Update: The contest is now closed. Thank you for all who entered!

To see our ten winners, check out a special board we created on Pinterest!

To see all our entries, go here.

The ten winners will now each be contacted (probably via DM on Twitter) with instructions on how to claim their signed Invisible Monsters Remix tour poster. (below)

Thank you all for playing.  This contest was a blast and we were all seriously moved by the creativity and inspiration that was on display here.  Some of you really went for it and showed just how much you love this book and it's characters.

Thank you for that. And remember... #BRANDYLIVES.

Check out tour dates here!

If you haven't already, order the Invisible Monsters Remix here.

Ticket Info Added Below for Select Dates!

Announcing The Brandy Alexander Witness Reincarnation Project Tour, a series of reading and signing events to support the release of the new Invisible Monsters Remix book.  This is a West coast only tour.  Here are the dates and cities Chuck will be visiting:

July 16
San Francisco, CA
The Booksmith, 4pm
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA  94117
*Reading. Books presigned.

*Note: The above event has been merged with the below event for a 7pm start. People who pre-purchased a signed book for the event will pick it up at the door during check-in. Those who would like to purchase a pre-signed book during the event, may do so beforehand at Booksmith.

July 16
San Francisco, CA
The Castro Theater, 7pm
(event hosted by the Commonwealth Club) 
429 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA  CA 94114
*Reading. Tickets required. Books presigned.
Buy Tickets Here

July 17
Los Angeles, CA
Skirball Cultural Center, 7pm
(presented by Book Soup)
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles, CA  90049
*Reading.  Books presigned.
Tickets Here - Free!

July 18
Los Angeles, CA
Dark Delicacies Bookstore, 3pm
3512 West Magnolia Boulevard
Burbank, CA  91505
*Signing. No reading.

July 24
Seattle, WA
Town Hall Seattle, 7pm
1119 8th Avenue
Seattle, WA  98101
(presented by The University Bookstore)
*Reading. Books presigned.
Buy Tickets Here

 *These events will all be readings with pre-signed books available for purchase. Chuck will not actually be personally signing at any of the events.

To stay updated on this tour, use hashtag #BRANDYLIVES on Twitter.  

And stay tuned for more details as these events get finalized.  We'll update them more as we get closer to the dates.

Order your copy of the Invisible Monsters Remix today!

Rejoice! A book that's been over ten years in the making is finally out. In 1999, Chuck released Invisible Monsters as his third novel. Though as some fans know by now, this book was actually a book he wrote many years earlier. The original publishers weren't happy overall with the story of Brandy Alexander, Shannon and friends, and Chuck, feeling sort of daring decided, rather than tone things down with his next book, he'd ratchet them up, and thus came Fight Club, which then became his first published novel. 

When Invisible Monsters was released in 1999, Chuck didn't want fans to have to pay hardcover prices for a book he wrote many years earlier, so WW Norton themselves, did something daring and released the book directly to trade paperback format. No hardcover was ever released of the original book.

But then something cool happened: Invisbie Monsters went onto become one of Chuck's most beloved books. A true fan favorite. In fact, love of this book caused me to help spearhead a campaign in the early 2000s to have it released in hardcover.  Now, almost ten years later, Norton made it happen. But this isn't just a hardcover version of the book. Here's more from the publishers:

"Injected with new material and special design elements, Invisible MonstersRemix fulfills Chuck Palahniuk's original vision for his 1999 novel, turning a daring satire on beauty and the fashion industry into an even more wildly unique reading experience. Laced in are new chapters of memoir and further scenes with the book's characters. Readers will jump between chapters, reread the book to understand the dissolve between fiction and fact, and decipher the playful book design."

Chuck calls it the Criterion Collection version of Invisible Monsters, and it's out now. 

Order Your Copy Today

Chuck's west coast tour for the upcoming INVISIBLE MONSTERS REMIX release is happening this July, but before all of that, St. Helen's Book Shop is kicking things off in style with a signing party. If you don't know, Chuck has a very special relationship with this local Portland bookstore. For every book release, he visits them and not only signs all of their inventory, but takes personally inscribed custom orders via their website. This is the only store that Chuck has this arrangement with. 

For the main Invisible Monsters Remix tour, Chuck will unfortunately only be pre-signing copies of the new book. But this St. Helen's Book Shop event is the exception! Here are the details:

June 21
Portland, OR
St. Helen's Book Shop, 630p
Event is happening at the Bing Lounge
Ticketed Event. Details here.
Join the Facebook Page for this event.

This is a reading and a signing with Chuck Palahniuk and Lidia Yuknavitch (The Chronology of Water). Drinks, food and mingling will abound! read more »

PRE-ORDER IS NOW CLOSED. IF YOU WANT TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR ANY OVERAGE, EMAIL ORDERS@ CHUCKPALAHNIUK. NET.

The design is by Kevin Tong. It features Buster Casey traveling through time mid-car crash. The shirt color is Black. It's a Unisex American Apparel Tri-blend shirt. The fabric is very soft, very light and extremely comfortable.

PRE-ORDER IS NOW CLOSED!

Important Sizing Info

This is a unisex shirt, so women may prefer to order one size smaller. See a size chart here.

Print / Design Info

The inks on this shirt are water based, which means you won't feel like you're wearing a giant decal on your chest. This also means that the design will 'heather' slightly, giving the shirt a slightly muted, vintage look.

Check out a high-rez close-up of the design.

*This pre-order closes on May 31st. Order before then to guarantee yourself a shirt. We will only be printing a limited quantity. Shirts will be sent to the printer on June 5th and turned around shortly thereafter. We expect to begin shipping out all orders starting on June 19.

PRE-ORDER IS NOW CLOSED!

For those of you living on and around the Iberian Peninsula, Chuck has a few events coming up next week in Spain.

First up, Chuck will be appearing at The Festival in Bilbao on April 19th. At 20:30 that day, Chuck will be sitting down in a large auditorium to partake in a live conversation about Tell-All, with its Spanish language translator, Javier Calvo.

More details on the event here

Then on the 20th, there will be a signing at the 'Fnac Bilbao' at 19:30 and a presentation of Tell-All. And on Saturday the 21st, a live reading of Tell-All, limited seating to 100 people, with a signing following thta on Monday.

Here's more on those two specific events from the organizers:

21st, Saturday.
Time: 19.00 h.

Place: Fnac triangle (plaza Catalunya,4. Barcelona)

The Event consist on a two parts: a conversation about Tell All with Alex de la Iglesia (Spanish Filmaker, though this name  you won’t find in the fnac advertising because when they had to publish it , the Filmaker didn’t had confirmed yet) and finally a reading of Tell All.

23rd, Monday.

Signatures for the Sant Jordi’s Day in Barcelona:

12 h-14 h. In La Central bookshop

18.00h -20.00h in Fnac Triangle.

 Details on these two events here

If you take any pictures of video, you can email them to us at submissions@chuckpalahniuk.net.

Update: The item was auctioned and won for $4,351.00! Congrats to the new owner of the table and for the good thing they did to support for these animals.

I just got an e-mail from Chuck asking that I let everyone know that The Pixie Project animal shelter, in Portland OR, is auctioning the actual Yin-Yang coffee table from Fight Club.  This is one of three tables that were used in the film.  The other two were (obviously) destroyed.  It was given to Chuck as a funny gift by David Fincher at the close of the film.

Bid on the table here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/290687911585  - Auction Ended

All proceeds go to funding The Pixie Project, and help rescue dogs. 

This table has been in Chuck's office for the past 12 years and he's now ready to part with it for a worthy cause. Furthermore, if you live anywhere near the Portland area, there's a chance he'll come and help you set it up.

Watch this quick video for more:

Good luck!

Courtesy of Hustlebot, a Pittsburgh based improv comedy troupe, comes Kiss Club.

Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

One June 11th the long-awaited Invisible Monsters Remix comes out. This is a new version of the book with new chapters, new design elements and best of all, a hardcover format! (finally). Think of it like the Criterion Collection version of the book.

Here's what the publishers, WW Norton had to say about it:

"Injected with new material and special design elements, Invisible MonstersRemix fulfills Chuck Palahniuk's original vision for his 1999 novel, turning a daring satire on beauty and the fashion industry into an even more wildly unique reading experience. Laced in are new chapters of memoir and further scenes with the book's characters. Readers will jump between chapters, reread the book to understand the dissolve between fiction and fact, and decipher the playful book design."

You can pre-order the book today from either Amazon, Barnes & Noble or IndieBound, but if you want a signed and inscribed copy, from Chuck Palahniuk himself...

Pre-Order From St. Helen's Book Shop

Chuck drops into the store occasionally and fulfills orders, signing and inscribing books. When you click the link above, you'll be taken to St. Helen's online store where you can pre-order the book and then leave your custom inscription message for Chuck.  Then, once the book become available on June 11th, your copy will ship to you, along with Chuck's inscription inside!

IMPORTANT: The deadline to get your pre-orders and inscriptions in for this round of signing is February 24th!

For more details on how this works, as well as to order more inscribed Chuck Palahniuk books, check out St. Helen's Book Shop today.

We were feeling frisky last Friday and decided to have some fun on Twitter and Facebook.  It had been a while since we did any sort of photo contest.  The last one, which involved fans taking pictures of themselves as characters from the books as well as acting out scenarios, was a big success and winners got audiobook apps from Blackstone Audio.  

This time, things turned grisly.  The contest theme was to post pictures of your best scar. The five best scar winners get a Choke Tshirt!  So without further ado, here are your victims:

Entrant: Ashley Dawn
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