Shadowhunters and Downworlders

According to an analysis by YA author Malinda Lo, only .2 percent of YA books published between 2000 and 2011 featured LGBT characters. Not 2 percent; point 2 percent.

Villains make their own kind of fun, and that usually involves explosions.

psychologist Barry Schwartz argues that the more choices we have, the more opportunity there is for confusion, paralysis, and regret

Art saves lives—I really believe that. It gives us courage and compassion we might not have on our own.