Today, we are really thrilled to bring a guest post from author Cassandra Clare! We know she's super-busy, so we really appreciate the extra time she took putting today's post together to talk about the connection between her upcoming book, Clockwork Angel and Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. Thanks, Cassie! "It was the... Continue Reading →

Submissions Submit your written well-wishes here. To submit fan art, send an e-mail to clumzbella@yahoo.com with "wedding wishes" in the subject line and the art attached. Shower game Because Cassie spent much of her young life traveling the globe with her parents, our shower game is a wedding crossword puzzle with questions about international wedding customs,... Continue Reading →

  I'll be honest, poetry's usually not my thing, but I make an exception for Victorian classics -- and that's exactly what you'll find throughout Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Angel.  Each chapter begins with a quote from a poem that would have been familiar to the characters. Since Clockwork Angel is set in late 19th-century London, most of the poems... Continue Reading →

Although Suzanne Collins is still on top with The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, there are two newcomers to this week's list: Hot X by Danica McKellar (a book about ... algebra? Really?) and I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. This book had gotten major buzz in the last few weeks -- anyone read it yet?... Continue Reading →

Synopsis: This story was supposed to be about Evie—how she hasn't made a friend in years, how she tends to stretch the truth (especially about her so-called relationship with college drop-out Jonah Luks), and how she finally comes into her own once she learns to just be herself—but it isn't. Because when her classmate Elizabeth "Zabet" McCabe's... Continue Reading →

We'd like you to meet Viviane Hebel of Hebeldesign, who creates extraordinary pieces of jewelry based on The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices series. What's so special about her pieces? For one thing, they are all approved by author Cassandra Clare. For another, part of the proceeds go to Reading is Fundamental (RIF), which delivers free... Continue Reading →

We recently posted a poll here on Novel Novice asking you to tell us your favorite genre. Then we realized there were SO MANY genres and subgenres (and subgenres of subgenres) that we couldn't tell the difference among them. (Unless you have an uber-cool teacher, you probably won't learn about these in English class!) Look no further --... Continue Reading →