Book Riot | 10.11.2026 12:00
Suzanne Collins had just wrapped up a five-part fantasy YA series and was looking towards her next project in the early 2000s when she found herself flipping back and forth between competition reality TV and news coverage of the Iraq War. She knew she wanted to continue exploring just war theory for young readers, and this jarring juxtaposition between war and entertainment helped her flesh out an idea that, until then, had not fully taken shape.
