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Suzanne Collins One of The Most Powerful Moms of 2013

Suzanne Collins One of The Most Powerful Moms of 2013

Suzanne Collins has been recognized for not just being a great author, but for being a “Powerful Mom”. Working Mother Magazine has put together a list of their  Most Powerful Mom’s of 2013 with Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games trilogy coming in at number 12.  You can check out rest of the list here. Suzanne [...]

May 10, 2013 | 1 Comment More
New covers for The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins

New covers for The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins

Before Suzanne Collins wrote our favorite trilogy,  The Hunger Games, she had a series of books for slightly younger readers called The Underland Chronicles.  It’s a five-book fantasy series centering on a boy called Gregor, and like The Hunger Games explores a number of themes including war,  biological warfare, and even genocide. Now the original [...]

March 11, 2013 | 3 Comments More
The Hunger Games nominated for a Bram Stoker Award

The Hunger Games nominated for a Bram Stoker Award

The Hunger Games is up for a Bram Stoker Award for the Screenplay.  If sale canada you haven’t heard of the Bram Stokers before it’s the awards created by the Horror Writer’s Association, set up to acknowledge “Superior Achievement” in the honor of Bram Stoker, the author of the horror work, Dracula.   The first awards were [...]

March 3, 2013 | 0 Comments More
Philip Seymour Hoffman on why The Hunger Games is good for kids

Philip Seymour Hoffman on why The Hunger Games is good for kids

The premise of The Hunger Games is definitely a hard pill to swallow.  The idea of children fighting against each other in a brutal game to the death, while the world watches on, doesn’t seem like a story that children should be reading, or a movie they should be watching.  BUT, as fans of The [...]

February 9, 2013 | 0 Comments More
The Best Hunger Games Moments of 2012

The Best Hunger Games Moments of 2012

It’s not surprising that The Hunger Games has made a bunch of lists as one of the best movies for 2012!  But what, when we look back over the past 12 months, were the best Hunger Games moments of the year? Movies.com has compiled a list of 10 moments in what was a defining year [...]

December 29, 2012 | 4 Comments More
The Hunger Games – one of  the best novels of the century

The Hunger Games – one of the best novels of the century

We love The Hunger Games and we know millions of other people all around the world also love it.  The books, by Suzanne Collins have sat on top of the bookseller lists for weeks at a time.  And in recognition of that,  Broadwayworld.com has revealed that The Hunger Games along with other huge titles including Harry Potter [...]

December 28, 2012 | 1 Comment More
Suzanne Collins is One of Hollywood’s Most Powerful Authors

Suzanne Collins is One of Hollywood’s Most Powerful Authors

Suzanne Collins, the wonderfully talented author who brought us The Hunger Games, came in 5th for The Hollywood Reporter’s “Hollywood’s Most Powerful Author” poll. Here is what the site had to say about Mrs. Collins. Known For: “The Hunger Games.” Big Number: “Games” is the best-selling YA series of all time on Amazon.com. The idea [...]

November 29, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Suzanne Collins Picture Book Releases in 2013.

Suzanne Collins Picture Book Releases in 2013.

Suzanne Collins has completed an autobiographical picture story to be released on September 10th, next year. The 40 page book is called “Year of the Jungle.” It is based on Collins’ father who served in Vietnam. Collins’ released a statement about the book to Scholastic. “For several years I had this little wicker basket next to [...]

November 29, 2012 | 2 Comments More
The Hunger Games Luxury Editions Available in Australia & New Zealand

The Hunger Games Luxury Editions Available in Australia & New Zealand

While perusing on Tumblr last night I came across one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen… The Hunger Games Luxury Editions! For those lucky Aussies and Kiwis, Scholastic is releasing these limited edition copies in bookstores just for you. The metallic cover and  pages make the books look absolutely stunning.     They are currently available [...]

November 9, 2012 | 8 Comments More
***Fan Question*** “And I Quote…”

***Fan Question*** “And I Quote…”

It’s been quite sometime since I’ve done a Fan Question so I thought I’d give one a go. To me book quotes are kind of a big deal. I have a few book quotes tattooed on myself and some are words to live by, others can change you life completely. So here is your fan question: What [...]

October 22, 2012 | 82 Comments More