Events
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9 May 2012
Bloomsbury Season: Chris Mullin at Waterstones Gower Street -
11 May 2012
Chris Mullin: ‘A Walk-On Part – my view of the Blair years’ at the Dulwich festival -
13 May 2012
Natalie Haynes at the Bristol Festival of Ideas: Why Isn’t Old Philosophy Just History? -
15 May 2012
Heffers: The Ancient Guide to Modern Life: A comedy night with Natalie Haynes -
18 May 2012
Roman Krznaric at the Swindon Festival of Literature -
25 May 2012
Richard Mabey at the Saffron Walden Literary Festival -
29 May 2012
Kim Thuy at the Asia House Festival of Asian Literature -
31 May 2012
John Sutherland at the Salisbury International Arts Festival -
29 May 2012
Sam Leith at the Salisbury International Arts Festival -
1 June 2012
Louise Foxcroft at the Salisbury International Arts Festival -
6th June 2012
Jasper Rees at the Hay Festival -
13 June 2012
David Shukman at the Cheltenham Science Festival -
9th June 2012
Simon Jenkins at the Hay Festival
THE SLEEPING ARMY by Francesca Simon – out now
07 November 2011
Profile Books is delighted to announce our first children’s book, published in conjunction with Faber and Faber. THE SLEEPING ARMY is a new departure for multi-million selling children’s author, Francesca Simon.
It was inspired by the Lewis Chess pieces in the British Museum, and why it might be that they look so glum. What better way to find out, than by awakening them? And that’s exactly what happens when British Museum guard’s daughter, Freya, blows a horn in the museum and wakes the pieces.
Published on 20th October, the book was be launched with events at the British Museum and the National Museum of Scotland, both of which have some of the chess pieces.
Francesca Simon is best known as the author of the Horrid Henry series. The Sleeping Army marks the start of a new series of books aimed at slightly older children.
