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Suzanne Collins Announces New Book
Written by Julie Vegas on Saturday, December 1st, 2012Author Suzanne Collins has announced a new book, but it’s not quite in the same vain as her Hunger Games series…
Surprise Suzanne Collins Book Cracks Bestseller List
Written by Brandon Williams on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012Seeing The Hunger Games books on a bestseller list is no surprise, but this week Gregor the Overlander, the first book in Suzanne Collins‘ Underland Chronicles has broken onto USA Today’s bestseller list. The book, which was released in 2004, is at #11 on the list. It made the list one time before, all the […]
Philip Seymour Hoffman Sinking Teeth Into “The Hunger Games”
Written by Brandon Williams on Saturday, August 11th, 2012Now that he’s been cast as Head Gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee in the film version of Catching Fire, Academy Award winner Philip Seymour Hoffman is now rushing to read the Suzanne Collins books after enjoying the film script. “It’s a great group of actors. It’s a great environment. And the character was something I was attracted […]
Scholastic Updates U.S. Figures For “The Hunger Games”
Written by Dan Malone on Friday, July 20th, 2012Scholastic has announced that over 50 million copies of the popular The Hunger Games series have been sold in print and digital formats. Since the series first came out in Fall 2008, the series has seen steady growth in sales. The 50 million figure includes 23 million copies of The Hunger Games, 14 million of […]
“The Hunger Games” Now Officially a Film Quadrilogy
Written by Ella Thomson on Sunday, July 15th, 2012After much speculation, Lionsgate has made the decision to split the final Hunger Games book into two films. “Mockingjay Part 1” is going to be released November 21, 2014, while “Mockingjay Part 2” will be released on November 20, 2015.
Francis Lawrence To Direct “Catching Fire”
Written by Ella Thomson on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012Lionsgate has announced that Francis Lawrence will be directing Catching Fire, the sequel to the hit movie The Hunger Games. Lawrence has directed such movies as I Am Legend, Constantine and Water for Elephants.
Top Highlighted Passages on Kindle
Written by Julie Vegas on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012The popularity of eReaders has been growing non-stop. As of now there are There are 17,784 Kindle users. One of the things Amazon can do through their Kindle eReader is track the passages you highlight as you read.
The Hunger Games “Challenged” By ALA
Written by Brandon Williams on Sunday, April 8th, 2012For the second consecutive year, The Hunger Games books have been labelled among the most “challenged” books by the American Library Association. A challenge means “a formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that a book or other material be restricted or removed because of its content or appropriateness.”
Suzanne Collins Gives Taylor Swift A Nice Surprise
Written by Julie Vegas on Monday, April 2nd, 2012Taylor Swift got a nice gift from Suzanne Collins – a signed copy of The Hunger Games for her two contributions to the soundtrack.
“Mockingjay” To Be Rated-R?
Written by Brandon Williams on Sunday, April 1st, 2012Those who have read the Suzanne Collins novel Mockingjay (finale of The Hunger Games series) might wonder how they can get those all-out battle sequences into a family-friendly PG-13 rated movie.