Scholastic to Publish New Hunger Games Novel by Suzanne Collins.

The article announces that Scholastic has acquired world English rights to "Sunrise on the Reaping," the fifth novel in Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games series, scheduled for release on March 18, 2025. This new prequel, set 24 years before the original series, will be published simultaneously in print, digital, and audio formats across multiple English-speaking countries. Lionsgate plans to adapt the book into a film for a November 2026 release, with Frances Lawrence potentially directing. The novel explores themes of governance, propaganda, and control of narrative, reflecting Collins's inspiration from philosopher David Hume.