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I put on my best Canadian tuxedo to celebrate one of Canada’s finest (no, not Heated Rivalry, although you SHOULD take this book to the cottage): pub day for @summerscourtney THIS IS NOT A TEST and sequel novella PLEASE REMAIN CALM.

This is the third publication from my publishing imprint @theinkyphoenix x @bindery_books (🤯) and this book is going to rip your heart out (and probably eat it). While this novel takes place during the onset of a zombie apocalypse (often compared to The Breakfast Club meets 28 Days Later), the heart of this story is deeply human. It is an introspective, psychological thriller that asks the question: when death is at your literal door, what happens if you don’t have the will to survive? What happens your grief is too loud? Because there are worse things than the end of the world.

It has been the privilege of my literary career to work with Courtney, and I hope you’ll pick up a copy and check out the film directed by @_adammacdonald starting @olivia_holt, in theatres Feb 20th. And yeah — be that cool person who brings the book to the movie. Maybe even silently give one to the stranger seated next to you. And then tag me in your photo. 😉

Audiobook available from @simonmaverickaudio

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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.

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Kathryn Budig is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher, author, and founder of the community Haus of Phoenix and The Inky Phoenix book club, with a quarter million followers on Instagram and Facebook. With nearly two decades of experience in her field, Budig co-hosted the WebAward-nominated podcast, Free Cookies, served as the yoga editor to Women’s Health magazine for five years, contributed recipes and sat on the Yahoo Health Advisory Board, and regularly contributed to YogaJournal and MindBodyGreen. She is the creator of the Aim True Yoga DVD, author of The Women’s Health Big Book of Yoga, and bestselling Aim True. She lives in Charleston, SC with her wife, Kate Fagan, and their dog, Ragnar.

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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.

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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