The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Scholastic reports that Suzanne Collins's new Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, has sold over 500,000 copies in its first week of release, including print, e-books, and audiobooks.

Author Suzanne Collins has released a brief audio recording of her reading a part of Chapter One from next month's The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

EW.com has released an exclusive excerpt from "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," in which Coriolanus Snow is revealed as the book's protagonist.