Facts: - imagesize: 180px - caption: clare convention center , anaheim , california speaking at the 2013 wondercon at the anaheim - birth name: judith rumelt - notableworks: '' the mortal instruments '' series - genre: young adult fiction - spouse: joshua lewis - birth date: 27 july 1973 - name: judith rumelt - nationality: american - image: cassandra clare by gage skidmore , 2013 b.jpg - movement: contemporary manners fantasy , urban fantasy , and fantasy of - occupation: author Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cassandra clare .
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judith rumelt -lrb- born july 27 , 1973 -rrb- , better known by her pen name cassandra clare , is an american author of young adult fiction , best known for her bestselling series '' '' the mortal instruments '' .