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💋 G I V E A W A Y 💋
To celebrate the opening of @ExploreWellcome's #TheCultOfBeauty exhibition, we're giving 5 people the chance to win a copy of @EmmaDabiri's #DisobedientBodies and a gift bag filled with goodies 💅
To enter, RT by midnight, 29th Oct. UK only.
ALT A photograph of five copies of the paperback book Disobedient Bodies by Emma Dabiri, arranged in a spiralled stack. Surrounding it are five mint-coloured paper bags, featuring a pink circular sticker which reads, 'Disobedient Bodies'.
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Happy birthday Alan Bennett! Here he is in our office, looking cheerful even though we'd probably just asked him to sign 1000 books.
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We're giving away three of these to those who need a feminist pick-me-up right now (imagine there are a few of you out there). RT to enter - closes at midday tomorrow - UK only. ⚡ #WomenandPower @wmarybeard
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'The underlying point of principle was that it was the duty of men to save civilisation from the rule of women.'
A fascinating clip from one of @wmarybeard's @lrb lectures on whether the mythical race of warrior women, the Amazons, actually existed. #IWD2019 #womenandpower
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'It's about you, and me, and all of us who want our voices to be heard.' @wmarybeard's #WomenandPower is coming bit.ly/WOMENANDPOWER
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'Olusoga is a smart and inventive narrator, with a keen historical curiosity and effortless style' @guardian
We're thrilled to be publishing @DavidOlusoga's magnificent #TheCultofProgress today in paperback!
Learn more: bit.ly/TheCultofProgress
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#Giveaway! Win one bundle of a copy of THE LIBRARY: A FRAGILE HISTORY by @A_der_Weduwen & @APettegree and @ChaseandWonder's sumptuous Library Candle to mark #LibrariesWeek. To enter, RT & follow both accounts before midnight on Sunday 10th October. UK only #FragileLibrary
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#WomenandPower is IN! This empowering manifesto by @wmarybeard is out 2nd Nov. We can't wait bit.ly/WOMENANDPOWER
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Happy #WorldPastaDay! 🍝
To celebrate, we're giving away 3 copies of Luca Cesari's glorious #ABriefHistoryofPasta and some very fancy pasta - yes, that is Dolce & Gabbana packaging!
RT before midnight to enter. UK only. Good luck!
(Fork not included.) #giveaway #win
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🥖🥐🇫🇷 GIVEAWAY 🇫🇷🥐🥖
We’re giving three lucky people the chance to win a proof of @carolynboyd’s charming guide to French cuisine #AmuseBouche, publishing in June 🍽️
To enter, simply like, RT and follow @ProfileBooks and @carolynboyd by Mon 8th April at midnight. UK only.
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We’re giving you the chance to win a copy of #TheBookOfPhobiasAndManias by Kate Summerscale’s alongside this exclusive bibliomania tote bag and bookmark.
To enter, RT before midday 14th Oct. Bonus entry if you share a photo of your TBR pile! UK only.
ALT A photo of a bibliomania cloth tote bag, a copy of The Book of Phobias and Manias by Kate Summerscale and two bibliomania tote bags.
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We were lucky to grab a few minutes yesterday with classicist, troll slayer, bestselling author & generally brilliant person @wmarybeard, who told us about the pb edition of #WomenandPower and its new chapter which addresses #MeToo.
bit.ly/womenandpowerpb
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📣WIN!📣
To celebrate @HenryDimbleby's revolutionary food manifesto #Ravenous hitting the bestseller charts, we're giving away a hardback copy. 🍩🌍
Follow us & RT before midday on 31st March to enter. UK only. Good luck!
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How do we look? Pretty spectacular actually. Finished copies of Mary Beard’s Civilisations are now in and looking fantastic #civilisations #marybeard ift.tt/2FVLZwE
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✨🎈WIN! 🎈✨
Today is our 25th birthday! To celebrate, we're giving away a ltd edition Profile Birthday Box containing three amazing books, a tote bag (of course!) & other treats.
To enter, RT before midnight. Prizes can be sent to UK addresses only. Good luck! #Profile25
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Friends, Romans, countrymen, you can watch @wmarybeard's Julius Caesar documentary again on @BBCiPlayer bbc.in/2CeNm7r
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📚 G I V E A W A Y 📚
To celebrate the paperback publication of #TheBookOfPhobiasAndManias by Kate Summerscale, we’re giving 3 people the chance to win a copy of this fascinating read, along with a bibliomania tote bag!
To enter, RT by midnight Sun 15th Oct. UK only. #Giveaway
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ALT A photo of a tote bag featuring the words The Book of Phobias and Manias, and the logos for Wellcome Collection and Profile Books. There is a copy of the paperback book The Book of Phobias and Manias by Kate Summerscale resting on the tote bag.
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To celebrate the opening of the Elizabeth Line and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we’re giving you the chance to win 1 of 5 copies of Alan Bennett’s #TheUncommonReader 👑
To enter, simply retweet by midday on Thursday 26th May! UK only.
ALT A photo of the outside of a new tube station with the Elizabeth Line roundel sign. In front of this, there is a hand holding copies five different coloured copies of Alan Bennett’s The Uncommon Reader.
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. @wmarybeard has been hard at work recording the audiobook for #Civilisations - here's proof! Coming soon - @DavidOlusoga's, too.
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MORE exciting @wmarybeard news - Mary's #Pompeii doc to be broadcast on 3rd March, 9pm, BBC1 bbc.in/21l1BPx
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📣 G I V E A W A Y 📣
Are you keeping up with the #partygate trial? Win a copy of the ultimate eye-opening companion piece – @KuperSimon’s #Chums in paperback – a riveting look at how one institution created our political elite. To enter, RT by midday 24th March. UK only.
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COVER REVEAL TIME! We’re so excited to share with you all the beautiful cover for @JoannaCannon's incredible memoir, #BreakingAndMending. We simply cannot wait to publish this wonderful book on 26th September
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✨ AN EVENING WITH MARY BEARD ✨
We are so excited to announce this @FaneProductions event with @wmarybeard in conversation with @DavidOlusoga to celebrate the publication of #EmperorOfRome.
Get your tickets here: fane.co.uk/mary-beard
ALT A graphic with a photo of Mary Beard, David Olusoga and the book Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard. The text on the graphic reads, An Evening with Mary Beard. Interviewed by David Olusoga. 23 September. Barbican, London. fane.co.uk/mary-beard.
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'Once loosed from the confines of a distant ‘Dark’ Age, we can begin to see that the lives of these past bodies are not so very far from our own.' @j_hartnell 's #MedievalBodies is out a week today! Pre-order yours: bit.ly/medievalbodies #MedievalTwitter @ExploreWellcome
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'If I could tell every reader about to buy my book to buy that one instead, I would.'
Zadie Smith on @shoshanazuboff's #TheAgeofSurveillanceCapitalism is our #Fridayfeeling.
Have you got your copy yet? bit.ly/AgeofSurveillancepb
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Three of the fantastic speakers at @5x15stories tonight - @HallieRubenhold, @hm_hashi and @mrjamesob.
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Bestselling author @RobertGreene has provided insights into every aspect of being human, whether that be getting what you want or mastering your impulses.
His latest guide #TheDailyLaws ♟️ is an essential addition to the library.
Pre-order now: bit.ly/TheDailyLaws
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*GIVEAWAY!*
We have 10 proof copies of the brilliant @emjaneunsworth's #AftertheStorm, a memoir of post-natal depression, to give away.
'Beautiful, hilarious, clever' - @cloverstroud
RT before midnight tomorrow to enter. Prizes can be sent to UK addresses only. Good luck ✨
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On #DayoftheGirl we are thrilled to announce that @wmarybeard's bestselling #WomenandPower will come out in paperback on 1st November. This edition has a brand new afterword addressing #MeToo – and a cover as shiny as ever ⚡⚡⚡
Pre-order yours: bit.ly/womenandpowerpb
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#The48LawsOfPower by @RobertGreene is a featured @AmazonKindle Daily Deal!
"If power is your ultimate goal, this is the book you need" - @thetimes
These laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining or defending against ultimate control 🔖✊
📖bit.ly/3j7uKS3
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It's #WomenandPower Day! @wmarybeard's fascinating, enlightening & empowering manifesto hits shelves today ⚡⚡⚡ bit.ly/marybeardWAP
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Struggling to read at the moment? We've put together a list of 10 powerful, short non-fiction reads to expand your mind and keep your attention.
bit.ly/ShortNonFictionBooks
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#Civilisations (How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith), @wmarybeard's latest book and her tie-in to her @BBCTwo episodes broadcasting shortly, is out today! Get it here bit.ly/2t30zAT
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We're celebrating #HistoryWritersDay22 with a #giveaway of two wonderful paperbacks, #TheWordhord: Daily Life in Old English by @hanavideen and #TheLibrary: A Fragile History by @A_der_Weduwen and @APettegree.
To enter, follow our authors and RT by midnight 27th Nov! UK only.
ALT A photograph of two paperback books The Wordhord by Hana Videen and The Library by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen.
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We are thrilled to announce that #Divided by @SoSowemimo has been nominated for @TheOrwellPrize for Political Writing! Annabel is the first Black British woman to be a finalist for this prize, and we couldn't be prouder.
orwellfoundation.com/the-orw…
ALT A rectangular graphic with a photograph of Annabel Sowemimo and the cover of the book Divided. The text on the graphic reads, 'The Orwell Prize for Political Writing: Finalists 2023. Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare by Annabel Sowemimo (Wellcome Collection). #OrwellPrizes2023'.
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Angry yet?
Read @chrisinsilico's #Mindfck and learn how #CambridgeAnalytica used Facebook to influence the Brexit referendum.
Find out more: bit.ly/readMindfck
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WIN a copy of this #BlueMonday busting book! @fangirltherapy's #EverythingIsntTerrible has all the tools you need to help conquer your anxiety.
RT to enter before midnight tonight. Prizes can be posted to UK addresses only. Good luck!
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Sorry everyone, rather ironically our video on women & voices with @wmarybeard had no sound! We're trying again.
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'A legal review of mobile health apps concludes that most of them “take the consumers’ private information and data without the consumers’ permission"'
We focus on health apps in this extract from @shoshanazuboff's #TheAgeofSurveillanceCapitalism:
bit.ly/HealthSurveillance
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We’ve got our hands on gorgeous finished copies of @Elif_Safak’s blazing manifesto for empathy, How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division!
Coming in August - pre-order yours from your local indie or online:
bit.ly/HowtoStaySanepreorder
amzn.to/2CAjmIU
#seekempathy
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Despite publishing less than a week ago, @wmarybeard 's #EmperorOfRome is a #5 @thetimes bestseller!
Join us in congratulating the 'reigning Queen of classics' 🎉
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Ever wondered what you could do with a trillion dollars?
Listen to @rowhoop as he explores all the things that amount of money could do in not just solving science's many mysteries, but also in saving the world. A must-read for us all.
Out today: bit.ly/3pTazWa
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Did you know that some words, like Old English cat (cat), have remained completely unchanged? @OEWordhord @hanavideen 🐈
To learn more about the origins of the English language, pre-order your copy of #TheWordhord today:
bit.ly/WordhordWaterstones
amzn.to/3nLkixA
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It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and to mark the occasion, we're giving away a copy of #AfterTheStorm by @emjaneunsworth, a call-to-arms account of motherhood that breaks the silence on postnatal depression.
To enter, RT before midnight Tuesday 10th May. UK only. @ExploreWellcome
ALT A flatlay photo of the paperback book After the Storm by Emma Jane Unsworth. The background features block colours of yellow, orange and pink which match the shades on the book's cover.
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Listen again to #TheAgeofSurveillanceCapitalism author @shoshanazuboff on new series #FreedomofThought with Helena Kennedy QC, discussing how to safeguard our private mental space:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fq3…
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The new book from Marxist scholar @profDavidHarvey is here - and WHAT a cover. Out on 31st August bit.ly/marxcapital
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The future is here in all its silver-spined glory! @jimalkhalili tells us about his new book #WhatsNext - out today. bit.ly/whatsnextbk
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If you spent the weekend drinking mulled wine, eating mince pies and definitely *not* finishing your Christmas shopping, this elf might be able to help. Have a very Mary Beardmas!
bit.ly/2yRgGzf @wmarybeard #WomenandPower
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@wmarybeard and @holland_tom are taking the stage in just one week! We hope to see you there.
📍French Protestant Church of London
🗓️December 12th - 7pm
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Marking one year since the first lockdown, palliative care doctor @doctor_oxford and GP @gavinfranc, author of #IntensiveCare, will share their experiences from the frontline in this event with @camlitfest.
Get your tickets: cambridgeliteraryfestival.co…
@ExploreWellcome
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Huge congratulations @JuliaLaite! Winner of the #CWAdagger for Non Fiction for the incredible The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey 🏆
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So many authors have been inspired by Tove Jansson's #moomins. Have you explored their world yet? Perfect to keep or as gifts, the stunning Special Collectors’ Editions are out now from @SortofBooks bit.ly/2jiYZCQ @MoominOfficial @frankcottrell_b
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To celebrate #LibrariesWeek, we’re giving away a copy of #TheLibrary – a riveting history of the library – and this personal library kit 📚
To enter, follow our brilliant authors @APettegree and @A_der_Weduwen and retweet by Friday 7th Oct at midday. UK only.
@librariesweek
ALT A photo of a Personal Library Kit and a paperback of The Library by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen.
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One thousand shiny books to sign. Sending strength vibes (and wine) to you @wmarybeard #SPQR
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You thought there was nothing that could cheer you. But then we reminded you of this video evidence of @wmarybeard thrashing BoJo in their @intelligence2 debate. ENJOY piped.video/watch?v=2k448JqQ…
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On #NationalStressAwarenessDay we're giving away a signed copy of @JoannaCannon's #BreakingandMending. This powerful memoir of Jo’s time as a junior doctor is a reminder of the daily pressures faced by our NHS workers.
Follow & RT before midnight to enter.
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. @wmarybeard's #WomenandPower shows that women have been #stillmarching since ancient times. Like & RT for your chance to win a copy in celebration of #100years of women's suffrage.
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It's publication day for the incredible #BreakingandMending! @joannacannon's memoir has had a huge impact on early readers and we're thrilled that it's now on shelves everywhere.
Have you got your copy? bit.ly/BreakingandMending
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In conversation with @DrPippaM, @RobertGreene will share his insights from two decades of studying and writing about power, seduction, strategy, psychology, and human nature. ♟️#TheDailyLaws
Learn more about the event: bit.ly/robertgreenehowto
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The best day! We went to Matfen in Northumberland with some booksellers in advance of 4th April publication of @pintsizedfarmer’s #AFarmersDiary. There were ewes! And tups! And a tiny fat pony! And lunch! And the most stunning countryside.
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To mark #NationalVegetarianWeek, we're giving away a hardback copy of @HenryDimbleby's bestseller #Ravenous 🌍🍩
RT before midnight tomorrow to enter. UK only. Good luck!
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'@chrisinsilico covers plenty of ground, explaining in illuminating and often scary detail how Cambridge Analytica exploited the data to create Facebook pages that would needle “neurotic, conspiratorial citizens.”
#Mindfck in @nytimes:
nytimes.com/2019/10/09/books…
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Another inspiring talk by @atul_gawande, the last of his #ReithLectures on modern medicine. Find them all here: bbc.in/1tyx7av
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WOW RT @siclancy: This could be the coolest building on earth. The new Kansas City public library. nitter.app/AwkwardGoogle/status/4…
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Mary Beard’s event at the Barbican this evening, with #EmperorOfRome paperbacks all ready to go for the audience 📚🦅
@wmarybeard @BarbicanCentre
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Check out this highlights video from last week's inspiring @RobertGreene and @PotterPayper event ⬇️
The Daily Laws: In Conversation with New York Times bestselling author of The 48 Laws Of Power @RobertGreene & renowned British lyricist @PotterPayper on the way power & influence comes to bear on their lives & how they harness strategies inside & beyond the boardroom 📍
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From a slaves to great emperors, there are real Romans waiting to be discovered 🏛️
@wmarybeard uncovers six fascinating stories from the Roman Empire, every Wednesday at 11.30 AM on @BBCRadio4.
#EmperorOfRome
Tune in today: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gq54c…
BBC Radio 4 - Ancient Lives with Mary Beard
Mary Beard unearths the lives of the Ancients.
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#AlanBennett's Diaries is being shown at 8pm on Christmas Eve on BBC2. Just think, all the Christmas shopping will be done by then.
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We are ecstatic from our night at the British Book Awards, where Profile won Independent Publisher of the Year and Murdle took home Book of the Year.
profilebooks.com/2024/05/14/…
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Stay tuned for an exciting @wmarybeard announcement coming at 10.30am! We'll just be vibrating in a corner for the next 56 minutes 👋
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SUMMER 2014:
#CambridgeAnalytica develops an algorithm that profiles Facebook users.
They harvest data on 87 million users.
Facebook does nothing to stop them.
Read all about it: @chrisinsilico's #Mindfck is out now.
bit.ly/readMindfck
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'I’m skint – I know why people buy cheap meat’ - @PintSizedFarmer lifts the lid on farming theguardian.com/environment/… @guardian #AFarmersDiary is published this week
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We're giving away three of these to those who are in need of a call-to-arms from @wmarybeard on #EqualPayDay. RT to enter - closes at midday tomorrow - UK only. ⚡ #WomenandPower #OutofOffice
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@NewStatesman: What’s your theme tune?
@wmarybeard: I have hundreds depending on the time of day and the mood. But I don’t think I will ever forget 'The Man who Waters the Workers’ Beer'
And nor will you after listening to it: bit.ly/2CTGocj
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Deck the halls with books and tote bags! We've teamed up with @explorewellcome to give away this amazing bundle which includes books by @j_hartnell, @drtiffwattsmith and Iain Sinclair. Just RT to enter; UK entries only & closes at midnight on Friday 14th Dec. Good luck!
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Learn more about how Western and Eastern cultures interacted - in good and horrific ways - in #Civilisations First Contact / The Cult of Progress by @DavidOlusoga bit.ly/civilisationsDO
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Is there anyone out there? Watch @jimalkhalili introduce the book which aims to answer this question bit.ly/2ef2rLi #Aliensinvasion
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On the penultimate day of @booksaremybag #indiebookshopweek, the wonderful @wmarybeard has picked her fav bookshops - @heffersbookshop and gorgeous indie @ToppingsEly.
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⚡ A wee bit smaller but just as powerful, @WearAndResist have released mini versions of their @wmarybeard #WomenandPower necklaces ⚡ 25% of what your pay goes to the brilliant @RosaForWomen. Get the power! wearandresist.com/
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At the Finnish Embassy to celebrate the #Moomins publishing w/ @SortofBooks @panmacmillan @PhilipArdagh #Moomin #SortofMoomins
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. @gowerst_books, you spoil us! Incredible window for @DavidOlusoga (on his pub day!) & @wmarybeard's #Civilisations civilisationsbooks.com/
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Get the story behind the rise of Cambridge Analytica, the tech firm whose dark arts influenced the outcome of the Trump election and the Brexit vote, in whistleblower @chrisinsilico's #Mindfck.
Out now in pb at your local indie or:
bit.ly/Mindfckpb
amzn.to/3eZJLhJ
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This is the must-read, must-read-again, buy-for-your-colleagues, keep-on-the-desk new book from @ryanholiday, mark… ift.tt/2tRoTCh
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Calling all #Brompton fans!
In this beautiful history of the iconic bike, CEO @Will_Brompton explores what makes the Brompton so timeless, and so successful.
Pre-order your copy: bit.ly/TheBrompton
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Proooofs! It's really happening, @WigtownBookShop 🎉📚📖🖋📝 #DiaryofaBookseller is coming in September & it's wonderful
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Learn to control your power. @RobertGreene spoke to @ChrisWillx about his latest book #TheDailyLaws on this episode of the Modern Wisdom podcast.
Listen now: link.chtbl.com/robertmw
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The word for 'December' is...
gēol-mōnaþ ❄️
Did you get it right? @OEWordhord #TheWordhord
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... 🎅🏽
#medievaltwitter and beyond - can you guess the Old English word for 'December'? #TheWordhord @OEWordhord
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With writing from @wmarybeard to @KAnthonyAppiah to Jonathan Sumption, we've picked 10 short, powerful non-fiction reads to help you stay curious when your brain feels full:
bit.ly/ShortNonFictionBooks
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Happy pub day to @davcr's latest journey into language, Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar bit.ly/2iT4OGg
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Pick up your copy of the @guardian today for @OliverBullough’s fascinating and timely long read How Britain Welcomed the Oligarchs. #ButlertotheWorld is out on Thurs 💰🇬🇧
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Budding editors, we're hiring! We're looking for a brilliant editorial assistant for our Profile & @SouvenirPress lists. Please pass on / RT! profilebooks.com/careers
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Just two months to go until the UK's most loved historian, @wmarybeard, is back with her new book Emperor of Rome!
Here's Mary herself to tell you why you definitely want to pre-order a copy of this companion piece to her bestseller SPQR.
Get yours now: bit.ly/Emperor_of_Rome
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'I wrote my first novel with a fountain pen on foolscap because I thought that’s what novelists were supposed to do ... Now I use a Mac…'
Learn more about #Resistance author @valmcdermid's writing rituals, routines and more over at @heraldscotland (£): heraldscotland.com/news/1929…
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