The Chuck Palahniuk Thread

[Patrick]

Still not sure how I feel about a sequel to FIGHT CLUB.

[Tommy]

OMITTED

[Tommy]

I hope this happens...

Kickstarter for Lullaby (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/footsteps/chuck-palahniuks-lullaby)

[terrier91]

Anyone planning to hit a stop on his tour? I'm going to the Louisville signing. Gotta figure out which two books to take... or buy another ticket!

[Heather19]

I really want to go. He's coming to Boston, but I don't think I can make it out there that day :(

[becca69]

Ugh, nothing closer than NYC.

[terrier91]

I really want to go. He's coming to Boston, but I don't think I can make it out there that day :(

That one is on my birthday, but Louisville is only a 4 hour drive for me, so that's the one that I got tix for. I'd love to find a first edition to take with me...

[Cwalker]

More info on the Boston stop...

http://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/events/2016-07/chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-2/

[Heather19]

Oh, I was thinking it was sat for some reason and not Sunday. Maybe I'll be able to make it, just depends how tired from vacation and travelling I am. I don't know if you would know, but do you think if you get there around 2 or shortly after that you can easily get in line. I don't really want to wait in line for 2 hours prior waiting.

[mae]

http://chuckpalahniuk.net/news/bait-a-new-adult-coloring-book-by-chuck-palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk has written novels, short stories... even comic books. And now he's about to unleash his next surprise on the world! An adult coloring book!

On October 25th, 2016 New York Times bestselling novelist and cultural trickster Chuck Palahniuk will publish Bait: Off-Color Stories for You to Color, his first ever coloring book for adults, this fall with Dark Horse Books. Bait will be both the coloring book debut and the second short story collection for Palahniuk, author of Lullaby and Fight Club. The book will contain eight bizarre tales, illustrated in detailed black and white by Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer), Lee Bermejo (The Suiciders), Duncan Fegredo (Hellboy), and more. Each story is paired with pieces of colorable original art, nearly 50 in all. Dark Horse Books will publish Bait: Off-Color Stories for You to Color as an 8.5 x 11 inch hardcover album, with uncoated and white interior paper stock, accompanied by a cover illustrated and colored by Duncan Fegredo and designed by Nate Piekos.

Palahniuk’s short stories are provocative and not for the faint of heart. (His public readings are notorious for making audience members pass out.) Bait continues in that vein with stories about:

A passenger on the Titanic who finds a surgical solution to the obstacle of "women and children first”
A Hollywood star, whose fading brand faces a viral (and scatological) internet campaign
An animal psychic who coaxes a statement from a fish that witnessed a political assassination
Increasingly terrible birthday gifts that place a girl at the center of an extinction-level event

The stories will be illustrated by Lee Bermejo, Kirbi Fagan, Duncan Fegredo, Alise Gluskova, Joelle Jones, Steve Morris, Tony Puryear and Marc Scheff. Palahniuk invites readers to collaborate on this unprecedented and unique hardcover edition: "Maybe between your colors, the artists’ designs, and my stories we can create something that endures. Something worth keeping. Let’s create a well-bound book that can sit on any shelf and be available for a new generation to discover and enjoy.”

For a preview of the coloring book, check out BuzzFeed's exclusive first look!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/krystieyandoli/heres-the-first-look-at-chuck-palahniuks-coloring-book?#.ygZdDyKwa

https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-06/13/10/asset/buzzfeed-prod-fastlane02/sub-buzz-9950-1465828402-5.jpg

[mikeC]

I think this is awesome. I haven't liked a novel by him since Rant but I love still love Chuck's short stories.

[mae]

http://chuckpalahniuk.net/news/get-this-gorgeous-fight-club-2-library-edition-today

The critically acclaimed Fight Club 2 graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics may have concluded its 10-issue run, but the good folks at Dark Horse Comics have just unveiled not only the entire series in hardcover, but this beautiful oversized, slipcased hardcover limited "library edition."It features a tip-in plate signed by Chuck Palahniuk, ninety pages of bonus content, and a striking new cover by legendary artist David Mack.

Dark Horse was nice enough to send me a copy of this edition and it's honestly a work of art. I have it displayed on the top of my bookshelf and it puts all nearby books to shame. It's something you wouldn't be surprised to see in the MOMA gift shop. And the extra content is amazing. At $134.99 it ain't cheap, but any collector would be remiss not to add this to their Palahniuk collection.

It drops on October 25th, but you can pre-order it today.

http://chuckpalahniuk.net/files/images/books/fight-club-2-library-ed-header.png

[mikeC]

Man I found that Fight Club 2 comic insulting and pointless. Maybe I just didn't get it but it seems like if he didn't want to write the comic don't write the comic.

[mae]

http://io9.gizmodo.com/a-look-inside-chuck-palahnuiks-next-novella-which-is-1797478992

If you thought the adult coloring book craze was just weird licensed cash-ins, think again. After surprising us all with last year’s Bait, a short story anthology/coloring book hybrid, Chuck Palahniuk is returning to the well again with his first long-form prose in three years, and it also happens to include gorgeous art for you to color in, too.

Published by Dark Horse, Legacy: An Off-Color Novella for You to Color marks Palahniuk’s first return to long-form fiction since 2014's Beautiful You. Although since then he’s been involved in a number of weird and wonderful projects, like the comic book sequel to Fight Club, the weirdest of all has got to be Bait, an anthology that interspersed new stories from the author with vivid, absurd scenarios for readers to color in themselves. Not quite the same as coloring in pictures of Jamie from Outlander or an IKEA shelf, but still a weird prospect.

Legacy intends to be much the same, except this time Steve Morris and Mike Norton’s art appears alongside a new, singular tale from Palahniuk that blends grim social satire with the blatant absurdity of coloring in intimate and human scenes and scenarios as you go along. Check out a few pages from the book, making their debut here on io9.

Legacy: An Off-Color Novella for You to Color is expected to be released this November.

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[mae]

http://chuckpalahniuk.net/news/chuck-returns-to-ww-norton-for-new-novel-adjustment-day

Chuck Palahniuk, who launched his career as a novelist with Fight Club, published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1996, and who followed that blockbuster with two more Norton hits, Invisible Monsters and Survivor, both 1999, will return to Norton with his forthcoming novel, Adjustment Day, to be published in May 2018.

Fight Club put Palahniuk on the map as a transgressive visionary. Now, Adjustment Day blows past all previous markers for impropriety with a brilliant, hilarious, and outrageous story that is perfect for our era. Every reader, of every stripe, will find something in Adjustment Day that is as profoundly wise, funny, and affecting as it is offensive. And, make no mistake, everyone will be offended.

Norton senior editor Amy Cherry, who has worked with Palahniuk over the years on his Norton paperbacks and Invisible Monsters Remix, acquired North American rights, including audio, to the new work from Palahniuk’s literary agent, Edward Hibbert of Donadio and Olson, Inc. She notes, “We could not be more thrilled to welcome Chuck Palahniuk back to Norton. Through mind-bending stories, a wealth of disturbing detail, and a deadly comic touch, Chuck consistently expresses a singular imagination, novelistic dexterity, and cultural truth. His work represents the very finest in fiction and follows in the tradition of Norton classics like A Clockwork Orange.”

Chuck Palahniuk remarks, "W.W. Norton brought my first book, Fight Club, into the world. My next book, Adjustment Day, is to Fight Club what Atlas Shrugged is to The Fountainhead—a bigger package of bold characters and norm-bashing ideas. And it's proof that W.W. Norton and I have great faith in one another. I'm pleased as punch to be working once more with such a brave, ground-breaking publisher."

[Cook]

I’m going to Chuck Palakniuk’s booksigning for “Adjustment Day” on May 1st.
If anyone wishes to have a copy autographed and or inscribed, please contact me via PM.
Let me know, don’t delay.

[Patrick]

I’m going to Chuck Palakniuk’s booksigning for “Adjustment Day” on May 1st.
If anyone wishes to have a copy autographed and or inscribed, please contact me via PM.
Let me know, don’t delay.
Tell us about it!

[Cook]

I’m going to Chuck Palakniuk’s booksigning for “Adjustment Day” on May 1st.
If anyone wishes to have a copy autographed and or inscribed, please contact me via PM.
Let me know, don’t delay.
Tell us about it!

Just noticed this, have to go to work. had a great time.
Really busy at work this week, will post pics in the next few days.. sorry

[Cook]

Finally have a chance to post some pictures from the May 1st. Chuck Palahniuk "Adjustment Day" book signing.
The event was held at the Powell's Hawthorne store in Oregon.
I was able to get the last few books I needed signed to complete my 1st ed. collection (only took about eight years)

He has been known to pose for Pics (cropped me out, sorry)

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_0920_crop.jpg

Signed from this event:
(2) Adjustment day's (1 for a member here)
Pursuit of Happiness (for member here)
(2) comics
Lullaby
Diary
Stranger than fiction

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_0922_crop.jpg


One of the comics I had signed (completes my Fight Club 2 set)
He drew a picture of his dog below his signature then proclaimed "I write, I really can't draw" (pretty funny at the time)
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_0921.jpg

I will leave the additional pics to post to the other DT.org member - who might want to chime in as well.

Chuck is an extremely nice guy, always has time for pleasant conversation.
In a casual manner while signing my other books he asked me who I was getting the other copy of Adjustment Day signed for?
I explained how I knew this person from the Dark tower site.. so he made a pretty cool inscription for (*******) DT.org member here.
I'll leave that private for the DT.org member (hint, hint) if he chooses to share :)

[Heather19]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

I'm so bummed because I just saw a week ago that he was going to be coming to Boston which isn't too far from me. It's my own fault, I should have just ordered a ticket immediately, but held off in hopes of seeing if I could find someone to take the drive with me. Well a few days later when I go to order tickets they are of course all sold out :( I called the bookstore but they wouldn't let me go, but they did let me order a signed and hopefully inscribed copy of Adjustment Day. Hopefully I'll get something in the mail later this week. And if he ever comes around here again I'll be sure to get a ticket right away. He's probably the only author left that I haven't met, but would absolutely love to.

[Tommy]

I just read about this on the CD forum. Such a shame!

The Big Secret Why Behind Everything so Far (http://chuckpalahniuk.net/news/the-big-secret-why-behind-everything-so-far)

[Heather19]

Wow, that's insane!

[Bev Vincent]

Here's the story that broke the news: https://nypost.com/2018/05/26/accountant-embezzled-3-4m-from-famed-literary-agency/

[mae]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lROjhB0vOk

[Jerrika]

I met Chuck twice. I've read Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, Tell All, Haunted, Choke, Lullaby, Beautiful You, Rant, Damned, and Doomed.

[Joe315]

Any one here on the hunt for some Palahniuk books? I am looking to clear out what I have.

Lullaby - Signed
Diary ARC - Signed, stamped (https://forum.cemeterydance.com/showthread.php?1058-Joe315-s-Colleciton&p=23186&viewfull=1#post23186)
Diary - Signed
Haunted - Signed, stamped (https://forum.cemeterydance.com/showthread.php?1058-Joe315-s-Colleciton&p=43436&viewfull=1#post43436)
Rant Limited Edition - (https://forum.cemeterydance.com/showthread.php?1058-Joe315-s-Colleciton&p=23187&viewfull=1#post23187)
Rant 1st/1st
Snuff 1st/1st
Pygmy 1st/1st
Tell-All - Signed, stamped (https://forum.cemeterydance.com/showthread.php?1058-Joe315-s-Colleciton&p=23350&viewfull=1#post23350)

[Patrick]

From Suntup Editions:

“We have an update on our limited edition of Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin. Jordan Peele is no longer involved with this edition. We are very pleased to announce that Chuck Palahniuk, New York Times bestselling author of the novel Fight Club, will be writing a new exclusive introduction which will be included in all editions. The Lettered and Limited editions will also be signed by Palahniuk.

In an interview last year, Palahniuk stated that inspiration for his novel Adjustment Day came from his love of Ira Levin. “Levin gave people a way to finally address the elephant in the room. He was a genius.”

We are delighted to have Chuck Palahniuk on board, and to have him introduce this very special edition.”

https://suntup.press/rosemarys-baby

[mae]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdrH1uqXoAA-EZp.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAtexruCLGg

[mae]

https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-not-forever-but-for-now-1235717842/

Chuck Palahniuk’s just-released 20th novel, “Not Forever, But For Now,” is dark and twisted, even for him. The author of “Fight Club” and “Choke” profiles two Welch brothers named Otto and Cecil, who squander their days away in a mansion performing sexual acts on each other and both committing and plotting murder. Yet their grandfather hopes to recruit them to the family business of changing the course of history through committing atrocities like the death of Princess Diana and 9/11. Palahniuk spoke to Variety about the subversive ideas he turns into books, censorship in the United States and the one thing he didn’t love from the film adaptation of “Fight Club.”

“Not Forever, But For Now” deals with family legacy, which has been something you’ve examined in your work before. Plus, it seems like in politics and pop culture, it’s been discussed frequently in the last decade, from the Trumps to “Succession” to nepo babies. Why was it a topic you wanted to tackle in this novel?

I never want to be overtly political, but in this case, I wanted to really look at empire and whether the next generation is going to be willing to take on the kind of mass slaughter and assassination that keeps empire in place. So you’ve got these two little boys: They’ll kill the servants, but will they go out in the world and kill huge numbers of people just to keep that crenelated house over their heads?

How did you select the real world events that Otto and Cecil’s family is responsible for?

The very first one that gave me the idea was I was driving through Burbank to an appointment in December and passing somebody’s front yard. I saw this enormous Christmas display of wise men and sheep and shepherds and everything. It was the blow up kind, but the blowers weren’t working. So they were all just lying there on the lawn, and my first thought really was that is exactly what Jonestown looked like. And the parallel was so perfect in my mind that that’s where I started from.

Your books have so many indelible images that are shocking. When you’re writing, do you tend to think of the characters first, or the concept, or do you have visual flashes?

My books tend to start from a whole bunch of different spots, and all those spots kind of metastasize towards one another until the whole book is done. So I started with a short story about people who took cars for insurance scams and put them in a lake, and then after that started picking up sex dolls for the same insurance scams and putting them in the lake. And a short story about I can’t remember what else, but they all started as a bunch of short stories that eventually grow to touch each other.

Why do you think your work lends itself to having such a loyal fan base?

Boy, that’s a big question with a lot of speculation. It might be that that my books tend to go to the scariest, darkest places that most other kind of mass-tested material does not. Everything on Netflix has to reach such a huge audience. But my books are gonna give people a darker journey than something that’s been test marketed in a million different screening rooms.

As someone whose books have been banned many times through the years, do you feel we’re in the middle of a moment where a loud minority are calling for more bannings, or rather we’re at a cultural downswing where this could be the new normal?

Since 9/11, people have not gone near transgressive material, publishers would not touch it. So this kind of voluntary ban or cultural ban started September 12th, 2001. So maybe we’re seeing the worst of it now, and maybe it’s actually getting better.

What do you like to read personally? Do you tend to be on the more transgressive side or do you totally zag and have comfort food?

In this case I wanted to read a bunch of cozy mysteries, those sort of English mysteries where somebody is butchered and a cat solves the crime, or Miss Marple solves the crimes. I read a bunch and then I wanted to adopt all the tropes and use them for something very, very dark. But normally I just read short story collections because it gives me such a little taste of so many different writers and I’m not committed for 800 pages.

Were there any parts in the “Fight Club” movie adaptation that you didn’t understand at first, or that surprised you?

I wasn’t a big fan of the ticking bomb, that counting down clock near the end. And [screenwriter] Jim Uhls stuck it in because there’s obviously such a trope, and I’ve grown to accept that it is a trope.

[mae]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IDnOINrEU