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Cleveland County, North Carolina was the scene of a ‘Hunger Games’ giveaway today where 1,000 copies of the novel were handed out to readers across the county.

When it opened its doors, the Cleveland County Memorial Library had 384 copies of ‘The Hunger Games’ to give out.

For the next 27 minutes, library director Carol Wilson handed out an average of nine books a minute to Cleveland County residents hungry to read the book.

And the library wasn’t the only site attracting readers. In all, 1,000 copies were made available at locations throughout the county. By the end of the day, the majority of books had been given.

Within 30 minutes of opening, the Cleveland County Arts Council had given out all their copies of the book. In Kings Mountain, a line of readers waited outside Mauney Memorial Library waiting for their own

Last May parts of ‘The Hunger Games’ film were shot in the small community of Shelby:

“It was filmed here in Cleveland County,” said Rhonda Collins, of Shelby, before the Cleveland County Memorial Library opened its doors. “This is a great thing for our community.”

Source:  Shelby Star

The Harvard Lampoon loves to mock the popular books and so of course, it’s no surprise that they had to hit up The Hunger Games eventually. Their parody book ‘The Hunger Pains‘ will be released next week and today Entertainment Weekly unveiled a parody trailer to help promote the book. Their website has the first chapter so that you can sample it to see if you’d like to give it a look. The book will be released on February 7, along with like 500 other Hunger Games books. (I kid!)

We previously posted about the Bluewater Productions bio-comic FAME: Suzanne Collins last August and now we’ve got an update on the release date, thanks to author Sara Gundell.

Just in time for the March 23rd theatrical debut of “The Hunger Games” movie, Bluewater Comics is excited to release “FAME: Suzanne Collins,” a bio-comic about the best-selling author of the books that inspired the film.

Coming in late February, “FAME: Suzanne Collins” offers fans a unique look at the life of their beloved author, and what inspired her best-selling young adult book series, “The Hunger Games.” It chronicles her life, including important moments in her childhood, her early career in children’s television, and her transition to the world of young adult literature.

It seems only fitting that Collins is the subject of Bluewater’s latest bio-comic, as she joins the ranks of other authors previously featured in Bluewater titles, such as J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer.

“With the movie coming out, this is the perfect time for fans to discover what inspired Suzanne Collins to write ‘The Hunger Games,’” said Sara Gundell, the writer of “FAME: Suzanne Collins.” Gundell runs the young adult literature website Novel Novice, and writes exclusively about “The Hunger Games” series for Examiner.com. She has also contributed her “Hunger Games” knowledge to MTV, Movies.com, and other media outlets.

“FAME: Suzanne Collins” features original cover artwork by Joe Phillips, whose credits include work for DC Comics, and is illustrated by Mimei Sakamoto, an acclaimed Manga artist whose other Bluewater credits include “Infamous: Lindsay Lohan.”

Fans of “The Hunger Games” are encouraged to pre-order their copy of “FAME: Suzanne Collins” now to be sure and get it the minute it’s available. “FAME: Suzanne Collins” is the perfect reading material to check out before “The Hunger Games” movie hits theaters.

You can pre-order “FAME: Suzanne Collins” on Amazon now.

Scholastic has unveiled the cover for the final movie tie-in book, The World of the Hunger Games, scheduled for release in conjunction with the premiere of ‘The Hunger Games’ movie in March, featuring the poster we saw in the Poster Puzzle Hunt 100! The book is described as:

The definitive, richly illustrated, full-color guide to all the districts of Panem, all the participants in The Hunger Games, and the life and home of Katniss Everdeen.

Welcome to Panem, the world of The Hunger Games. This is the definitive, richly illustrated, full-color guide to all the districts of Panem, all the participants in The Hunger Games, and the life and home of Katniss Everdeen. A must-have for fans of both the Hunger Games novels and the new Hunger Games film.

The book will also feature new material by Suzanne Collins provided through interviews! How exciting is that?!

The World of The Hunger Games can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.fr.

Thanks to our Twitter follower @Regaelao for sending us the link to this amazing map of the arena of the 75th Hunger Games in Catching Fire by alternatecoppa! This totally blew my mind, great job! I’ll definitely have to have this on my screen when re-reading Catching Fire!

The Unofficial Hunger Games Cookbook by Emily Ansara Baines is now available online and in stores. The cookbook features over 150 recipes from the entire trilogy. Listen to an interview with the author Emily Ansara Baines on Hunger Games Fireside Chat below.