NEW YORK - Author Suzanne Collins, her gentle smile and soft features framed by waves of blond hair, looked out upon Hundreds of fans crowded into the Books of Wonder store in Manhattan and Unveiled the most anticipated young adult novel of the summer, "Mockingjay. "
"I did not know there were So Many of you Until I Came out," She Said, seated behind a table RECTANGULAR at the back of the store, confiding That Did not she usually stay up until midnight, the Potter-esque launch time for the final work of her "Hunger Games' dystopian Trilogy. "Now, let's get with it is."
Affecting a light Appalachian accent, the voice of Fictional Narrator and Coffee Katniss Everdeen fighter, the 48-year-old Collins read a couple of pages from the second book of the series, "Catching Fire." Then she switched to the opening section of "Mockingjay," a No.. 1 best-seller is Amazon.com Even before Tuesday's Publications and an object of such "secrecy That" when the occasional fan announced online That an early copy had obtained Been, peers demanded no plot points be Revealed.
"Mockingjay" readers nation wide attended midnight parties for the book, WCG has a first printing of 1.2 million copies.
At Books of Wonder, fans Stood for hours outside under mist and drizzle, EACH greeted personally by store owner Peter Glassman, a long-time Supporter of Collins, whose loyalty was rewarded with her appearance early Tuesday, a special outing for an author who cares little for publicity . "When others' interest waned, Peter was there," Said Collins as she hugged Glassman in a small office at the store Where she waited before coming out to read.
Collins' first reading ever was at Books of Wonder, around eight years ago, "when she appeared on a panel of fantasy writers such" That included future stars as Christopher Paolini of "Eragon" fame and Jonathan Stroud, author of the "Bartimaeus" Trilogy. "That was a great group," says Glassman, a heavyset man with a big and ready laugh. "I think there were about 100 people, wakes up seemed like a lot at the time. It was a great night."
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