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21 May 2013
Free Winning Without Losing mini ebook: Pay With a Tweet! -
30 April 2013
Listen again: Profile Books authors on BBC Radio 4 -
23 April 2013
Profile authors at Hay Festival 2013 -
22 April 2013
Alison Wolf’s THE XX FACTOR stirs up debate -
22 April 2013
The macho and the martyr are out of fashion – are you Winning Without Losing? -
18 April 2013
Profile authors to appear at the ICA’s Independents Day Festival -
18 April 2013
Raja Shehadeh shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2013 -
28 March 2013
NOISE: A Human History by David Hendy – extract -
25 March 2013
Alan Bennett interview: on gay marriage and confounding his fans -
21 March 2013
Raja Shehadeh long-listed for The Orwell Prize -
13 March 2013
NOISE: BBC Radio 4 clip – listen -
11 March 2013
Profile Books and Wellcome Collection announce publishing partnership -
05 March 2013
Mary Beard’s new book, CONFRONTING THE CLASSICS, is out now -
05 March 2013
CONFRONTING THE CLASSICS, Mary Beard’s new book is out now -
27 February 2013
A ‘tail’ of underachievement: How England’s state schools fail one child in five -
25 February 2013
Q&A with David Hendy, author of NOISE -
20 February 2013
How to Deliver Perfect Customer Service -
18 February 2013
Shopping, Seduction and Mr Selfridge is a top-seller -
13 February 2013
SWISS MADE author R. James Breiding appears on CNBC -
07 February 2013
WHY NATIONS FAIL wins big at Political Book Awards -
04 February 2013
Katie Kitamura’s GONE TO THE FOREST finally goes to the bookshops -
04 February 2013
Richard Mabey: Long May He Rain! -
29 January 2013
WHAT HAS NATURE EVER DONE FOR US? A new Sunday Times bestseller -
16 January 2013
Follow the Noise -
10 January 2013
Peter Carson, distinguished editor, publisher, translator and great friend, died at the age of 74 on 9 January 2013 -
10 January 2013
Ask yourself, what has nature ever done for us? -
10 December 2012
New ITV primetime drama MR SELFRIDGE is based on Lindy Woodhead’s book -
04 December 2012
Roman Krznaric’s lecture now a RSA Animate -
03 December 2012
Robert Greene visits the London Real studios -
16 November 2012
Orwell-prize-winning author Raja Shehadeh comes to Soho Theatre -
14 November 2012
Robert Greene in London to launch Mastery 19-23 November -
08 November 2012
The Sleeping Army longlisted for Carnegie Medal -
01 November 2012
Mastery – the official trailer -
30 October 2012
On The Map – Waterstones Book of the Year? -
30 October 2012
Profile has three titles on the CMI shortlist -
29 October 2012
Profile Books takes over Tindal Street Press publishing -
25 October 2012
Dimbleby’s BBC2 TV documentary transmission date confirmed! -
16 October 2012
Announcing … Robert Greene’s MASTERY … with special pre-order bonuses -
16 October 2012
Calling all designers – enter our ON THE MAP competition to win a Canon EOS 550D -
15 October 2012
Profile publishes major history of El Alamein by Jonathan Dimbleby -
09 October 2012
Profile Books at the Cheltenham Festival 2012 -
04 October 2012
Chills and Thrills! – Watch the new terrifying trailer for Susan Hill’s DOLLY -
02 October 2012
ON THE MAP, Simon Garfield’s eagerly awaited follow-up to JUST MY TYPE is out now -
01 October 2012
Why Nations Fail has been shortlisted for the 2012 FT Business Book of the Year award! -
27 September 2012
It’s Labour conference time – make sure you’re Off-Message! -
17 September 2012
SPELL IT OUT – Brits care more about spelling than food and sex! -
10 September 2012
John Gimlette wins the Dolman Prize -
15 August 2012
Profile and Ogilvy team up to publish the private writings of ‘The Father of Advertising’ -
14 August 2012
A thrilling – and chilling – announcement: Profile to publish Susan Hill’s brand new ghost story DOLLY for Hallowe’en 2012 -
13 August 2012
Why Nations Fail longlisted for business book award -
07 August 2012
Want to get ahead? Time for some LESSONS FROM THE TOP with journalist and broadcaster Gavin Esler -
03 July 2012
Profile Books and Clerkenwell Press At The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2012 -
03 July 2012
Chris Mullin and Alastair Campbell talk political diaries in pre-show event for A Walk on Part -
28 June 2012
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13 June 2012
Michael Crick interviews ex-PM Tony Blair about Chris Mullin’s play -
06 April 2012
Announcing FRANKENSTEIN, a new interactive literary app for iPad and iPhone -
15 February 2012
New Scientist explains Professor Stewart’s 17 EQUATIONS TO CHANGE THE WORLD -
15 February 2012
UP POHNPEI sees the world’s worst football team turn their fortunes around -
03 February 2012
The Library Book – out now -
09 January 2012
‘Calories and Corsets’ – the antidote to New Year New You -
02 December 2011
‘Frankenstein’ Reborn: Profile, inkle, Dave Morris and Jamie Thomson launch new app -
21 November 2011
‘A Walk-On Part’ opens to critical acclaim in London -
18 November 2011
Marshall Goldsmith – Winner of the 2011 Thinkers50 Leadership Award -
09 November 2011
From the foothills to the footlights – Chris Mullin comes to the West End! -
07 November 2011
THE SLEEPING ARMY by Francesca Simon – out now -
17 October 2011
‘Van Gogh: The Life’ now published – Pulitzer-prizewinning authors’ new revelations on his relationships, work and ‘suicide’ -
10 October 2011
Alastair Bruce wins Amazon’s prestigious Rising Star quarterly award -
27 September 2011
Indie Alliance sets up loyalty card scheme -
13 September 2011
Bobby Baker wins the MIND Book of the Year 2011 -
08 September 2011
Simon Jenkins’ A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLAND is published -
01 August 2011
Alan Bennett’s ‘The Shielding Of Mrs Forbes’ – a Book at Bedtime on Radio 4 -
25 July 2011
Alan Bennett speaks out against library closures -
17 July 2011
Announcing publication of Michael Brooks’ Free Radicals -
15 July 2011
Wall of Days – an Amazon Rising Star -
31 May 2011
Richard Mabey’s ‘Weeds’ wins National Trust prize -
23 May 2011
‘In the Place of Justice’ shortlisted for prestigious prize -
19 May 2011
Missed Fukuyama’s tour? Don’t worry! -
16 May 2011
Alan Bennett comes to Exmouth Market -
12 May 2011
Beard shortlisted for BAFTA -
05 May 2011
Fukuyama comes to Britain -
21 April 2011
One million views and counting… -
15 April 2011
Samuel Johnson Longlist -
30 March 2011
Welcome to our new website -
29 March 2011
World’s first decision making engine is launched -
29 March 2011
The Clerkenwell Press launches -
29 March 2011
Announcing SMUT – two unseemly stories form Alan Bennett’s new book
Current Events
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Profile authors at Hay Festival 2013
23rd May - 2nd June 2013Hay Festival in Wales celebrates great writing from poets and scientists, lyricists and comedians, novelists and environmentalists, and the power of great ideas to transform our way of thinking. This year the festival will run from...
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Polly Morland, Renata Salecl at How The Light Gets In philosophy festival
23nd May - 2nd June 2013Polly Morland, author of The Society of Timid Souls will be speaking at three events during How The Light Gets In philosophy festival which takes place in Hay on Wye, from 23nd May to 2nd June 2013. Polly’s...
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Alex Danchev on Cézanne at the Charleston Festival
26th May 2013Paul Cézanne set 20th century painting on its course. ‘His art is giddying and heady….the world looks different as you walk away’ (Julian Bell, The Guardian). Alex Danchev’s dazzling new biography makes a major contribution...
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Simon Garfield presents On the Map at Brighton Festival 2013
26th May 2013From the awe-inspiring medieval Mappa Mundi and the early explorers’ maps to treasure maps and the satellite renderings on our smart phones, Simon Garfield explores the unique way that maps relate and realign our history-and...
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Tony Juniper at Bristol Festival of Ideas
Thursday 20th JuneTony Juniper’s What Has Nature Ever Done for Us? is a book full of immediate, impactful stories, containing both warnings (such as in the tale of India’s vultures, killed off by drugs given to cattle,...
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Simon Garfield at London Literature Festival 13
2nd June 2013Maps fascinate many of us. They chart our understanding of the world and they log our progress, but above all they tell our stories. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google...
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Sam Leith at Borders Book Festival
Sunday 16th JuneIn his highly entertaining (and persuasive) book, Sam Leith examines the art of persuasion from its Attic origins to its twenty-first century apotheosis. He tells the stories of its heroes and villains – from Hitler...
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Renata Salecl at TEDGlobal 2013
Thursday 13th June, 2013Few sensations feel better than when your mind does a backflip and, all of a sudden, you are suddenly able to see things in new and unexpected ways. At TEDGlobal 2013, themed “Think Again,” you’ll...
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Bernie Krause TEDGlobal talk
Wednesday 12th JuneBernie Krause records the sounds of endangered biospheres. His soundscapes uncover nature’s rich sonic tapestry — along with some unexpected results. He’ll be speaking about natural sounds at TEDGlobal 2013 as part of the Listening to...
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Jonathan Dimbleby at the National Army Museum
Monday 13th JuneThe British victory at the Battle of El Alamein in November 1942 inspired one of Churchill’s most famous sayings: ‘This is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end, but it...
