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Bartolomeo Colleoni: The Mercenary Venice Couldn’t Quite Honour
Venice is full of statues. But none quite as terrifying as that of a military chap on a horse outside the imposing basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Castello. His story is quite something, a tale of conquest, treachery, a distinctly sneaky sleight of hand on the part of the Venetian Republic… oh, and…
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Why an AI Audiobook Won’t Make You Rich
Audiobooks are big these days. But what if you’re not in audio, either because your book didn’t sell or you’re self-published? Are you out of the loop? Well, not necessarily thanks to AI which is popping up everywhere right now. Yes, you can use AI to turn your work into an audiobook. But is that…
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Why free books from your library can be an author’s best friend
Here’s a question every writer gets from time to time: if I borrow your book from the library, aren’t I depriving you of income? Maybe not. In fact you may well be helping us in what’s rarely a well-paid profession. Libraries buy their ebook licences in the first place. In over thirty countries, including the…
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The Ateneo Veneto: a fitting home for a noir festival
The Ateneo Veneto is Venice Noir’s spiritual home, a little-known spot that opened its doors to us when we were just a tiny band of book lovers with big ideas. Let me introduce you to this wondrous place. It began, in the mid-1400s, as a merger of two lay confraternities, the Scuola di San Girolamo…