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Thank you to the new class of readers who have requested and reviewed THIS IS NOT A TEST! It's a privilege to traumatize you and all future classes. 💚 THIS IS NOT A TEST: THE DEFINITIVE EDITION WITH PLEASE REMAIN CALM releases January 13th and is available for preorder now (get your goodies from the preorder campaign while you can! 🙏). If you were around for the og publication and wonder how the director's cut with newly expanded and revised text stacks up . . . here's what some alumni had to say:

"I read the previous iteration of This is not a test and enjoyed it, so was excited to read this expanded version. I really felt like all the additional excerpts really filled it out." - Netgalley reviewer

"Reading The Definitive Edition now, at 32, knowing that Courtney Summers reclaimed this novel for her own (Courtney's Version), I feel contemplative, joyous, and empowered. The book stands the test of time, and I absolutely loved having Summers' acknowledgements at the end where she tells us what she changed/expanded upon." - Maggie P.

"This new version is even better." - Ifa I

"This edition of the book combines both stories set in this universe, This Is Not a Test and Please Remain Calm. I can't imagine reading the first story years ago when it came out and then having to wait for the next one. They work really well together and feel like part one and part two of the same story." - Harmony T.

"The zombies! They were much scarier, much more immediate, and even more gruesome! By making the characters deeper, the whole story got richer and therefore scarier. The deaths hit harder and the shame/guilt/fear hit harder." - Laura M.

"This is the book that made me a Zombie fan. Great book. Mind blowing new edition." - Leanne H.

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Read it before you see it! Now a major motion picture directed by Adam MacDonald and starring Olivia Holt, arriving in theaters 2026.

Early rave reviews!

They say it takes a village, but here at Inky Phoenix Press, we know it takes a coven to create magic. Our club has always celebrated inclusivity and magic in all forms, and we now invite you to help us bring new and exciting voices to life. If you’re called to celebrate storytelling and community, while elevating new and deserving authors, please join us on this beautiful journey of making magic real.

The Inky Phoenix

Kathryn Budig

During this phase, we're reviewing manuscripts and deciding which book we want to publish. At the end of this phase, we offer an author a book deal.

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As the manuscript goes through several phases of editorial work, the cover and interior design takes place, while format decisions about paper stocks and printing treatments are made.

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While the books are on press, the pre-order links go live and the marketing campaign ramps up with waves of review copy mailings to media and influencers.

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The finished copies have released on the book's publication date. Go give it some love!

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The Inky Phoenix's picks and acquisitions are up-market speculative fiction with a focus on queer voices, and myth and magic that are rooted in history or reality. If you’re called to celebrate storytelling and community, while elevating new and deserving authors, please join us on this beautiful journey of making magic real.

My love for books runs deep. Bookstores were my favorite place to visit as a child, I received a double major in English Literature and Drama from the University of Virginia, and I went on to author *The Women's Health Big Book of Yoga* and *Aim True*. My most recent work was published in Zosia Mamet’s anthology, *My First Popsicle*, but my true loves have yet to meet the world — I too write fiction, and long to see it in published form. I co-hosted the podcast Free Cookies where we bantered and interviewed notables such as Madeline Miller, TJ Klune, George M. Johnson, and Emily St. John Mandel. Plus, I have the cutest rescue pup in the world: Ragnar Ashison.

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Kathryn Budig is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher, author, and founder of the online yoga platform, Haus of Phoenix. She is known for empowering her students and readers through her accessibility, humor, and creative instruction.

They say it takes a village, but here at Inky Phoenix Press, we know it takes a coven to create magic. Our picks and publications celebrate LGBTQ+ voices and magic in all forms, and we now invite you to help us bring new and exciting voices to life. 

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