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