The article I wrote on the Mockingjay launch party came out on the Manila Bulletin last Saturday, but since I already blogged about the Quarter Quell LARP, I’ll just share a bunch of photos instead. Check out this awesome day of bookish fun!
Mockingjay cookies
Fan-made map
The book discussion (with the Mockingjay full trailer playing on the video wall)
The panelists, including Peter of Kyusireader, Honey of Coffeespoons, and Paolo of Rocket Kapre
HG fans!
The heated showdown: Team Gale vs Team Peeta
Mockingjay tattoo
Down with the Capitol!
The Mockingjay photo wall — that’s me with my cousin Dianne
Team Peeta!
Flips Flipping Pages
FFP meets the Good Reads Filipino Group! (photo courtesy of Flipper Rhett de Jesus)
Postscript:
The Mockingjay Launch Party was mounted by Flips Flipping Pages, New Worlds Alliance, Scholastic Philippines, and National Book Store.
I’ll be giving away a copy of Mockingjay here within the week, watch out for it! :)
Aww!! How great could it have been for me if I was able to finally meet you guys and, of all events, at a major book launch! Glad we’re on the same team though. :P
Oh, and that’s not how I imagined the nation of Panem is divided into districts. I always envisioned the Capitol at the very center because, well it just makes sense to me. Or maybe I’m wrong and I just forgot how it was really described in the first book, if at all. Haha!
That’s right, we still haven’t met you! :) Let me know if you’re going to the MIBF this year.
The map reminds me of the map in Battle Royale. Of course, the mapmaker’s guess is as good as any of ours :D A Capitol in the center would have been easier to attack, so I don’t think it would have been in the center. And remember the train Katniss and Peeta took to the games passed through all the other districts because they were from 12?
That is so “fan” tastic! :) Greta pics – I would have loved to have been there!
It was really great, and we all had a lot of fun!
That looks like it was such a fun event! I love the fan-made district map.
I love the devotion of the fan who made the map!
I’m with Alita. The map was great! I wish there had been one in the book. Wonder how close that was to what the author envisioned.
I wish the books had maps too. Not just of Panem, but also the arenas!