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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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🎧 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/
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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.

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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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#TheMeteorites by @helenlpgordon.bsky.social is @blackwells.bsky.social's Non-Fiction Book of the Month!

The stories of fallen meteorites and the lives they've touched – meet astronomers, go meteorite hunting and learn what objects from space can tell us about life on Earth.

tinyurl.com/ykvms9mc
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November 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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#MoveableFeasts by Chris Newens has been included in the
@waterstones.bsky.social 'Best Food & Drink Books of 2025'! 🍽️

www.waterstones.com/blog/the-bes...
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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🚨 25% OFF UPCOMING BOOKS 🚨

Get yourself a great deal, ending tomorrow!

@waterstones.bsky.social are offering 25% off pre-orders of these upcoming Profile titles.

Valid until 23.59 Friday 17th October with code OCTOBER25 📖
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October 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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#WeSurvivedTheNight by Julian Brave NoiseCat is out today.

An inventive and illuminating narrative, We Survived the Night is both reconciliation and celebration of Indigenous pain, hope and resurgence - and their power to shape a collective future.

Order your copy here:
tinyurl.com/yst99pw3
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October 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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25% OFF UPCOMING BOOKS 🚨

Get yourself a great deal! @waterstones.bsky.social are offering 25% off pre-orders of these upcoming Profile titles. Valid until 23.59 Friday 17th October with code OCTOBER25 📚

www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...
11 book covers on a dark purple background, above text that reads “25% off on upcoming books — 14–17 October | Online only”. The books pictured are the following: 'Enough Said' by Alan Bennett, 'Ancient' by Luke Barley, 'Talking Classics' by Mary Beard, 'Hinterlands' by Hannah Lucinda Smith, 'The Age of Alchemy' by Kit Chapman, 'We Know You Can Pay A Million' by Anja Shortland, 'Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea' by Emily Wilson, 'Children of Abraham' by Marc David Baer, 'The Unfragile Mind' by Gavin Francis, 'Grasslands' by John Wright and 'Hoax' by Madeleine Pelling.
October 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Calling all football fans! ⚽️

#WorldCupFever: A Footballing Journey in Nine Tournaments by @simonkuper.bsky.social is available in audiobook now!

Get your copy here:
tinyurl.com/wjwk4t6j
October 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Congratulations to László Krasznahorkai, who has won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2025, with The Academy citing his 'compelling and visionary oeuvre'.

His novels include #Satantango, #TheMelancholyofResistance and #Herscht07769, which we publish under our Tuskar Rock list.
October 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Critical thinkers, enquire within!

#TheEconomistQuizBook by Tom Standage is out today!

Order your copy here:
tinyurl.com/557c8d9k
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October 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Tuck into to @cheesetastingco.bsky.social's brie-lliant guide to the cheeses of France with #ACheesemongersTourDeFrance, out today in paperback 🇫🇷

Complete with tasting notes and serving suggestions, this is a must-read for the cheese lover in your life.

🧀: tinyurl.com/ACheesemongersTourDeFrancePB
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October 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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MARY BEARD RETURNS with #TalkingClassics, an exciting look at whether and why the Classics still matter.

Pre-order your signed edition from Waterstones now: tinyurl.com/TalkingClassicsSigned

@wmarybeard.bsky.social
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October 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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@old-church-going.bsky.social's critically-acclaimed, glovebox-essential #ChurchGoing publishes in paperback today📖⛪️

Don't miss this charming guide to the architectural features and furnishings of Britain's medieval churches, out now!

tinyurl.com/ChurchGoingPB
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October 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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⚽️📢 G O A L ! 📢⚽️

Today, we publish @simonkuper.bsky.social's #WorldCupFever, the story of how the World Cup tournament has touched and changed our lives, by one of the best writers on the beautiful game.

Get your copy here: tinyurl.com/WorldCupFeverBook
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October 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Exciting news to kick off the month: #ChurchGoing by @old-church-going.bsky.social is @blackwells.bsky.social's Non-Fiction Book of the Month! Join stonemason Andrew Ziminski on a charming tour of our best medieval churches ⛪️

Publishing in paperback tomorrow: tinyurl.com/ChurchGoingBlackwells
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October 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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We are thrilled that Eleanor Barraclough's eye-opening and engaging history of the Viking age #EmbersOfTheHands has been shortlisted for the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025. Congratulations to Eleanor and the five other shortlisted authors!

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September 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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#Abundance by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award 2025

Ditch scarcity politics and embracing visionary action to create an abundant future.

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September 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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#ImpossibleCity by @simonkuper.bsky.social is one of @waterstones.bsky.social's #PaperbacksOfTheYear 📖

Get your copy – perfect for gifting! – here: tinyurl.com/ImpossibleCi...
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September 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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To celebrate the publication of #Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower, author Andrew Bayliss has put together a @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social list of his favourite page turners on the ancient world.

Check out his list here:
tinyurl.com/2mkeh2fh
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September 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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'If you read one book on the Spartans make it this one' – Steven Pressfield

Happy Publication Day to #Sparta: The Ride and Fall of an Ancient Superpower by Andrew Bayliss! 🏺🏺

Grab your copy here: tinyurl.com/SpartaAndrew...
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September 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Calling all football fans! ⚽️

#WorldCupFever: A Footballing Journey in Nine Tournaments by @simonkuper.bsky.social is available in audiobook on NetGalley now.

Request here: tinyurl.com/WorldCupFeverNetGalley
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September 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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This week we publish Andrew Bayliss' definitive and original history of Sparta, from warrior queens and the 300 to the Peloponnesian war.

Let's strip away the legends to unmask the real Spartans. #Sparta by Andrew Bayliss is out this week.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/SpartaAndrewBayliss
September 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM