Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments books have a lot in common with other recent urban fantasies — but one thing they have that's different is a major character who's revealed to be gay. We caught up with the stars of the film at Wondercon, and asked whether that will remain the case on screen. Spoilers ahead...

These days, it's pretty much accepted that fanfiction writers can become "real" authors. Fifty Shades of Grey started out as Twilight fanfic and is the year's biggest publishing sensation. Former fanfic writer Cassandra Clare is about to have a huge motion picture of her Mortal Engines series. And tons of major authors,…

Now that Twilight is finito it's a bloody battle for the tween crown. Who will the kiddies camp out for and scream about next? The first competitor has just released its first trailer titled, The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bone. Based on the supernatural series by Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments is about a…

Lily Collins is stepping into two huge roles. It was just announced that she's playing Snow White in the untitled film where Julia Roberts plays the Evil Queen. And she's also starring in the movie of Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments.

Has the young-adult science fiction genre finally moved past future dystopias? A panel of three leading YA authors at BEA suggests the new frontier for YA fiction is alternate histories, including Darwin's genetic engineering and the Prohibition era targeting magic.

Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet impressarios Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant have signed up to publish a new anthology of young-adult steampunk stories, featuring well-known authors, comics creators and YA authors. We asked Grant why people — especially young people — are so fascinated with steampunk.