
Books


Share
Published 12:37 7 Jun 2024 BST

The book, titled Sunrise on the Reaping, will follow Haymitch Abernathy's story as the 16 year-old tribute who won the 50th Hunger Games.
Details of his story were discussed in the original trilogy, as he was a mentor to Katniss and Peeta.
Because of this, we know that the 50th Hunger Games was the Second Quarter Quell, and a brutal battle.
With twice the amount of tributes placed in the arena, it added up to 48 teenagers fighting to the death.
We don't know much about Haymitch's childhood, so the prequel is highly anticipated by fans.
Scholastic books will publish Sunrise on the Reaping on March 18th 2025. Lionsgate have also announced that the film adaptation will be in theatres in November 2026.
Collins said she drew inspiration for the upcoming novel by reading the work of David Hume, a Scottish philosopher.
The author said she'd been thinking a lot about propaganda, and how people in power are able to persuade the masses and "control the narrative".
"The question ‘Real or not real?’ seems more pressing to me every day," Collins said in a statement.
The author took inspiration from real life events from the very beginning.
"I was flipping through the channels one night between reality television programmes and actual footage of the Iraq War, when the idea came to me," Collins told the New York Times. on where the idea for The Hunger Games came from.
The book is now available for preorder.
Explore more on these topics:
One of the most-anticipated Irish books of the year has finally been published
Our Deadly Summer is finally here Oh My God… What a Complete Aisling became one of the most loved Irish novels when it was first published in 2017. It’s an iconic part of the Irish bookish world, and part of a series I hold dear to my heart. Authors Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght said […]
Books
19h
One of the most gripping Irish thrillers of the year is on sale for €1.14
The Lies Between Us by Jen Bray is an addictive Irish thriller If there is one Irish thriller you read this year, then you simply need to pick up The Lies Between Us by Jen Bray. I read The Lies Between Us earlier this year and was hooked from the very first page. As a […]
Books
1 day ago
Books
One of the best Irish books I’ve read in years is included in the €1.14 Kindle sale
Books