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The Hunger Games

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Editors' Picks: Favorite Books from 2012

Your team of local editors weighs in on their favorite books from the past year.

Editor's Note: The following is part of a special "end-of-the-year" series in which local editors from your nearby Patch towns highlight their favorites in various topics.   Jeff Sullivan - Editor, Mansfield Patch "Death of Kings" by Bernard Cornwell. If you want historical fiction, Cornwell is one of the greatest writers of all time. You thought Stephen King wrote a lot? Cornwell has written 53 books since 1981. King has written 55 since he started writing professionally since the 1970s. Anyway, the book is about the death of King Alfred the Great during the Danish invasion of England circa 899 AD. You might ask why care about Alfred, well, any town with the name "-borough" after it owes its monicker to him. He started building "Burhs," …

Aderogba

12:46 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013

Hi pick's My name is Shina, just finish writing a book and I am looking for Local Editor Can you edit my book? My cell number is 857 939 0077 Thank you   more ›

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Win Free IMAX Hunger Games Tickets

Dedham Patch readers can enter to see The Hunger Games IMAX version for free.

  The world will be watching ... will you?   If you are a fan of The Hunger Games trilogy and can't wait to see Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen on the big screen, Patch has you covered. We will be giving away five pairs of tickets for the IMAX version of The Hunger Games on opening weekend in Randolph.  All you have to do is let us know which of the Suzanne Collins books was your favorite in the comments section below and/or via the poll and shoot us a quick email with your contact information—name, hometown and daytime phone number—to timothyr@patch.com. (Don't skip this step! If you win, we'll need to reach you.) On Thursday afternoon, after the contest closes, we will randomly pick five winners from all the entries received via …

Annie Montgomery

10:54 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The Hunger Games books are amazing I recommend them to all. The movies have been reviewed as excellent too. The scenarios all seemed very realistic while being very out there. I especially liked Katnisses hair and make- up people.   more ›

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Rules for Patch's Hunger Games Promotion

Please take a moment to read our official rules for our March 2012 Hunger Games promotion.

PATCH.COM GIVEAWAYS OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN 1.    ELIGIBILITY:  Patch.com Giveaways (the “Giveaways”) are open only to individuals who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia) who are 16 years of age or older.  Employees, contractors, freelancers and bloggers of Patch Media Corporation, AOL Inc., their advertising or promotion agencies, those involved in the production, development, implementation or handling of Giveaways, any agents acting for, or on behalf of the above entities, their respective parent companies, officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, licensees, service providers, prize suppliers any other person or entity associated with the Giveaways (…

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