Canadian Shadowhunters: New 'Become a Shadowhunter Website' Just for Canada

A month ago, Sony released BecomeAShadowhunter.com where residents of USA got a chance to win prizes like:

 

 

On the Canadian website, Sony is offering Shadowhunters a chance to win:

• copy of the book City of Bones and 1 full size film poster
• official movie prize pack which includes a charm bracelet, a tattoo sheet set, a journal, a metal key chain, a set of Rune pins, a tote bag, a copy of the City of Bones book, a mini poster, a branded t-shirt, the official movie guide, and the official illustrated movie companion
• splat prize pack consisting of 4 Rebellious Colour Kits (Aqua, Pink Fetish, Luscious Raspberries, Blue Envy), 5 Splat highlighting chalks (Dusty Rose, Silver Moon, Mint Candy, Violet Sky, Midnight Blue) and 5 washables temporary colours (Totally Red, Hot Pink, Purple Swag, Electric Blue).

Go sign up to become a Shadowhunter on the Canadian website now!

Just make sure that when you sign up, click "Login here if you live in Canada."

Cassandra Clare Talks With Bookish About Movie Adaptation

Bookish interviews Cassandra Clare. They talk about The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones adaptation and the cast.

Bookish: "The Mortal Instruments" has several more mature jokes and darker themes--a departure from a lot of YA, which keeps things fairly clean. How does that more mature sensibility translate to the movie?

Cassandra Clare: It's interesting, because you never know how something is going to be digitally realized until the director puts it on film. [The movie's] got a very dark sensibility--gritty urban fantasy, which I really like.

Bookish: Are there any scenes in particular you feel express that?

'The Bane Chronicles: Runaway Queen' Sneak-Peek From the Shadowhunter App

In February, the Shadowhunter App gave us the first chapter of The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Princess. This time, the Shadowhunter App has an exclusive sneak-peek to The Bane Chronicles: Runaway Queen.

Download the Shadowhunter App for: Andriod or Apple users.
Here's a snippet from the preview:

There was a smell to Paris in the summer mornings that Magnus enjoyed. This was surprising, because on summer mornings Paris smelled of cheese and that sat in in the sun all day and fish and the less desirable parts of fish. It smelled of people and all the things that people produce (this does not refer to art or culture, but to the baser things that were dumped out of windows in buckets). But these were punctuated by other odors, and the odors would shift rapidly from street to street, or building to building That heady whiff of a bakery might be followed by an unexpected flush of gardenias in a garden, which gave way to the iron-rich pong of slaughterhouse.

The Runaway Queen will be available for ebook purchase on May 21. Pre-order a copy on Amazon.com ($4.64 USD)

New Version of 'The Shadowhunter's Codex' Available October 29

We've already heard about The Shadowhunters' Codex but what makes this special edition different?
Simon Schuster tells us the special edition comes with a "beautiful slipcase with luxurious detailing that matches its historic importance. It’s as much a work of art as a training manual."

The special edition will be available October, 29 for $30.32 (USD) or $36.35(CND).

Details about the product:

Don’t miss The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, soon to be a major motion picture in theaters August 2013.
Delve into the details of all things Shadowhunter with this illustrated guide to the knowledge and lore of the Shadowhunter world.
Since the thirteenth century, the Shadowhunter’s Codex has been the one and only manual for Shadowhunters looking to brush up on their demon languages, learn proper stele use, and discover just what exactly a pyxis is. Featured in both The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices, this guide is a necessity for any young Nephilim on their journey to becoming a Shadowhunter. Beautifully illustrated, the Codex contains images of the famous Shadowhunter homeland of Idris, as well as depictions of demons and other Downworlders.
But this isn’t just any copy of The Shadowhunter’s Codex. It’s Clary’s copy, and as an artist herself, she’s sketched pictures of her friends and family in the book, and scrawled helpful advice in the margins. Of course, she couldn’t exactly stop Jace or Simon from adding their thoughts either. Part encyclopedia, part history, part training manual—complete with commentary from Shadowhunters who have seen it all—this beautiful guide is a perfect supplement to the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
This special edition of The Shadowhunter’s Codex comes in a beautiful slipcase with luxurious detailing that matches its historic importance. It’s as much a work of art as a training manual.

You can buy the special edition at Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, or Indigo.

You can buy the regular version over at Amazon.com for $12.23 (USD), Amazon.ca for $16.60 (CND) or Indigo for $16.60.

Lily Collins Optioned to Play Elizabeth for 'Pride, Prejudice and Zombies'

Variety tells us that Lily Collins has been optioned to play Elizabeth Bennet for Pride Prejudice and Zombies.

Just like its main antagonists, “Pride Prejudice and Zombies” is a film that refuses to die, and looks like it may have risen again from the dead.
Burr Steers is on board to direct with Lily Collins in negotiations to star in the adaptation of Seth Grahame Smith’s mash-up of the literary classic.

Summary of Pride Prejudice and Zombies from Amazon:

Tribute Interviews Director, Harald Zwart

Tribute got the chance to speak with the director for City of Bones, Harald Zwart. They talk about why Harald chose specifically this book to adapt, and the intricate details to the set...

What was your favorite part about filming in Toronto?
It reminded me of a European city, so after filming, there was always a great place to go and have dinner or just walk around the streets of Yorkville. I just really fell in love with Toronto as a city.
Do you believe in “monsters, nightmares and legends whispered around campfires,”—as heard in the movie?
(Laughs) That’s a great question! Well, I do now!
What made you change your mind? Was it the movie?
Yes, after exploring the idea that us humans, we are limited in our perceptions—we don’t see everything that’s around us—I do believe that there’s more between heaven and earth than what we actually have the capacity to take in.
There are so many movie adaptations of novels being released right now, why did you choose to be a part of this one?
I just really liked the tone of the book. It’s got a good blend of humor and it takes the characters seriously. I think the journey of Clary, who is kind of in a detective story, trying to figure out her own mind—I thought it was wonderfully, psychologically complex and I know that young people are so smart that they can easily be challenged by these things, but they’ll all get it.
What makes a novel fit to be turned into a movie?
I can only speak for this one, but the way Cassandra writes is very visual. Once I start reading it, all the images pop into my head and all these wonderful places that she is describing and the portal. It’s just the mood of the whole thing, just lent itself to any visual inspiration. Look at what the fans have been doing for years! It’s clear that this book has inspired young, creative fans all over the world to keep making their own movie posters, their own version of the movie trailer—so they all seem to be very visually inspired by this.

Read the full interview over at Tribute

Cassandra Clare and Harald Zwart Talk Movie Adaptation at the LA Times Festival of Books

Cassandra Clare and Harald Zwart both attended the Los Angeles Times: Festival of Book this past weekend. They talk about the adaptation of City of Bone. (For a quick tweet run-down click here)

“It’s a bit of an exercise in letting go,” said Claire, of being an author and selling the movie rights. She had no expectations of being involved, and only found out about Lilly Collins being cast as Clary from Collider.com, like everyone else – but once Cassie signaled her interest in being involved, and once Harald came on board to direct, suddenly the doors were wide open and Cassie was weighing in on everything from casting to prop design. As to why the Hollywood types were willing to let her be so involved, Clare recalled one producer telling her: “Cassie, I never want you to say Harold and Robbie ruined my book. I want you to say, Harold, Robert, and I ruined my movie.”

Read the full article over at Bookyurt.com

Recap from Festival of Books at Cassandra Clare and Harald Zwart Panel

Cassandra Clare (middle) and Harald Zwart (right) Panel from @PageToPremier

Cassandra Clare and Harald Zwart both made an appearance at Los Angeles Times: Festival of Books today (April 20).
Check out the tweets from @MortalMovie and @PageToPremier

About The Mortal Instruments Movie:

"One of the things that struck me about the institute set was how old it felt." - @cassieclare
— City Of Bones (@MortalMovie) April 20, 2013

"I was just wandering around having a great time." - @cassieclare on her time on set #TMImovie #BookFest
— City Of Bones (@MortalMovie) April 20, 2013

.@haraldzwart put a scene back in #TMImovie after it had been cut when he found out @cassieclare loved it so much she cried. #BookFest
— City Of Bones (@MortalMovie) April 20, 2013

#SuzanneCollins, among many authors, gave @cassieclare advice on being involved with #TMImovie. #BookFest
— City Of Bones (@MortalMovie) April 20, 2013

HD Version of 'Mortal Instruments' Still from EW's Summer Preview

The Mortal Instruments was featured in Entertainment Weekly's Summer Preview Issue. The Mortal Instrument's facebook page posted the full HD photo.
Read the full article Martin Moszkowicz posted on facebook here.

Check out the 'City of Ashes: Interactive Quiz Book' on Amazon

Just like City of Bones, there is now an interactive ebook quiz to go along with City of Ashes. 

Description from Amazon:

What was the name of Maia’s twin brother who had been killed in an accident?
When Agramon appears to Maia, who/what does it look like to her?
Luke tells Clary he plans to let her start dating when she_______

So you think YOU are the ultimate City of Ashes fan? Have you read the book so much the pages are faded? Do you spend hours and hours surfing the City of Ashes Wikia? Are your goldfish called Clary and Jace?...If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you.

"eQuivia Books"™ are interactive quiz books that will test your knowledge Clary, Simon, Jace, Valentine, Luke, The Shadowhunters, Maia, The Great Demon of Fear, The Inquisitor, and many other aspects of this best selling novel.

Get your copy today to see how much you REALLY know about City of Ashes.

Buy City of Ashes: Interactive Quiz Book on: Amazon.com for $3.47 USD.

Day 1 of 84: Final Shadowhunter Tarot Cards: Drusilla and Octavian

Cassandra Jean has created Shadowhunter Tarot Cards. Some of the cards have been switched out for others (you can view all the ones that are out here), but Cassandra Clare announced on her tumblr that the card deck has been finalized. Each day starting from today, Cassie will post a new card on her tumblr. Some of the cards we have seen before and some we haven't, but be ware, there are spoilers!

For Day 1:

Cassandra Jean has finished the complete Shadowhunter Tarot, so for the next … eighty-four? days I’ll be posting a card a day in order, from the first card to the last. Some will be under spoiler cuts; some you’ll have seen before — I’ll explain why each character has the card they have.
This card corresponds to the Fool, which can be either 0 or 22 in the Tarot. We decided to do one 0 and one 22. 0 is Drusilla and Octavian Blackthorn who we picked because they symbolize uncorrupted innocence which is an aspect of the Fool card.

Atli Örvarsson to Score ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’

Film Music Reporter tells us that Alti  Örvarsson will be creating the score for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones instead of Gabriel Yared.

Atli Örvarsson has taken over scoring duties on the fantasy adventure The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Örvarsson previously scored Zwart’s The Karate Kid before James Horner was hired to compose a new score. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is set to be released on August 23, 2013 by Sony’s Screen Gems. For updates on the film, visit the official movie website. (via hans-zimmer.com)

New Promo Picture for 'City of Bones'

Check out this new promo picture for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Keep you eyes out for more promo pictures!

Cassandra Clare Talks 'Movie Adaptation for City of Bones' with CraveOnline

CraveOnline: When Hollywood started buying teen literary properties, did you bide your time and lord over this series while entertaining suitors?
Cassandra Clare: I didn’t. I was actually pretty early on the scene. I sold my books before Twilightcame out and so when we put the books out for movie studios and what not to buy the rights, YA was a pretty unknown phenomenon. People weren’t really sure what to do with it. It got bought by Unique Features and Constantin. They just really loved the story and they were on the same page with me, so I didn’t lord it over them. I didn’t wait and entertain suitors because there really wasn’t that kind of feeding frenzy back then. Now it is which is really interesting to me, but no, they’ve had the property for five years.

So did they shop it around and take it to different studios before Screen Gems?They did but Robert Kulzer, who is the producer at Constantin I’ve worked with the most, has a long term relationship with Screen Gems and Sony. They’ve done the Underworld movies together and I think he felt like they really had a handle on urban fantasy, so I think they were his first pick. Fortunately they got on board.

Do you need the movies to be strictly faithful to your books, or are you open to some interpretation?I’m open to some interpretation because I think one of the interesting things you can do with movies is, with the books you have the viewpoint of one character, Clary. So you can’t see anything as the reader that she doesn’t see. You can’t hear anything she doesn’t hear, you don’t know things she doesn’t know, but in a movie you can open out the world and you can see scenes that she wasn’t present for, and you can hear things that she doesn’t hear and know things she doesn’t know, and I think that creates some interesting experiments.

We know from the trailer they have the nightclub scene, right?Oh yeah, they definitely have the nightclub scene. I’m excited about that.

What was it like to see key scenes like that come to life?Oh, it’s very surreal because you’ve only ever imagined it and then suddenly there it is, coming to life on screen and you’re like, “Wow, somebody crawled inside my head and pulled out all this stuff and put it up on this big screen for everybody to see. It’s really incredible.

Were there certain scenes that they had to have in the movie?Yeah, there were certain scenes that I really, really wanted them to keep in the movie. The scene where Clary and Jace first talk, the marine house scene which is the romantic scene, and Magnus Bane’s party which is my favorite scene in the book. I really wanted to make sure they got that.

Are all of those scenes in the final cut?As far as I know, yes.

2 New Titles and 1 New Installment for 'The Bane Chronicles'

The Midnight Heir (The Bane Chronicles Part #4)

A new short story to The Bane Chronicles:

In Edwardian London, Magnus Bane discovers old friends and new enemies—including the son of his former comrade Will Herondale. One of ten adventures in The Bane Chronicles.

Magnus thought he would never return to London, but he is lured by a handsome offer from Tatiana Blackthorn, whose plans—involving her beautiful young ward—are far more sinister than Magnus even suspects. In London at the turn of the century, Magnus finds old friends, and meets a very surprising young man . . . the sixteen-year-old James Herondale.

Pre-order on Amazon.com

The Rise of the Hotel Dumort has been changed to The Rise and Fall of the Hotel Dumort (The Bane Chronicles Part #5)

So instead of having The Rise of Hotel Dumort (The Bane Chronicles Part #4) and then The Fall of Hotel Dumort (The Bane Chronicles Part #5). They have combined the two.

Cover Reveal for 'The Bane Chronicles: What Really Happened in Peru'

With only 5 more days to go, the cover for The Bane Chronicles: What Really Happened in Peru is revealed!

Summary from Goodreads:
Fans of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices know that Magnus Bane is banned from Peru—and now they can find out why. One of ten adventures in The Bane Chronicles.

Lily Collins Talks With MSN: 'How The Mortal Instruments is Important to Her'

MSN interview Lily Collins at WonderCon 2013. Lily explains how The Mortal Instruments is important to her and the beautifully detailed sets for the movie.

MSN Movies: I understand that doing "The Mortal Instruments" has been a very personal project for you.
Lily Collins: It is. It's really personal for me. I was a huge fan of the books before I was cast. I looked up to Clary as a fellow reader, and I associate a lot of similar qualities with her because I'm really super close with my mom. And Clary goes on this whole journey to get her mom back, and it's a personal quest for her as she's growing up in search of finding her mom. I completely would act the same way that Clary does if I were in that situation. So I felt very close to the project.
Two-part question: What sets this apart from the other young adult adaptations that have been coming out, and how do you get people beyond that core readership into the film? What does it have for them?
What's different, I think, is that our story involves reality and a fantasy world married together. And it's not just this is happening when it's fantasy and there's magic involved and then this is when she's at school. It's like there are two worlds intertwined throughout the entire movie. And the way that we've filmed it, you forget which world you're in because it just seems so normal. Like the magic stuff just feels obvious to you during the film, so it's not like you're taken out of a reality at any point.

'The Mortal Instruments' Featured on Entertainment Weekly's 'Summer Movie Special'

This weeks cover for Entertainment Weekly features some Mortal Instruments! If you haven't spotted it yet, it's on the 2nd last line. This issue will be available this Friday (April, 12).

Will you be picking one up?

Lily Collins Talks About Getting the Role of Clary With Crave Online

Crave Online Canada interviews Lily Collins. Lily talks about auditioning for Bella from Twilight and reading the rest of The Mortal Instruments books.

Of course, and by the time Mortal Instruments came along, you’re an established actor. Did they come to you?Screen Gems did approach me. It was a lot of the same team that had worked on Priest and we had really close relationships and they knew that I was a really big fan of the series. So I was very honored when I got the potential to play a character that I’ve grown up loving.

Cassandra Clare Appearing at BEA and Signing 'City of Bones' the Movie Tie-in Edition

BEA (Book Expo America) takes place in Javits Center, New York

Autographing Area is Open: Thursday, May 30, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm, Friday, May 31, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm, and Saturday, June 1, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm. With close to 500 authors signing in the Autographing Area, you can be sure that you will meet (and possibly get a photo with) one of your favorites! The final autographing schedule will be posted in late April so please check back so you can plan your visit to BEA accordingly.
In addition to the authors who appear in the Autographing Area, many more authors can be found signing in their publisher's booth. These are called "in booth" autographing sessions and will take place throughout the 3 day show. A schedule for "in booth" signings will be posted on our Web site in late April and the schedule can also be picked up at BEA.

Check it out, Cassandra Clare will be attending, plus she will be signing City of Bones: the movie tie-in edition (which you can pre-order on Amazon.com for $7.79 (USD)