For months, fans of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games franchise have been highly anticipating the release of her new prequel novel, Sunrise on the Reaping. Scheduled for release on March 18, 2025, Sunrise on the Reaping will revolve around the events of the 50th Hunger Games—also known as the Second Quarter Quell. A Quarter Quell is different from a typical Hunger Games year, as the quarter-century anniversary of the Capital's defeat of the district's often features particularly cruel or challenging twists—this time demanding double the amount of tributes.

Fans of the Hunger Games novels know that the 50th Quarter Quell is in fact the year that Katniss' mentor, Haymitch Abernathy, won his games—but his victory is a tragic one. Catching Fire gives readers a glimpse into Haymitch's games, but the first true look into Haymitch's story can be seen in the Sunrise on the Reaping excerpt published in People Magazine.