From our lovely Courtney Summers:

Sound on for the moment @kathrynbudig told me THIS IS NOT A TEST is an Indie Next Pick. 🥹 You can hear in my voice I was beside myself & I am beside myself still. Indie bookstores are where readers are made and writing is the dream indie booksellers help make reality. More, indie bookstores are where communities are made, seen, supported. Never take for granted these spaces that give us the opportunity to tap in to the best of ourselves so we can experience the best of each other, especially now. Thank you, indie booksellers. You have been so generous to my work over the years. To have THIS IS NOT A TEST's release in particular be recognized by you means so much. 

Thank you @bindery_books and @theinkyphoenix for so ferociously advocating for what is possible across all your titles.  🫶 

THIS IS NOT A TEST hits shelves January 13th 2026. It's about a girl who doesn't want to make it through the zombie apocalypse, and what happens when she's forced to survive it trapped in her high school with five other classmates. The movie adaptation hits big screens in 2026 and is directed by my fav Adam MacDonald and starring an immensely talented cast (Olivia Holt! Froy Gutierrez! Luke Macfarlane! Carson MacCormac! Chloe Avakian! Corteon Moore! Joelle Farrow!) Read it before you see it. Available for preorder now from—you guessed it—your fav local indie @bookshop_org ❤️