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This week's update features the origins of ebooks, the Ides of March and a comedy podcast inspired by the history of the Knights Templar (yes really!).
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* A painting depicting the death of St Edmund, the former King of East Anglia, is being recreated by 100 artists in Suffolk this weekend.
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* The founders of Goodreads talk about its success after being bought by Amazon in 2013, and its goal of making literature a community experience.
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* The road to Christianity: the British Museum on the conversion process.
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* Are authors being bullied with one-star Amazon reviews?
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* Where did the story of ebooks begin?
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* Why are so few books from the twentieth century available as ebooks?
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* Last Saturday, 15 March, marked the Ides of March but what are they and do we still observe them?
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* A former Auschwitz medic was arrested in Germany this week on multiple charges of aiding and abetting murder.
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* There has been lots of feedback online recently about what publishers should be doing, but what is Penguin Random House not doing?
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* Historic Scotland is to invest £2 million in old buildings to help repair Scotland's crumbling landmarks.
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* Joanne Harris asks how much is a writer really worth?
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* 1950s style: dress me, don’t suppress me ...
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* 14 museums with stunning Instagram accounts.
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* A comedy podcast inspired by the history of the Knights Templar (yes really!)
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* Publishing Perspectives ask: should UK children’s books be non gender-specific?
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* How true should historical fiction be?
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* The best teen reads that will change your life.
Which history and publishing stories have you enjoyed reading this week?