"It's Been a Long Time Coming" | Sunrise on the Reaping
“I was genuinely afraid…I might throw up from crying so hard.”
It’s the one you’ve all been waiting for…everything for the past three months has led to this. We’re joined by very special guest Emma Skies to discuss the most anticipated release since we launched our podcast, Sunrise on the Reaping (2025!).
We return to District 12 one more time to cover our initial thoughts and reactions, fan theories, Panem and America, Suzanne Collins and Lionsgate’s balance between art and commerce, and what this book means to The Hunger Games series’ legacy. We lose track of how many times we use the words "brutal" and "devastating." This is our longest episode yet and we easily could’ve talked about this book for another hour because there’s so much to dig into!
Correction: Francis Lawrence is coming back for the 5th time as director if you count the Mockingjays separately!
Correction 2: I just learned that we’ve been pronouncing azure wrong. Oops.
The USA Today article featuring us: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2025/03/19/hunger-games-cultural-impact/82518262007/
The Hunger Games 10-year anniversary Scholastic interview: https://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/hunger_games_10th_anniversary_scholastic_interview.htm
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Scholastic interview: https://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/the_ballad_of_songbirds_and_snakes_scholastic_interview.htm
Sunrise on the Reaping Scholastic interview: https://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/sunrise_on_the_reaping_scholastic_interview.htm
Follow Emma @emmaskies across social media! https://linktr.ee/BiblioSkies
Emma's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@emmaskies
Emma's Bindery Imprint: https://skiesreads.binderybooks.com/
Pre-order To Bargain With Mortals: https://www.rabasu.com/buytbwm
Follow us on social media @rereadingtherevolution for updates and behind-the-scenes details!
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Rereading the Revolution
Whether it was a reaction to the politics of the time or the rapidly approaching end date of the Mayan calendar, the pop-cultural landscape of the early 2010s can be best remembered for one thing: dystopian literature. Join plucky young heroines and podcast hosts Daphne and Kellie as they dive into all of your favorite young adult novels and series from this era as we reread the revolution. We lived through it once and are back to recap, review, and discuss all the best and worst that the world-shifting genre of YA fiction has to offer–the sci-fi, the fantasy, and the supernatural–at least until our society crumbles and we have to survive a brave new world.
Follow us on social media at @rereadingtherevolution for updates, and email us at [email protected] with any comments or episode suggestions!
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