The Hunger Games Trilogy
MOCKINGJAY:
#1 USA Today Bestseller
#1 New York Times Bestseller
#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller
#1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller
A New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2010
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
A 2010 Booklist Editors' Choice
A 2010 Kirkus Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2010
“Fans will be happy to hear that Mockingjay is every bit as complex and imaginative as Hunger Games and Catching Fire."
-Entertainment Weekly
“Suspenseful... Collins' fans, grown-ups included, will race to the end."
-USA Today
“At its best the trilogy channels the political passion of 1984, the memorable violence of A Clockwork Orange, the imaginative ambience of The Chronicles of Narnia and the detailed inventiveness of Harry Potter."
-New York Times Book Review
“Unfolding in Collins' engaging, intelligent prose and assembled into chapters that end with didn't-see-that-coming cliffhangers, this finale is every bit the pressure cooker of its forebears. [Mockingjay] is nearly as shocking, and certainly every bit as original and thought provoking, as The Hunger Games. Wow."
-Los Angeles Times
“This concluding volume in Collins’s Hunger Games trilogy accomplishes a rare feat, the last installment being the best yet, a beautifully orchestrated and intelligent novel that succeeds on every level."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review
CATCHING FIRE:
#1 USA Today Bestseller
#1 New York Times Bestseller
#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller
#1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller
A Time Magazine Top 10 Fiction Book of 2009
A People Magazine (Top 10) Best Book of 2009
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
A Los Angeles Times Best Children’s Book of 2009
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2009
A Booklist Editors' Choice 2009
A Kirkus Best Book of 2009
“Whereas Katniss kills with finesse, Collins writes with raw power."
-Time Magazine
“Collins expertly blends fantasy, romance and political intrigue (so who needs vampires?)."
-People Magazine
“Collins has joined J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer as a writer of children's books that adults are eager to read.”
-Bloomberg.com
“Catching Fire not only lived up to my high expectations, it surpassed them. It's just as exciting as The Hunger Games, but even more gut wrenching, because you already know these characters, you've already suffered with them.”
-Stephenie Meyer, www.stepheniemeyer.com
THE HUNGER GAMES:
#1 USA TodayBestseller
#1 New York Times Bestseller
#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller
A Publishers Weekly Bestseller
A Horn Book Fanfare
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2008
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2008
A Booklist Editors’ Choice
A New York Times Notable Book of 2008
A Kirkus Best Book of 2008
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
“I couldn't stop reading."
-Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly
“The Hunger Games is amazing.”
-Stephenie Meyer, www.stepheniemeyer.com
“[The Hunger Games] is a great book, and very thought-provoking. Read this along with your teen and discuss it.”
-Charlaine Harris, www.charlaineharris.com
Announcements/News
Scholastic to Publish Year of the Jungle, an Autobiographical Picture Book by Suzanne Collins in Fall 2013 (November 29, 2012)
Scholastic Announces Updated U.S. Figures for Suzanne Collins's Bestselling The Hunger Games Trilogy (July 19, 2012)
Scholastic Announces Updated U.S. In-print Figures for Suzanne Collins' Bestselling The Hunger Games Trilogy (March 28, 2012)
A Message from Suzanne Collins about The Hunger Games Movie (March 1, 2012)
Scholastic to Add new Title to The Hunger Games Movie Tie-in Program (November 3, 2011)
Lionsgate Joins Scribd, Donorschoose.org, and Scholastic for The Hunger Games National Literacy Month Campaign (September 1, 2011)
Scholastic Introduces Gift Edition of The Hunger Games (Holiday 2011), To Be Followed by Movie Tie-In Program (Spring 2012) (June 16, 2011)
Scholastic announces Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon, is winner of Mockingjay display contest with prize of store visit by Suzanne Collins (October 21, 2010)
Mockingjay tops all national bestseller lists with sales of more than 450,000 copies in its first week of publication, and Scholastic goes back to press for an additional 400,000 copies (September 2, 2010)
Scholastic Increases First Printing of Mockingjay, the Final Book of The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins, to 1.2 Million Copies and Announces Fall Tour Markets (July 1, 2010)
Suzanne Collins's Third Book in The Hunger Games Trilogy to be Published on August 24, 2010 (December 3, 2009)
Scholastic Publishes Catching Fire
Scholastic Publishes The Hunger Games
LionsGate Acquires Worldwide Distribution Rights for The Hunger Games Film (March 17, 2009)
Highlights
- Scholastic has more than 50 million copies of the original three books in The Hunger Games trilogy in print and digital formats in the U.S. (more than 23 million copies of The Hunger Games; more than 14 million copies of Catching Fire; and more than 13 million copies of Mockingjay). In addition, there are more than 2 million copies of the three The Hunger Games movie-related books in print in the U.S.
- The Hunger Games has spent more than 200 consecutive weeks/more than three consecutive years to date on The New York Times bestseller list since publication in September 2008, and has also appeared consistently on USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.
- Lionsgate released THE HUNGER GAMES on March 23, 2012, shattering multiple box office records to become the third highest opening weekend of all time and the highest opening ever for a non-sequel film. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks and Lenny Kravitz with Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland, the film was directed by Gary Ross, from a screenplay by Ross, Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray. It was produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik.
- The Hunger Games trilogy has been sold into 56 territories in 51 languages to date.
- NECA is the licensee to The Hunger Games trilogy book merchandise. For more information, please visit www.necaonline.com.
- Suzanne Collins named to the Entertainment Weekly 2010 Entertainers of the Year list (December 3, 2010)
- Suzanne Collins named to the 2010 TIME 100 list (April 29, 2010)
- Complete list of awards and citations for The Hunger Games trilogy (updated February 2012)
Interviews with Suzanne Collins
Press Coverage
- The Associated Press announces the publication of Year of the Jungle (November 29, 2012)
- Salon.com: The making of a blockbuster: The behind-the-scenes story of the readers and booksellers who launched the Hunger Games franchise (March 18, 2012)
- Parade Magazine cover story: Go Inside the 'Hunger Games' Phenomenon (March 17, 2012)
- NBC’s The Today Show: Fan Frenzy: Excitement Builds for ‘Hunger Games’ (March 16, 2012)
- USA Today: Fans are hungry for more 'Games': Books top best-seller list (March 15, 2012)
- People Magazine cover story: Behind the Scenes on The Hunger Games (March 14, 2012)
- The New York Times: Peer Pressure? How About, Like, Fighting to Death? (March 9, 2012)
- The Wall Street Journal: Gender Games,'The Hunger Games' must clear tricky marketing hurdles (March 8, 2012)
- The Muppets spoof The Hunger Games (March 6, 2012)
- Entertainment Weekly cover story: "The Hunger Games—Game On!" (March 9, 2012)
- The Hunger Games trilogy represents three of the ten bestselling books in December 2011, according toUSA Today (January 4, 2012)
- The Hunger Games reaches #1 on USA Today’s bestseller list (December 29, 2011)
- The Hunger Games included in World Book Night 2012 (December 14, 2011) See full book list here.
- Three Movie Tie-in Book Covers Revealed Entertainment Weekly, (December 1, 2011)
- Entertainment Weekly cover story: "The Men of The Hunger Games: Your first look at Gale and Peeta—and how the actors are bringing them to life." (July 27, 2011)
- Entertainment Weekly cover story: "First Look at Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in The Hunger Games movie" (May 18, 2011)
- The Atlantic weighs in on the importance of the casting of Katniss: "Katniss Everdeen is more than just a teen idol of the moment. She is a heroine for the ages… the most important female character in recent pop culture history." (March 9, 2011)
- The Hollywood Reporter Announces Release Date for The Hunger Games Movie (January 25, 2011)
- Entertainment Weekly feature story: “Interview with Hunger Games Movie Director Gary Ross” (January 6, 2011)
- Entertainment Weekly feature story: “The Hunger Games: Taking the book world (and Hollywood) by storm” (October 15, 2010)
- The Associated Press on the New York City launch event for Mockingjay (August 24, 2010)
- New York Times on the launch of Mockingjay (August 24, 2010).
- USA Today reviews Mockingjay (August 24, 2010).
- Los Angeles Times reviews Mockingjay (August 23, 2010).
- USA Today anticipates “more than the usual number” of sleepy teens upon midnight publication of Mockingjay (August 19, 2010).
- USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Scholastic reveal the cover and title for Mockingjay (February 11, 2010). Mockingjay, the final book of The Hunger Games, will be published August 24, 2010.
- USA Today announces Catching Fire's debut at #1 on the USA Today Bestselling Books list its first week on sale. Catching Fire simultaneously appeared at #1 on The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.
- Time Magazine reviews The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. (September 2009)
- Publishers Weekly chronicles excitement among booksellers nationwide for the September 1st publication of Catching Fire.
- On June 26, 2009, Scholastic announced the winner of the Hunger Games Writing Contest. Learn more about the contest and read 17-year-old Kayley's winning entry here. For more information about the winner, see additional coverage of the contest in Publishers Weekly.
- Publishers Weekly reports that "Catching Fire Catches Fire" in an article on growing advance buzz for the publication of Catching Fire (September 1, 2009).
- Publishers Weekly announces the new publication date for Catching Fire (September 1, 2009), a writing contest for teens, film news, and the latest information on foreign editions, including a selection of covers from around the globe. (March 12,2009)
- Stephen King reviews The Hunger Games in Entertainment Weekly. (September 2008)
- Publishers Weekly reports "A Dark Horse Breaks Out: The buzz is on for Suzanne Collins's YA series debut" in an article about the forthcoming publication of The Hunger Games (June 2008)
- Critical praise for The Hunger Games.
- Critical praise for Catching Fire.
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