Named one of the hottest debut novels of 2025 by Goodreads 'It's Fear and Loathing for the generation devastated by the generation that brought us Fear and Loathing.' --Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby An electrifying debut about a nonbinary corporate burnout embarking on a road trip from Chicago to Arkansas to find their conspiracy-theorist father, who has gone missing The newly nameless narrator of Make Sure You Die Screaming has rejected the gender binary, has flamed out with a vengeance at their corporate gig, is most likely brain damaged from a major tussle with their now ex-boyfriend, and is on a bender to end all benders. A call from their mother with the news that their MAGA-friendly, conspiracy-theorist father has gone missing launches the narrator from Chicago to deep red Arkansas in a stolen car. Along the way, the narrator and their new bestie--a self-proclaimed 'garbage goth' with her own emotional baggage (and someone on her tail)--unpack the narrator's