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Cassandra Clare
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Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare is the author of the New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Mortal Instruments series and Infernal Devices trilogy. Her books have more than 20 million copies in print worldwide and have been... Read full bio

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Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
A. Write what you love to read.
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My life in 8 words: "Crowded apartment, crazy cat, piles of books, laptop!"
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    1. Trailer 2 for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Movie
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    2. CLOCKWORK PRINCESS trailer
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    4. Top 10 Things That Are NOT Going to happen in CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS
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    5. Cassandra Clare: City of Ashes
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    6. Cassandra Clare talks about her CLOCKWORK ANGEL Audiobook
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    7. Cassandra Clare reveals the first of her Infernal Devices series: CLOCKWORK ANGEL
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    8. Sizzle Reel: Cassandra Clare's CITY OF LOST SOULS Event
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    9. City of Lost Souls – Mini Trailer
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    10. City of Lost Souls Q&A
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    11. Cassandra Clare on her audiobook, CITY OF LOST SOULS
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    12. Molly Quinn on narrating CITY OF LOST SOULS
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    13. The Mortal Instruments 411
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    14. CITY OF LOST SOULS trailer
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City of Bones will be released on July 09, 2013 in Hardcover, Compact Disk
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City of Bones will be released on July 09, 2013 in Compact Disk, Audio Download
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City of Bones will be released on July 09, 2013 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
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Saving Raphael Santiago will be released on September 17, 2013 in Audio Download, eBook
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What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything will be released on December 17, 2013 in Audio Download, eBook
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Get a Taste of Pulseit! will be released on July 02, 2013 in eBook
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Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale will be released on June 18, 2013 in Audio Download, eBook
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The Mortal Instruments will be released on October 22, 2013 in Trade Paperback
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The Shadowhunter's Codex will be released on October 29, 2013 in Hardcover, Paper Over Board, eBook
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The Midnight Heir will be released on July 16, 2013 in Audio Download, eBook
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The Rise and Fall of the Hotel Dumort will be released on August 20, 2013 in Audio Download, eBook
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No Immortal Can Keep a Secret will be released on October 15, 2013 in Audio Download, eBook
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The Course of True Love (and First Dates) will be released on November 19, 2013 in Audio Download, eBook
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The Last Stand of the New York Institute will be released on December 31, 2013 in Audio Download
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The Last Stand of the New York Institute will be released on January 21, 2014 in Audio Download, eBook
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The Runaway Queen will be released on May 21, 2013 in Audio Download, eBook
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Cassandra Clare Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. So many books, so little time. Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. Being able to draw or paint. Q. What’s your best quality? A. I'm short, so I have a low center of gravity and corner well. Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Chocolate. Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. Movie location scout. Learn more about Cassandra Clare

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Moviefone, May 24, 2013
...excellent shot of joining the "Hunger Games," "Twilight," and "Harry Potter" level of hysteria, it's Cassandra Clare's hugely beloved paranormal series. There's supernatural suspense, pulse-quickening romance, and enough action to satisfy teens and...
IVillage, May 23, 2013
...of reaching the box-office appeal of The Hunger Games or Twilight, it's this paranormal adventure based on Cassandra Clare's phenomenally popular young adult series. There's a fierce young heroine, Clary (Lily Collins), a swoon-worthy romance with a...
Cinema Blend, May 22, 2013
...the former, E.L. James' steamy novel is said to have been developed from Twilight fan fiction. And Cassandra Clare, author of The Mortal Instruments series, is known to have dabbled in other writers' worlds before penning her own series. Suffice to say,...
International Business Times Canada, May 21, 2013
...the up and coming film adaptation of "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" based on the novels by Cassandra Clare. For those who haven't heard of the books yet, the synopsis is as follows. "Hush, Hush follows Nora Grey, a 16-year-old who catches the...
Mail Online UK, May 17, 2013
...Their demon-hunting adventure film, due out August 23, is based on the City of Bones, the first of Cassandra Clare's best selling young adult book series. Before the manorexic 24-year-old, the pretty brunette was linked with stuntman Riley Harper, Taylor...
Associated Content, May 15, 2013
...Which Memorial Day family activity is your favorite? This is a review of "Clockwork Angel" By Cassandra Clare. Set in the late 1800s London, the book focuses on Clare's creation of Shadowhunters. Shadowhunters are people who are born with Angel Blood and...
FemaleFirst.co.uk, May 14, 2013
...City of Bones is the latest to get the movie treatment. Harald Zwart is behind the adaptation of Cassandra Clare's novel and it is set to be one of the movies to watch out for this summer. We have been looking at where the replacement for Twilight is...
Examiner.com, May 24, 2013
...to The Mortal Instruments Examiner and stay up on all related topics to the Internationally bestselling series by Cassandra Clare. You can also follow The Mortal Instruments Examiner on...
Evening Herald, May 24, 2013
...Once he's back on Irish soil, Robert will be gearing up for the massive promotional tour for Cassandra Clare's upcoming vampire film Mortal Instruments, which is set to hit cinemas in August. Robert will play the part of Simon and joins fellow Irish...
Moviefone, May 24, 2013
...excellent shot of joining the "Hunger Games," "Twilight," and "Harry Potter" level of hysteria, it's Cassandra Clare's hugely beloved paranormal series. There's supernatural suspense, pulse-quickening romance, and enough action to satisfy teens and...
Examiner.com, May 24, 2013
...to The Mortal Instruments Examiner and stay up on all related topics to the Internationally bestselling series by Cassandra Clare. You can also follow The Mortal Instruments Examiner on...
Examiner.com, May 24, 2013
...to The Mortal Instruments Examiner and stay up on all related topics to the Internationally bestselling series by Cassandra Clare. You can also follow The Mortal Instruments Examiner on...
Examiner.com, May 24, 2013
...to The Mortal Instruments Examiner and stay up on all related topics to the Internationally bestselling series by Cassandra Clare. You can also follow The Mortal Instruments Examiner on...
Tennessean, May 24, 2013
...which is better than finding out youre color blind or something. Based on the popular book series by Cassandra Clare. The Worlds End (not yet rated): Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite as friends who get together for the 20-year anniversary of a memorable...