with Raph Cormack • 14th April – University Central Hall, York with Toppings York • 17th April – Ely Cathedral with Toppings Ely • 19th April – Royal Geographical Society, London with FANE • 22nd April – Blake Theatre, Monmouth with Rossiter Books • 23rd April – Stanwell School Hall, Penarth with Griffin Books • 24th April – Bath Pavilion with Toppings Bath On the right, the book cover Mary Beard: Talking Classics – The Shock of the Old is displayed. A small circular photo shows Mary Beard. The Profile Books logo appears at the bottom.
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Start the week with #Crick author @matthewcobb.bsky.social as he discusses the history and future of genetic science 🧬
BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, Genes and hands: mapping character and health
Alison Bashford, Matthew Cobb and Charlotte Houldcroft with Adam Rutherford.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Just a reminder about this Friday’s (28th) event. We are incredibly grateful to have Professor @helenking.bsky.social speaking about “Uncovering the History of Women’s Bodies” at 1:30 pm in the Learning Centre (Room 00.018), Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. We are looking forward to seeing you!
Keynote Lecture | Uncovering the History of Women’s Bodies
www.torch.ox.ac.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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What's exciting about a piece of bread 4,000 years old? Or pots of paint abandoned in the eruption at Pompeii? Why should we care about the distant past?

@wmarybeard.bsky.social returns with #TalkingClassics out April 2026.

Pre-order your signed edition here: tinyurl.com/TalkingClassicsWaterstones
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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'A lively, lucid discussion of what companies are, and what they are for'

#TheCorporationInTheTwentyFirstCentury by @profjohnkay.bsky.social is an Economist best book of 2025! This radical reappraisal of business is out now in paperback.

www.economist.com/culture/2025...
The best books of 2025
Gladiators and dictators, wolves and Beatles feature in our list this year
www.economist.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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'Nightmares serve as helpful indicators of when we are struggling to deal with certain emotional issues, and if we pay attention ... we can learn to overcome the underlying issues, too'

Check out #IntoTheDreamLab author Michelle Carr's @bpsofficial.bsky.social interview.
'A nightmare is an inner life that is sometimes as enriching as it can be terrifying' | BPS
Dr Michelle Carr is the Director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory in Montreal’s Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine. She tells Jennifer Gledhill about the impact of dreams and nightmares...
www.bps.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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'Kucharski explains how we know things and to what level of certainty, and how to hone our own decision-making. Engaging and uncondescending'

#Proof by Adam Kucharski is a Financial Times best book of 2025. The bestselling author asks how we know what is true, out now.

www.ft.com/content/5f6f...
Best books of 2025: Sport, Health and Wellness
Simon Kuper and Anjana Ahuja select their must-read titles
www.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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#Abundance by @ezraklein.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social is a Financial Times best book of 2025!

The number one New York Times bestseller makes the case for a future defined not by fear, but by abundance. Out now.

www.ft.com/content/c44a...
Best books of 2025: Economics
Martin Wolf selects his must-read titles
www.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Tonight! 7pm for 7.30pm, £3 on door. Our last event of the year, do join us! @old-church-going.bsky.social @profilebooks.bsky.social
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November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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first near-freezing temps of the season in #Paris tonight ❄️

perfect time to read a tiny #book of #cat #crime #fiction, n’est-ce paws 🧐😸

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photo of the cover of a slim hardcover book with a drawing of black cat under a tree with bare branches and in the background a snowy scene with a woman walking through a churchyard the title of the book is “A Case of the Claws, Classic Tales of Feline Crime” and the authors’ names are listed above—Catherine Aird, Edmund Crispin, Patricia Highsmith, Ellis Peters
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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'Gordon’s deep dive into these extraterrestrial visitations and the people who orbit them is lively and endlessly fascinating'

#TheMeteorites by Helen Gordon has been picked by the iPaper as one of the best paperbacks out in November ☄️

inews.co.uk/culture/book...
The best books out in paperback in November 2025
Here are 14 great new releases, now in their cheaper formats
inews.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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'If you are interested in how DNA’s structure was discovered and what happened next, this is the book to read … Gripping'

A brilliant @newscientist.com review for #Crick by @matthewcobb.bsky.social 🧬
Surprising new biography of Francis Crick unravels the story of DNA
Francis Crick's biography is full of surprises as author Matthew Cobb reveals the life and work of the co-discoverer of DNA's structure, finds Michael Le Page
www.newscientist.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Discover the power, confidence and purpose that come with courage!

#CourageIsCalling by Ryan Holiday is available on Audible today for £3.99!

www.audible.co.uk/pd/Courage-I...
Book cover of Courage Is Callingby Ryan Holiday. The design features a cream background with a gold border, a lion illustration in the center, and bold red text. A quote from Matthew McConaughey appears at the top, and the Audible logo is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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GP and bestselling author @drgavinfrancis.bsky.social returns with a deeply human and compassionate re-evaluation of mental illness.

#TheUnfragileMind publishes February 2026, in partnership with @wellcomecollection.bsky.social ✨

Find out more here: tinyurl.com/TheUnfragileMind
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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'You must understand the World Cup is a kind of religious feast that includes the whole world ... Whereas Easter is only for Christians, the World Cup is for everyone'

A fascinating interview with #WorldCupFever author @simonkuper.bsky.social for Football Makes History ⚽️
The World Cup as a Mirror of History: A Conversation with Simon Kuper - Football Makes History
Football Makes History sat down with writer and journalist Simon Kuper to discuss his latest book, "World Cup Fever".
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November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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🎧 Essential listening for Classics fans! 🎧

Don't miss #Sparta author Andrew Bayliss discussing the rise and fall of this ancient superpower on the History with Jackson podcast below!

🔗 historywithjackson.co.uk/podcast
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November 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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#Collared by @chrisjpearson.bsky.social is out today in paperback!

From the forests of medieval Europe to the frontlines of twentieth-century conflicts, this is the story of how we made the modern dog 🐶

profilebooks.com/work/collared/
The book Collared by Chris Pearson on a blue background with a white Profile Books logo in the bottom right hand corner.
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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#TheMeteorites by @helenlpgordon.bsky.social is out in paperback today ☄️

The fascinating stories of fallen meteorites and the lives they've touched - from collectors to kings, scientists to farmers.

profilebooks.com/work/the-met...
The paperback book The Meteorites by Helen Gordon on a background of the night sky with a white Profile Books logo in the bottom right hand corner.
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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🧬Discover the story of the man behind the double helix 🧬

#Crick – @matthewcobb.bsky.social's electrifying biography of revered 20th century scientist Francis Crick – publishes in hardback today.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/CrickBiography
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November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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#AdvanceBritannia by @alanallport.bsky.social is out today. A definitive account of the Second World War as it was lived, from the battlefields to the ration books.

'There isn't a better history of the Second World War than this' David Edgerton

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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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'Gripping and accessible'

A brilliant @nature.com review for #Crick, @matthewcobb.bsky.social's biography of the man beyond the double helix, publishing this Thursday 🧬
Sex, drugs and the conscious brain: Francis Crick beyond the double helix
A thoroughly researched account of the history and relationships that shaped the scientist who co-discovered the structure of DNA.
www.nature.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM