Independent publisher of inventive books, fearless writing and powerful voices. Our authors include Mary Beard, Shoshana Zuboff and Francis Fukuyama.https://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mkrrvluoos2e'An entertaining read that vividly brings to life its motley cast of rogues, frauds and unfortunates' @maddypelling.bsky.social's thrilling new book #Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment publishes next week. To whet your appetite, check out this brilliant review in @thetimes.com. https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/hoax-truth-lies-age-enlightenment-madeleine-pelling-review-q0cjhsbn701 May 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrrvluoos2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mkrqxbvlpk25'As the work of a journalist well acquainted with her adopted country, From Life Itself is lovingly written and well observed'' ICMYI: #FromLifeItself: Turkey and Istanbul in the Age of Erdoğan by Suzy Hansen was yesterday's Book of the Day in @theguardian.com. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/30/from-life-itself-by-suzy-hansen-review-turkey-in-the-age-of-erdogan01 May 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrqxbvlpk25https://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mkp7xm4gjy27From forging to fermentation, and from gunpowder to gold, discover the untold history of chemistry... #TheAgeOfAlchemy by @kitchapman.bsky.social publishes today 💥 tinyurl.com/TheAgeOfAlchemy30 Apr 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp7xm4gjy27https://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mkngsfjz6c2mFrom the author of the multimillion-copy bestseller The 48 Laws of Power comes a life-changing guide to transcending our limits and mastering the power of the Sublime. An essential text for anyone in search of life’s deeper meaning, coming November 2026. Order a copy: https://sites.prh.com/lawofthesublime29 Apr 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngsfjz6c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mkhrztcf3k2a'A magnificent, rollicking narrative of what was, for more than 100 years, one of Britain’s greatest success stories' Max Hastings picks Simon Bradley's #TheRailways as one of the best non-fiction books of the 21st century for @thetimes.com 📚🚂 https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/25-best-non-fiction-books-21st-century-2f979vfvf27 Apr 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhrztcf3k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mk6odkdb6725Two weeks to go until we publish #Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment by @maddypelling.bsky.social. Join Maddy in conversation with Anthony Delaney at @conwayhall.bsky.social on publication day to hear more about her new book! 📅 Thurs 7th May 🕖 7–8:30pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/HoaxConwayHall23 Apr 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6odkdb6725https://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mk5trry7xc2uExplore the world of bookish misadventures from Penguin editor and author of #HowWordsGetGood, Rebecca Lee! 'A delightfully impish book of behind-the-scenes literary mishaps' The Sunday Times #RoguesWidowsAndOrphans is out now! tinyurl.com/2s3mct2u23 Apr 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5trry7xc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mjymblyyds2e'The lesson we might learn from those 18th and early 19th-century stories is that, “Understanding the hoax relies not simply on spotting the lie, but on questioning why it thrives at all. Who does it serve?” ' A great @financialtimes.com review for #Hoax by @maddypelling.bsky.social, out 7th May. https://www.ft.com/content/a8028e90-a871-4c5e-9f9b-79af076c18ea21 Apr 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjymblyyds2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mjw4c3d4tk2y‘Delightfully impish book of behind-the-scenes literary mishaps' A brilliant review for #RoguesWidowsAndOrphans by Rebecca Lee in @thetimes.com this weekend 📚 https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/rogues-widows-and-orphans-rebecca-lee-review-q67zkdtqz20 Apr 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw4c3d4tk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mjrsv3rbvg24A ghost. A witch. A princess. This is a story of those who lie. And of those who choose to believe them. Join @maddypelling.bsky.social and Anthony Delaney at @conwayhall.bsky.social as they discuss Madeleine's thrilling new history #Hoax. 📅 Thurs 7th May 🕖 7–8:30pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/HoaxConwayHall18 Apr 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrsv3rbvg24https://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mjp4ls4fh22hWe are delighted that #TheseWildEnglish by Nicola Wilding has been chosen as the Bookseller's Book of the Month for July, describing it as an 'unforgettable memoir laid bare with love'. Out this July, These Wild English is an impactful portrait of rural working-class life. https://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social17 Apr 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp4ls4fh22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mjlymve4cv26Ancient history is for everyone ✨ @wmarybeard.bsky.social returns with #TalkingClassics, an entertaining collection of lively stories, curious facts and some juicy gossip to explain why ancient history still matters today. OUT TODAY: tinyurl.com/TalkingClassicsMaryBeard16 Apr 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlymve4cv26https://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mjjs7gq3ro2aGet £4 off #TalkingClassics by @wmarybeard.bsky.social at Foyles Charing Cross Road when you pick up a flyer from Maison Bertaux TOMORROW – early customers also get a free pain aux raisins and hot drink! While stocks last, Thurs 16th April only 🥐15 Apr 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjs7gq3ro2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mjhksf2uik26Don't miss this exciting event with #EscapingBabylon author, Jesse Bernard, in conversation with Adèle Oliver at The Heath Bookshop! 📍 The Heath Bookshop 📅 Friday 17th April 🕖 7:45 - 8:45pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/5n9ybrva https://tinyurl.com/5n9ybrva14 Apr 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhksf2uik26https://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mjhkrbsqv22vDon't miss this exciting event with #EscapingBabylon author, Jesse Bernard, in conversation with Adèle Oliver at The Heath Bookshop! 📍 The Heath Bookshop 📅 Friday 17th April 🕖 7:45 - 8:45pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/5n9ybrva https://tinyurl.com/HoaxConwayHall14 Apr 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhkrbsqv22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mjhcczskc22pGreat to see #TheIllegals by @shaunwalker7.bsky.social included in the @theipaper.com's 'best books out in paperback in April 2026'! 'It is one of those gripping, real-life tales which reads like a spy thriller' Read the full piece here: tinyurl.com/mr2sdmwr https://tinyurl.com/mr2sdmwr14 Apr 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhcczskc22phttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mj2r4et3ep23Mark your diaries! There's just 1 week until we publish @wmarybeard.bsky.social's #TalkingClassics. To celebrate, we're partnering with Maison Bertaux (on Greek Street, no less!) to give early customers a free pain aux raisins and hot drink on publication day! While stocks last, 16th Apr only 🥐09 Apr 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2r4et3ep23https://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mjen4wfnkk2n'She is as happy reading Vogue as Virgil and brings her subject to life by making classics as much about gossip and graffiti as gladiators and grammar' Take a walk with @wmarybeard.bsky.social, ahead of this week's publication of #TalkingClassics ⚡ https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/mary-beard-the-observer-walk13 Apr 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjen4wfnkk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mjelblbhtn2dExplore the life of renowned scientist Francis Crick with author @matthewcobb.bsky.social as he discusses his prize-winning biography #Crick at @chipcampdenlitfest.bsky.social. Details below! 📍 Cidermill Theatre, Chipping Campden 📅 Monday 4th May 🕑️ 2pm 🎟️ Via link: tinyurl.com/mwtd63yh13 Apr 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjelblbhtn2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mj35zlromk2yToday we publish #TheIllegals, a pacy, character-driven history of the KGB's deepest cover spies in the West, by @shaunwalker7.bsky.social in paperback. 'Absolutely fascinating' Andrew Marr Order your copy here: https://profilebooks.com/work/the-illegals/09 Apr 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj35zlromk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mj2r4et3ep23Mark your diaries! There's just 1 week until we publish @wmarybeard.bsky.social's #TalkingClassics. To celebrate, we're partnering with Maison Bertaux (on Greek Street, no less!) to give early customers a free pain aux raisins and hot drink on publication day! While stocks last, 16th Apr only 🥐09 Apr 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2r4et3ep23https://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mivx22etmu2gIt's just 1 month to go until you can join @maddypelling.bsky.social discussing her brilliant new book #Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of the Enlightenment with fellow History Hit presenter Anthony Delaney! 📍 @conwayhall.bsky.social 📅 Thurs 7th May 🕖 7–8:30pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/HoaxConwayHall07 Apr 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivx22etmu2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mivvq4mhlk2gBefore sex, all reproduction on the planet happened asexually. So why did sexual reproduction evolve? Listen to @lixingsun.bsky.social on Intelligence Squared, talking the weird and wonderful science of reproduction and his book #OnTheOriginOfSex, out now 🧬 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-and-why-did-sexual-reproduction-evolve-on-our/id708371900?i=100075863720907 Apr 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivvq4mhlk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/profilebooks.bsky.social/post/3mivohnyrop2x⚡️ Lunchtime watching for history fans ⚡️ Catch up with historian and author of #Sparta Andrew Bayliss as he discusses the real Leonidas, made famous by the film 300, on The Ancients podcast with Tristan Hughes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlA4GkgIwjI07 Apr 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:3mq5y6g3m5mlrr5c3wtweie6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivohnyrop2x