BOOKED SOLID: A New Canaan Library Podcast for Young Adults, New Adults, and the Forever Young Adult at Heart

"The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" by Suzanne Collins

Episode Summary

"Don't believe the hype, it's a prequel." Kathleen and Sam revisit Panem during the pandemic. How did the Hunger Games prequel hold up? Did we grow up too much to go back? Kathleen shares some great read-alikes and villain origin titles and Stand-alone Sam rages against prequels, sequels, and same-plot-different-story approaches.

Episode Notes

Our episode's special guest, Megan Mabee's article in Book Riot:

"How the Hunger Games Prequel Helped Me Realize I've Changed."