INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR 2024 

Profile was founded in 1996 by Andrew Franklin and Stephen Brough to publish stimulating non-fiction in a wide range of fields, including history, business and economics, science and biography, with a sprinkling of humour. Bestsellers over the years have included the New Scientist Last Word series Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss, and most recently Murdle by G. T. Karber.