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Happy Birthday to THE RED SCOLLS OF MAGIC by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu . This is the book Magnus and Alec fans of long been waiting for! To celebrate today's release, we've teamed up with Cassandra Clare, and Simon & Schuster to share an exclusive art featuring Magnus and Alec, along with this  quote:  “Alec found himself standing awkwardly alone in the center of the room as couples twirled around him. Crowns of thorns and towering multi-colored feathers blocked his vision. He looked around in alarm for an escape route. ‘May I have this dance, sir.’ Instead he saw Magnus, all in white and silver. ‘I was coming to find you,’ said Alec. ‘I saw you coming.’ Magnus pushed his mask halfway up his face. ‘We found each other.’”     That's not all, thanks to Cassandra Clare, and Simon and Schuster, and New Leaf Literacy, one lucky reader will win a SIGNED copy of the book! To enter to win, please fill out the form below. This is open INTERNA...

Shadowhunters don't miss it! On April 9th Cassandra Clare & Wesley Chu will be in Austin, TX to celebrate the release of their book, THE RED SCROLLS OF MAGIC ! I am so thrilled to be moderating this event, which is hosted by Book People. This is a ticketed event. You can purchase your ticket (which includes a copy of the book), here . In case you can't make the event, but want a signed book, they also ship world wide.  ABOUT THE EVENT PER BOOK PEOPLE: Join us Tuesday, April 9th and the  Central Presbyterian Church  @ 7 PM Book People is proud to present #1  New York Times  bestseller Cassandra Clare and award-winning author Wesley Chu for their collaboration,  The Red Scrolls of Magic !  This is the first book in a new series that follows High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood as they tour the world after the Mortal War.  The Red Scrolls of Magic  is a Shadowhunters novel. EVENT TICKETS & GUIDELINES This event takes pl...

Happy belated Mundane Monday Shadowhunters. Available for pre-order now, this Waterstones EXCLUSIVE edition of The Red Scrolls of Magic is definitely Magnus Bane approved. I love the runes on this cover. Hurry! The Waterstone's editions of Cassie's books never last long. Pre-order your copy here . They do ship worldwide.  MORE ABOUT THIS EDITION: Waterstones Exclusive Edition The exclusive Waterstones signature stamped edition features a stunning red wibalin and navy blue foil featuring a striking, repeating pattern of the ‘Malec’ rune. Also included is an exclusive chapter  How Magnus and Catarina Met . The hardback features a beautiful impression of Cassandra Clare’s signature in a Shadowhunters motif. From #1 New York Times bestseller Cassandra Clare and award-winner Wesley Chu comes the first book in a new series that follows High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood as they tour the world after the Mortal War.  The Red Scrolls of Magic  is a Shadowhunter...

Happy Mundane Monday Shadowhunters! Have you read Cassandra Clare's latest snippet? With The Red Scrolls of Magic being released on April 19th, 2019, Cassie shared a snippet from it in her newsletter last week. Read it below:  From  Red Scrolls of Magic : “Magnus Bane! I thought it was you.” Magnus turned toward the voice. “Johnny Rook! What are you doing in Paris?” Johnny Rook was one of the rare mundanes who had the ability to see the Shadow World. He was usually based at the Los Angeles Shadow Market. Magnus surveyed Johnny unenthusiastically. He wore a black trench coat and sunglasses (though it was night), with short Caesar-cut dirty blond hair and five o’clock scruff. There was something slightly off about his face: Magnus had heard a rumor that Johnny had hired faeries to permanently magically enhance his features, but if it was true, Magnus felt Johnny had wasted his money. The man was also known as Rook the Crook, and he was committed to his aesthetic. About to ...

We're kicking off the new year with our Top Ten Most Anticipated Reads of 2019 . There are some highly anticipated releases coming out this year. I don't think it's any surprise that once again we have a few similar books on our lists. Like Cassandra Clare's  Chain of Gold ,  Holly Black's  The Wicked King , and Leigh Bardugo's  King of Scars .  Who is excited that Cassie has three books coming out this year?! She has  The Red Scrolls of Magic  she co-wrote with Wesley Chu coming out this spring, Ghosts of the Shadow Market coming out this summer (the individual ebooks were released in 2018), and than  Chain of Gold  this November.  Katie's T op Ten Most Anticipated Reads of 2019 Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare The Wicked King by Holly Black Finale by Stephanie Garber Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller The Girl The Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young Cou...

Happy Friday Shadowhunters! Did you read the newest edition of Cassie's newsletter? It's definitely not one to be missed. One of the things she shared is this snippet of a poster for the RED SCROLLS OF MAGIC, along with the snippet below. If you haven't already, I highly recommend you sign up for her newsletter.  Per Cassie's newsletter: Check out this snippet of a poster Cassandra Jean illustrated to promote  Red Scrolls of Magic ! The poster will be handed out at ALA Midwinter, as well as other conventions throughout the year. Red Scrolls of Magic  comes out on April 9th, 2019. Enjoy an excerpt! Alec gave a gratifying, wondering, “Oh,” as the train emerged around a bend into the heart of the French countryside. Dense, dark green forest framed mirrored lakes, and in the distance, white snowcapped mountains watched over the landscape. Closer, a rocky promontory rose like the prow of a ship from the distinctive tidy grid of bright vineyards below. Magnus watched the l...

Cassandra Clare and Holly Black are heading over seas next year! I love that they're hitting the road together. Here's where they'll be going, per Cassie's newsletter: February 20, 7PM ST JAMES CHURCH 197 Piccadilly, St. James's, London W1J 9LL Tickets Here February 22, 12:30PM GLEE CLUB ARCADIAN  70 Hurst St, Birmingham B5 4TD Tickets Here February 23, 4PM ST ANN’S CHURCH St Ann St, Manchester M2 7LF Tickets Here   February 24, 5PM BEWICK HALL Newcastle City Library 33 New Bridge Street West Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AX Tickets Here   February 25, 6:30PM ASSEMBLY ROXY 2 Roxburgh Pl, Edinburgh EH8 9SU Tickets Here   February 26, 6:30PM LIBERTY HALL  Eden Quay, North City, Dublin 1, Ireland Tickets Here

Hopefully by now you've seen Cassie Clare stunning CHAIN OF GOLD cover. I still can't stop staring at it. It is absolutely stunning! This book is up for pre-order now though it won't be out until 11.19.19. It's the first book in her The Last Hours series.  Here's what Cassie shared on social media when she first shared the cover: The cover of CHAIN OF GOLD! Coming November 19, 2019: Cordelia Carstairs holds Cortana in front of the gates of Kensington Palace. Edwardian England, fabulous clothes, dark secrets...I can't wait for you guys to read THE LAST HOURS! 

Photo credit: Cassandra Clare Happy Mundane Monday! Only 1 more day! TOMORROW is the release of Queen of Air and Darkness! In case you've missed this past week's snippets, here they are. They are in order of last Tuesday's to the most recent (minus today's snippet, as I'm preparing this post prior to Cassie sharing it). Are you ready to read QOAAD? I am! I've got my box of Kleenex ready.  ________________________________ *EDITED* to add THE LAST SNIPPET: Kit rolled onto his back on the grass. He was gasping for breath.  Dying,  he thought. I’m dying. And I cannot be who they said I am. It’s impossible. “Kit!” Emma was crouching over him, pulling the collar of his shirt aside to place an  iratze  there. “Kit, by the Angel, what did you do?”  “I don’t—know.” He felt like there was no breath in his body. His fingers scrabbled weakly against the dirt.  Help me, Emma. Help me. Tell Ty— “It’s all right.” There was someone else bending ov...

Happy Friday Shadowhunters! Check out this deleted scene from Lady Midnight, Cassie shared in this week's edition of her newsletter. If you haven't yet, I highly recommend signing up for it.  Deleted Scene from Lady Midnight   Here’s a fun little blast from the past—this is a deleted scene from Lady Midnight! Because the scene never made it into the final book, it hasn’t been fact-checked, and thus there may be some inconsistencies between it and the rest of TDA. Enjoy! Emma discovered the sea caves when she was eleven years old. She’d been at the beach with her parents when she found them — great fingers of gray rock reaching into the ocean, and boring through them, like tunnels in the stone, were the caves. They were open to the ocean on both ends, and they smelled delightful, like sea water and wet rock and dark, secret things. She was thirteen years old when she and Julian declared the sea caves their official meeting place. If anything ever happened at or to the Institute...

Shadowhunter fans, did you see the newest edition of Cassie's newsletter? Along with a deleted scene from Lady Midnight, Cassie shared this 'White Cat' fairytale in honor of Holly Black's birthday. And if that wasn't exciting enough, Cassie & Holly are hitting the road together!  Here's what Cassie shared: I’ll be touring for  Queen of Air and Darkness  starting on Tuesday, and one of the best things about going on tour is meeting readers! If you’re someone I chat with online or someone who subscribes to my newsletter, let me know when you see me in the line and we can have a nerdy conversation! When I get back from the QuAD US tour, I’ll be heading out again in February 2019. I’ll be hitting the road with my best friend  Holly Black  for our King and Queen tour—she’ll be on tour for  The Wicked King , and I’ll be on tour for  Queen of Air and Darkness . We’ll be tearing it up in the UK, Ireland, Dubai, and the Philippines!  In ...