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500 Words: Black Lives Matter

Profile is proud to be sponsoring this new writing competition.

Announcing TWO BESIDES: new Talking Heads monologues from Alan Bennett

New Alan Bennett Talking Heads book for autumn

The Pink Line: A Q&A with Mark Gevisser

"The answer to this challenge is to listen to the voices, and follow the leads, of queer Africans or Asians or people of colour themselves"

Conquer stress the Stoic way with Ryan Holiday

Suffering from anxiety? Find inspiration in Marcus Aurelius and his stoic approach to life.

Books for empathy

We've picked some books to insprire empathy this Valentine's Day.

Announcing Julia Cameron’s The Listening Path

Souvenir Press is delighted to announce the publication of The Listening Path, the sequel to Julia Cameron’s multi-million-copy bestseller, The Artist’s Way in 2021

Books for the great outdoors

Whether you can get out or not, these books will bring the outdoors to you.

Shoshana Zuboff on the Orwell Prize shortlist

The Age of Surveillance has been shortlisted for The Orwell Prize 2020.

The Profile Aiken Alexander Non-Fiction Prize

What do we hope to find on our prize's second stroll along the ocean-edge of human knowledge?

Health tracking apps and surveillance capitalism: read an extract

Read a topical extract from Shoshana Zuboff's Sunday Times bestseller, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Short books for non-fiction lovers

Want to get your teeth into non-fiction but like a quick read? We've just the ticket.

Acting With Power: read an extract

We all have more power than we believe.

Together by Vivek H. Murthy

Barack Obama's former Surgeon General explores the global loneliness epidemic - and how we can overcome it.

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

The multi-million-copy bestseller in hardback and paperback: discover your innate creativity with The Artist's Way.

Our top audiobook picks for isolation listening

We picked some of our favourite audiobooks to inspire, relax, inform and entertain us while we stay home.

The Timeless Art of Journaling: How to Start Journaling

Ryan Holiday shares his journaling tips.

What to Forage Now: Wild Food on your Doorstep

There's plenty to be found in your back garden, says expert forager John Wright

Minor Feelings: read the opening

Read the opening to Cathy Park Hong's book, an unapologetic look at racial identity that is filled with brutal honesty, dark-humour and inspiring self-discovery.