Merry Wanderer of the Night [01/03/16] 

  • SO sorry for the late posting. Blogger is usually good about scheduling posted things, but... Well. Le sigh.Anyway, I'm so happy to welcome Marissa Meyer to the blog today! I absolutely loved Cinder (click for my review) and I'm absolutely thrilled to have Marissa here today sharing with us more of the History of the Lunars!------…

  • Heritage: Earls of Elgin: Serial looters of Athens and Beijing

    Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, brought heartbreak to generations of Greeks for his pillaging of half of the Parthenon Marbles. Following in his father’s footsteps, James Bruce – the 8th Earl of Elgin – is notorious in China for ordering the destruction of the beautiful Old Summer Palace, known as …