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Five reasons why you should care about swimming pools in the US
Racism drained the pools in the US. Here's why this affects the whole world.

#ChooseBookshops – Profile staff on their favourite indies
Bookshops opening on 12th April across England and Wales

A 25th birthday Q&A with MD & Founder, Andrew Franklin
Our editorial intern asks our MD some questions

Announcing NYT Bestseller The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
The Sum of Us will be published in ebook on 26th March and hardback 15th April.

The Address Book longlisted for the Jhalak Prize
The prize celebrates books by British/British resident BAME writers.

Happy 80th Richard Mabey, bestselling nature writer
We look back on the works of the UK's top nature writer

11 Remarkable things about Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Discover incredible facts about Elizabeth Barrett Browning

A Q&A with Mark Solms, author of The Hidden Spring
Read an interview with Mark Solms, neuropsychologist and author of The Hidden Spring

New Leaves: Souvenir Books for a Fresh 2021
Souvenir books to turn a new leaf in our lives and start fresh in 2021

Profile Books to publish THE HAPPY TRAITOR, Simon Kuper’s biography of spy George Blake
Profile to publish Simon Kuper's biography of spy George Blake, The Happy Traitor

Ned Palmer’s perfect Christmas cheese board
The author of A Cheesemonger's History of the British Isles picks his favourite cheeses for the Christmas table.

The Souvenir Press Christmas Book Gift Guide 2020
Discover what's on our Souvenir Press Christmas list.

The Profile Christmas Gift Guide 2020
It's here! Our round up of the best non-fiction Christmas book gifts.

Gawande and Murthy appointed to Joe Biden’s Covid task force
Two of our authors are on Biden's Covid-19 advisory board

Q&A with Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Dominant Eye
'One of the few positive things about the COVID pandemic may be that many people who must remain sheltered have found new creative interests and outlets, including drawing.'