Audiobook Community has a free download of The Hunger Games after a commotion rose up from about The New Yorker article on dystopian fiction rose to the scene. As a result, Audiobook Community is releasing the free downloads for The Hunger Games and "The Lottery" with seven other stories. Click here to read more about the downloads.
Get your download now because Audiobook Community will only have them up until August 4th.
Many thanks to Mockingjay.net's Twitter for the find.
Mockingjay Trailer [26.07.10]
Check out more Hunger Games features including their official Facebook here! Mockingjay pin giveaway: Click here!
Summer of Hunger Games Calender [25.07.10]
First off, many thanks to My Hunger Games for the latest updates.
The calender posted below is for the weekly discussions Scholastic will be having on the books starting July 30th. However, they will be having a give-away on July 26th so make sure to check out their post on the Summer of Hunger Games! The link will also provide more information on Book Talk's event for Mockingjay.
Calender:
July 26th: First Give-Away!!
July 30th: Hunger Games: Parts I & II
August 6th: Hunger Games: Part III
August 13th: Catching Fire: Parts I & II
August 20th: Catching Fire: Part III
August 24th: Mockingjay
Scholastic's Hunger Games Summer! [24.07.10]
Scholastic will be hosting several giveaways and discussions in preparation for Mockingjay's release. Click here! for more details.
More Merchandise from Hot Topic! [21.07.10]
Including this shirt above & more! (Image from Hot Topic)
Click here! for Hot Topic's official HG shirt browse-through. Thanks to Tofu Zombie and NkHpTwihard from Twitter for the heads-up.
Screenwriter Billy Ray is Polishing Hunger Games Script [19.07.10]
LA Times reports that the well established screenwriter, Billy Ray, is polishing up the Hunger Games script, which will soon be given to the producers. After that comes finding a director and finding a cast, so for all of you who are vying to audition for the movie...the time is coming. :)
Since we're going to end up with a new layout pretty soon anyway and all the Paint "titles" below are going to be discarded, I've decided not to waste time on making titles because it's annoying to do.
Books of Wonder in New York will host the OFFICIAL Mockingjay release party. There will be face painters, jugglers, street performers, tarot card readers, and...oh, yeah, Suzanne Collins herself will be there. Read more about this event here!
At the same time, across the country, Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon will be hosting another midnight party! This one will feature a costume contest, a trivia battle, and more! See here for more info!
Borders will be selling Hunger Games t-shirts (similar to the Hot Topic t-shirt), bookmarks, and more! Full details at Borders. Find your local Borders store here!
Thanks to Hunger Games Examiner for the tip!
July 7th Update: Rumor is that there'll be even more merchandise from Borders as we approach the release date. Thanks to Sarah for the tip!
Meet Suzanne Collins at Oblong Books & Music on August 26th! Tickets to attend are $20 per family--the price includes a copy of Mockingjay. Ms. Collins will be stamping books (not signing) and photographs will be allowed.
Suzanne Collins will be on tour following the release of Mockingjay! Ms. Collins will be heading to twelve cities (like twelve districts) in the span of three months, starting east and ending out west (Katniss from District 12 to Capitol). For more information, see here!. Thanks to NovelNovice.Com for the alert!
Suzanne Collins has reviewed Lisa Mantchev's book, Perchance to Dream, the second book in the "Theatre Illuminata" series. Check out the full summary at Macmillian. The following is an excerpt from the full summary:
When Nate is kidnapped and taken prisoner by the Sea Goddess, only Bertie can free him. She and her fairy sidekicks embark on a journey aboard the Theatre's caravan, using Bertie's word magic to guide them. Along the way, they collect a sneak-thief, who has in his possession something most valuable, and meet The Mysterious Stranger, Bertie's father, and the creator of the scrimshaw medallion. Bertie's dreams are haunted by Nate, whose love for Bertie is keeping him alive, but in the daytime, it's Ariel who is tantalizingly close, and the one she is falling for. Who does Bertie love the most? And will her magic be powerful enough to save her once she enters the Sea Goddess's lair?
And Suzanne Collins says, incorporating her experience with Shakespeare's plays (Link Here!):
"All the world's truly a stage in Lisa Mantchev's innovative tale, Eyes Like Stars. Magical stagecraft, unmanageable fairies, and a humourous cast of classical characters form the backdrop for this imaginative coming-of age."
Borders will be hosting several The Hunger Games themed events and parties to promote the end of the trilogy! Or, more specifically, the Borders at John's Creek in Georgia will be hosting many events, but there will be other similar events at other Borders stores around the country as well. Thanks to Nancy from Borders for the tip!
Check if your local Borders will have a Hunger Games Fanfest (RELEASE PARTY FOR MOCKINGJAY) here!
In other news completely unrelated to Borders, KenoshaChick (a Hunger Games fan), has a fanfiction contest going on. Check it out here!
Lots and lots of updates, everyone!
Vote for Catching Fire on Canada's Teen Read Awards! Click here! Thanks to SanaBanana for the tip!
Check out the "Hunger Games: Training Days Strategy Game," which will be released August 11th! Click here! Thanks to our affiliate, Sparks Will Fly, for the tip!
Our Facebook is allowing fans to post their pictures (PG-rated) and letting other fans voice an opinion about what characters they would be if they were casted in the Hunger Games movie. Thanks to Jenna for the idea!
Scholastic UK has released the cover for the third installment of the Hunger Games Trilogy, Mockingjay!
Click on the link to read more about how dystopian fiction has caused a stir in the young readers and also some other references of dystopian fiction including The Giver and 1984.
Keep your ears tuned for a director for The Hunger Games movie this summer! According to ShockYa.com, Lionsgate has plans to announce the director for the movie some time this summer, and they might begin production by January 2011. Then later the same year (most likely the fall), we'll finally be able to watch the movie we've all been waiting for!
It's been a while since we last updated this site but it's time to get the updates back rolling!
First off, congratulations to Suzanne Collins for making TIME 100!
For the full list of the 2010 TIME 100, click here.
According to Hollywood Crush, Suzanne Collins has finished her draft of the script and submitted it, which is currently "being revised by another screenwriter." The director will be announced in the summer and the movie is due to release in the summer of 2011. For more information and an account of someone who was present during a short reading of Catching Fire and Mockingjay, look at this page.
Thanks to midnightmockingjay for the find!
According to Publisher's Weekly, Catching Fire made it to spot number 11 on the Children's Bestsellers 2009!
JabberJays.com, an affiliate of HungerGamesTrilogy.com, has announced a Fan Art contest for all of you creative artists! All submission are welcomed and the best part? Enter for a chance to win a signed copy of Catching Fire!
Mockingjay has made it on EW's 18 Books We Can't Wait to Read This Summer!
As stated in the caption, Mockingjay is "the final volume of Collins' dystopian trilogy, following The Hunger Games and Catching Fire." So how much are you anticipating the final installment to the Hunger Games Trilogy?
The great author herself, Suzanne Collins, has been nominated for the 2010 TIME 100. For those who do not know what TIME 100 is, TIME 100 is a list of the top 100 influential people of the year. For those who make this list, it is considered one of the greatest honors as TIME 100 is extremely well-known and read about.
To all those fans wondering what the heck is going on with the movie, here goes:
-The movie has been scheduled to release in the fall of 2011.
-Many directors have expressed interest but production is waiting for the script to finish.
-The aim is to combine a director project in late spring and start filming in August so that the film can be released in the fall of 2011.
For all the Canadian Hunger Games fans, Scholastic Canada has now launched it's Teen Reads page and the first book featured on the page is the Trilogy's Mockingjay! Check out the page for more featured titles.
Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, there will be no Advanced Reader Copies of the third Hunger Games Trilogy book, according to the tweets of those attending the American Library Association's 2010 Midwinter Meet. According to an article containing a collection of tweets,
"sarahantz: RT @_rachelsimon: P.S. RUMOR IS TRUE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO ADVANCED COPY OF THE 3RD HUNGER GAMES BOOK. #alamw10"
As of yet, we are unsure if this pertains to the conference only or as a whole. There is still the possibility of advanced copies in the future.
For the first time in a while, Suzanne Collins has reviewed a book publicly! This time, it's The Lonely Hearts Club, by Elizabeth Eulberg. This might be one of your "If the author likes it, then maybe I'll like it" moments, so here's the book's summary from Amazon:
Penny is sick of boys and sick of dating. So she vows: no more. It's a personal choice. . .and, of course, soon everyone wants to know about it. And a few other girls are inspired. A movement is born: The Lonely Hearts Club (named after the band from Sgt. Pepper). Penny is suddenly known for her nondating ways . . . which is too bad, because there's this certain boy she can't help but like. . . .
"A delightful coming-of-age story about the importance of learning to define yourself as an individual without shutting the door on love. Just like that other Lonely Hearts Club, it's guaranteed to raise a smile."
TeenReads.Com is inviting you to tell them what your favorite books of 2009 were! The five most nominated books will be selected as finalists for Children's Book Council's Teen Book of the Year, 2010. You have until February to fill out the form. Just give them your name, your email address, and your five favorite books RELEASED (meaning first time released; this does not include paperbacks) in 2009.
Other than also coming from Scholastic, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have nothing to do with The Hunger Games. However, just like with NaNoWriMo, we know that many readers are also artists in their own way (through music, writing, and etc), and so we want to mention opportunities that could bring recognition to an artist's talent.
You simply have to be a student in grades 7-12 in the United States, Canada, or an American school (if international) in order to qualify. Just go to the site (click on the picture on your upper left-hand side), find your region & deadline, and follow the instructions.
Due out in June 2010, Germany's version of Catching Fire's cover stays true to Germany's theme on the cover of The Hunger Games--a real person (or at least a real-looking person) surrounded by leaves. The left is The Hunger Games and the right is Catching Fire.
First off, vote for Catching Fire in the 2009 Goodreads Choice Awards! The second book of the beloved trilogy is up for two awards this year. Click Here! Thanks to Quarter Quell!
Second, congratulations to Catching Fire again for making TIME's Top 10 Everything of 2009 list. It's #4 on the Top 10 Fiction Books (You have to scroll down quite a bit on this link). Click Here!. Thanks to the Scholastic Twitter!
The third book of the trilogy is to be released August 24th, 2010! Unfortunately, there still isn't a title, but at least there's a date. One week before our original estimate--not too bad, right?
Thanks to the Scholastic Twitter and credit to HoppingInTrees for first link!
1) Happy Belated Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it!
2) With thanks to everyone who voted, The Hunger Games won the Silver Inkys, an Australian award! First alert goes to Eric and link credit goes to Mike!
3) We've added a "Gift Shop" portion to the fansite! Just look over to your left, click it, and it'll lead you to a list of stuff that you or a fellow Hunger Games fan might like.
4) And #3 leads into the fact that we've added a "Contact Us!" portion to the fansite, in case anyone ever needs to tell us something, complain about something...etc.
Scholastic is currently offering a contest to all middle schools that run/ran a Scholastic Book Fair between the months of May 2009 and December 2009. In general, one of the volunteers/leaders of the book fair have to enter the contest by filling out a form and writing a 500 word essay about the most successful book fair he/she has ever helped run. The prize: A visit from Suzanne Collins. For more information, click here!
Just as a general address: Random people on the Internet have randomly spread random rumors on Book III and the movie. I feel we need to confirm/squash all of this.
No title has been confirmed for Book III. As of now, it is called "Untitled." The Victors should be considered a rumor until someone official speaks out.
No auditions have been announced for the movie. So, no, there aren't calls for open auditions or for Cato/Clove and no dates have been confirmed.
For those of you in the UK or Ireland, the official UK site is currently having a contest in which you make a Hunger Games trailer and then submit it to their Youtube page.
The prizes include both books of the trilogy and a t-shirt. One person picked per month. There haven't been a lot of submissions so far, so it looks like a good opportunity for some free stuff if you have some free time.
Still speculation, but the German Hunger Games Twitter has written that the third book of the trilogy will likely be out Autumn 2010.
For the Image Source & Twitter, click on the picture.
With many thanks to our affiliate, http://www.thehungergames.fr, The Victors (still rumored name) will be released September 2010, the same month its predecessors came along.
And just as another note: Don't take our Newsreel posts without crediting us! Several people still do it word-by-word. We are not afraid to dole out punishments.
One comment that we have gotten back from the members over and over again is how their language arts/writing skills have improved so much from just discussing on the forums. Part of this goes to the community's general respect of grammar, another part goes to the amount of brainwork needed in order to make a point clear in the debates, and yet another part goes to the literate fan fiction on the site.
Last year, one of the highlights of November was the presence of "NaNoWriMo," also known as "National Novel Writing Month," a time when a person tries his/her hardest to crank out 50,000 words for a story in one month. It was, indeed, quite popular on the forums and everyone seemed to jump in to the writing process and later come back to the forums to give us all a summary of how well they were doing.
So! We feel that this annual event would be very beneficial for everyone's writing skills and are recommending that everyone at least check it out. If you've had a story in your head for a while, this is the time to set it down on text. Click Here! to check it out, and Click Here! for our discussion link.
Happy Halloween, everyone! Enjoy doing whatever you're going to do tonight; just remember to be safe if you go trick-or-treating. :)
And because this place wouldn't be called HungerGamesTrilogy.Com if this post came without anything Hunger Games related:
1: Simply spreading this around as much as possible because it's quite interesting. This is Italy's cover for the Hunger Games: Click Here!
2: If you dressed up as one of the characters from The Hunger Games for Halloween, please feel free to e-mail us pictures to webmaster@hungergamestrilogy.com and we'll post it here! Directions on how you made your costume would be much appreciated for the sake of next year. :)
After about four months of half-heartedly trying to get back into HGT's Twitter account, I decided to finally make a true effort to get back in...and I got it! So:
This fansite will be the place where you'll get true information on the trilogy that you might actually care about.
Our Facebook will be a place for "big news" so that we don't spam your Facebook wall.
Our Twitter will be a place where you can just message us to ask us questions or just start up a random chat. We'll probably answer (unless it's spam!).
Despite our votes, The Hunger Games unfortunately didn't place as #1 in YALSA's Top Ten. Oh well. Hopefully, Catching Fire will place there next year instead. Click Here!
Credit to SanaBanana!
This is still under presumption as a rumor, as no one relatively official (Scholastic, Suzanne Collins, etc) have confirmed it, but The Examiner has put the name down as the title.
Also, several pieces of fan-made merchandise have popped up throughout The Hunger Games trilogy's life. However, these bookmarks are definitely something to love. Look through the products traceeo has made and you'll realize these are absolutely beautiful. So...start bidding! Click Here!
The Hunger Games has been nominated for a Silver Inky! So...go vote! You must be under the age of 20 to do so. Click Here!
In other news, several features will be added on to this site in the next few days. They will basically be just images, info, and stuff in general. It's much more interesting than what it sounds. :)
Happy Belated Birthday to Limefan913, our beloved owner and administrator!
The Hunger Games Series (as in THG and CF) has placed at #2 on the Children's Fiction Series--Bestsellers, according to IndieBound. The series that cut them off from #1? Twilight. Click Here!
AND AS A LITTLE NOTE: I wish this were obvious, but it apparently is not. If you take information from this website, whether it be news or book profiles, we need you to cite us as your source! Especially if you take what I (Alexandria) have written word-by-word. If you do not, this is called plagiarism. Thank you to everyone who has cited us as their Hunger Games source so far! I do not want to be mean, but this is called reinforcement of federal law.
Only talked about briefly, but the covers of The Hunger Games and Catching Fire were present on the Today Show as "Fall's Best New Books." Click Here!
Thanks to D-Wayne for mentioning and Aya for the link!
It has been almost one month since the release of Catching Fire, which means it's now time to pile up a list of significant Honors that Suzanne Collins has taken for the second book in the trilogy.
Entertainment Weekly's Picks: Today's Best in Pop Culture. Click Here!
New York Times Bestsellers. Catching Fire is currently #1 as of its release. Happy Anniversary to The Hunger Games on that list as it holds on to #2. Click Here!
There are several other excellent reviews by other magazines, corporations, and etc, but the most recognizable names are right up there.
Congratulations to Catching Fire, and may the odds be in its favor in the year ahead!
Disclaimer: We are not in partnership with Suzanne Collins or Scholastic in any way, shape, or form. We are an unofficial fansite. All Hunger Games images are credited to the illustrator and users' avatars and signatures belong to themselves or the source they got the images from. All sources are credited.
Meet Suzanne Collins at Oblong Books & Music on August 26th! Tickets to attend are $20 per family--the price includes a copy of Mockingjay. Ms. Collins will be stamping books (not signing) and photographs will be allowed.
Suzanne Collins has reviewed Lisa Mantchev's book, Perchance to Dream, the second book in the "Theatre Illuminata" series. Check out the full summary at 
According to the 
First off, congratulations to Suzanne Collins for making TIME 100!
According to Hollywood Crush, Suzanne Collins has finished her draft of the script and submitted it, which is currently "being revised by another screenwriter." The director will be announced in the summer and the movie is due to release in the summer of 2011. For more information and an account of someone who was present during a short reading of Catching Fire and Mockingjay, look at 
According to Publisher's Weekly, Catching Fire made it to spot number 11 on the Children's Bestsellers 2009!
Catching Fire won the "Young Adult" award for American Bookseller's Association's Indie Choice Book Awards.
Mockingjay has made it on EW's 
To all those fans wondering what the heck is going on with the movie, here goes:
Good Books & Wine is currently holding a poll and The Hunger Games has been nominated for The Top 100 Young Adult Novels list so vote, vote, vote!
Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, there will be no Advanced Reader Copies of the third Hunger Games Trilogy book, according to the tweets of those attending the American Library Association's 2010 Midwinter Meet. According to 
For the first time in a while, Suzanne Collins has reviewed a book publicly! This time, it's The Lonely Hearts Club, by Elizabeth Eulberg. This might be one of your "If the author likes it, then maybe I'll like it" moments, so here's the book's summary from 
TeenReads.Com is inviting you to tell them what your favorite books of 2009 were! The five most nominated books will be selected as finalists for Children's Book Council's Teen Book of the Year, 2010. You have until February to fill out the form. Just give them your name, your email address, and your five favorite books RELEASED (meaning first time released; this does not include paperbacks) in 2009.
