Merry Wanderer of the Night [11/18/16] 

  • There have been so many awesome blog posts about Contemporary YA this week! I have loved reading the ones I've discovered, but just know that I had to have missed a bunch. So, if your blog post isn't listed here, please let me know!Announcement of Contemporary Win!- A whole bunch of bloggers have gotten together to put on a John G…

  • Heritage: Sanctuary of Asclepius in Epidaurus to get a makeover

    The sanctuary of the God-Physician Asclepius in Epidaurus, southern Greece, is to get a makeover, as part of a project that will be included in National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) funds for 2014-2020.Theatre at Epidaurus [Credit: Protothema]According to Environment, Energy and Climate Change Minister Yiannis Maniatis, th…

  • Break by Hannah Mosowitz is a story about a boy who wants to break every bone in his body. It's a goal he is actively working on because he heard once that a broken bone grows back stronger and he needs all the strength he can get right now.I'm really kinda torn about my feelings for this book. I want to say right now that overall…

  • Heritage: Egypt reopens tomb of Nefertari as tourism falls

    Egypt plans to reopen the royal tomb of Nefertari, a wife of Ramesses II (who reigned from 1279BC to 1213BC), on a regular basis after it was closed for eight years because of concerns over the condition of the site’s wall paintings.A wall painting from Nefertari's tomb [Credit: TNN]The burial site in the Valley of the Queens was …