In April 2026, Maverick will release I Didn’t Ask For This, a new YA graphic novel by Jennie Wood and Josh Cornillon.
If your entire life was online against your will—if everyone knew about your potty training, your first breakup, and even your coming out story—how would you feel? I Didn’t Ask For This follows the members of Not Your Baby Anymore, a group of kids who share one thing in common: their parents are social media influencers who have shared their entire lives online. The group forms a chosen family as each member struggles with how to break away from a life and fame that they didn’t ask for and do not want.
“Growing up in a small town where everyone knew my business and with a mother who didn’t respect my boundaries, I deeply relate to the members of Not Your Baby Anymore and their need for privacy and self-definition,” said Jennie Wood in a press release from Maverick. “Like Daisy in I Didn’t Ask For This, I found my way through music and a chosen family while living in Chicago. I hope this story encourages readers to keep forging their own path. It may be turbulent at times, but it is the journey that leads you to your people and your place in the world.”
I Didn’t Ask For This is scheduled to arrive in stores on April 14, 2026.
