Jamie Campbell Bower in The Mortal Instruments, Joins Lily Collins
Will the real Jace Wayland please stand up? You’ll have to use your imagination (but fantasy readers are good at that) and pretend that Camelot actor, Jamie Campbell Bower is standing. Why? Because he just won the star making role of Jace, Clary’s Shadowhunter in the big screen adaptation of The Mortal Instruments (which will [...]
Mortal Instruments – Jamie Campbell Bower, Ed Speleers or Leebo Freeman to Join Lily Collins?
Do you recall how difficult it was to cast the role of Edward Cullen for the very first Twilight film? Well, Hollywood is in pursuit of a new leading man for young adult audiences to pine after. The part is called a “potential starmaker.” The Mortal Instruments series is comprised of six novels by author [...]
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare – review
I finished this book a few weeks ago and have been hesitating in writing this review. The thing is, I really loved the Mortal Instruments trilogy; it was clever, imaginative, and fast-paced, with characters who you couldn’t help but invest yourself in emotionally. I’m not sure why Clare decided to make this series longer [...]
Lily Collins to Star in Mortal Instruments
The movie adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s first novel in The Mortal Instruments series, City of Bones, is taking shape with the casting of one of the main characters. Lily Collins’ publicist has told Collider that Collins, the daughter of British musician Phil Collins, is set to play Clary Fray in the film. The actress has [...]
BEA Panels: Alternate History for Young Adults
Authors Scott Westerfeld, Cassandra Clare, and Holly Black participated in the 2009 BEA panel on Alternate Histories in Young Adult fiction.
Read our coverage after the jump . . .
The Occasional e-Clare: BookExpo America
This is my first BEA, and I have all of five hours on a Saurday afternoon to devote. How do I do it, much less do it justice? Well, I can’t, but here’s the overview.










