Recommended Books to Read for World Autism Acceptance Month
Two books from the Profile list on Autism Spectrum Disorder
Profile celebrates 30 years and co-founder Andrew Franklin retires
Here at Profile, we're celebrating 30 years as one of the UK’s leading independent publishers!
Spring Reading 2026
With longer and warmer days ahead of us, we're so excited to share our selection of Profile reads to keep you entertained for the Spring months!
New releases
Hinterlands
Hannah Lucinda Smith
A timely eyewitness account of the overlooked territories where the new Cold War is playing out
Unequal
Eugenia Cheng
Award-winning mathematician Eugenia Cheng offers a perspective-shifting exploration of how maths can change your mind
Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea
Emily Wilson
Emily Wilson reflects on the power of language to evolve our understanding of the past
Advance Britannia
Alan Allport
A major – and global – history of how the Second World War was won, by the author of Britain at Bay
Narcissists at Work
Sarah Davies
How to identify and deal with narcissism in the world of work, from the author of Raised by Narcissists.
The Hormone Loop
Gillian Goddard
An expert-led guide to women's hormonal health at every stage of life
Murder in the Midday Sun
Various
Tensions reach boiling point in this collection of classic summertime crime tales
Tehran Diaries
Raha Nik-Andish
Vivid and precise dispatches from life in the Iranian capital told from behind the blackout
World Cup Fever
Simon Kuper
The story of how football transformed the world, told through nine World Cups – by one of our most talented football writers
To the Sea by Train
Andrew Martin
A lively history of the seaside holiday by train from Britain's 'Bard of the Buffer'
How to Invest
Peter Stanyer
A new guide to personal investment for the era of cryptocurrencies and personal trading platforms
The Invention of Good and Evil
Hanno Sauer
A grand, sweeping history of the evolution of morality across the entire existence of humankind
Moveable Feasts
Chris Newens
A rising-star food writer takes us on a gastronomic adventure around Paris and its melting pot of cuisines
The Rules Book
Mikael Krogerus
Master the tried and tested, unwritten laws of life – from the bestselling team behind The Decision Book
Grasslands
John Wright
Discover the fascination and joy of grasslands with the bestselling author of The Forager's Calendar
From Life Itself
Suzy Hansen
The Pulitzer finalist tells the fascinating story of the rise of an authoritarian Turkey under Erdogan through the microcosm of life in a local Istanb…
Escaping Babylon
Jesse Bernard
How thirty years of Black music reshaped Britain, from 1989 to the present
Hoax
Madeleine Pelling
The History Hit presenter's spellbinding history unpicks the stories of three incredible eighteenth-century hoaxes
Fail Smarter
Dougal Shaw
Learn from others' mistakes with this enjoyable, immersive and practical guide
Mini Murdle Junior: Summer Fun
G. T. Karber
A pocket-sized puzzle activity books for younger puzzlers, from the global bestselling Murdle series!
Featured authors
Bestsellers and Classics
Emperor of Rome
Mary Beard
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicist' (Guardian)
Murdle
G. T. Karber
The internationally bestselling first book in the Murdle murder mystery logic puzzle series!
The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron
'I love it. A practical, spiritual, nurturing book.' – Russell BrandSince its first publication, The Artist's Way has inspired the genius…
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSurveillance Capitalism: A new phase in economic history in which private companies and governments track your every…
Born to Run
Christopher McDougall
'A fascinating and inspiring true adventure story … destined to become a classic.' Ranulph FiennesA New York Times bestseller and word of…
