Chuck Palahniuk will be appear on NBC's 'Last Call with Carson Daly' this Wednesday night to promote his new novel, 'Tell-All'.

Pre-signing begins for the first 100 ticketholders begin at 6:30pm.

Rare Bird Literary Events
Largo at the Coronet Theater
Talk, Q&A, signing

Contact: 213-623-2430 or rarebirdlit.com.

NOTE: Chuck will personalize one copy of TELL-ALL and one backlist title for the first 100 ticket holders at his events on the 2010 tour. However, please note there will be a not signing portion to the Boston and Chicago events. Please contact the bookstores at the phone number or website below for ticketing info and other details.

Find out more about 'Tell-All' and order the book here!

Out of Touch was released on Nov. 19th, 2008, through a vanity press.

A vanity press, for all intents and purposes, is a major dark mark on an author. It typically means that you shopped your shit all over town and were universally rejected. It means that your work was so horribly bad that you had to fork over your own money to see it in print. And you shall from this juncture be referred to as a “pretend author” with a “pretend book” by people, at which point, you start your slow, painful descent into literary obscurity.

I was completely aware of these stigmas, but I was also aware that the transgressive fiction, by traditional industry standards, “doesn’t sell,” (Chuck being the one big exception) so I was in a “fucked either way” sort of position. read more »

The Way Of Tao

I was at Urban Outfitters shopping for overpriced t-shirts when I first encountered Tao, existentially speaking.  Staring up at me with its minimalist cover design was a little novella called, Shoplifting From American Apparel.  The title grabbed me, so I did what I do with any book: read the synopsis, the author bio, a random page in the middle.  Later that night, I’ve got the novella sitting next to my Mac as I’m looking this guy up on Wikipedia.

Tao Lin: 26 years old, lives in New York.  Has published five books.

After my initial Keanu Reeves “whoa” moment, I dig deeper.

Tao Lin: sells six shares of his to-be-released novel, Richard Yates, for $2,000 a piece. Also: arrested twice for shoplifting.  Writes book based on it.

And as I keep poking around, it becomes obvious that Tao is doing something differently. Whether it’s getting banned from a publication for excessive zeal or posting emails from an unhappy editor on his website, Tao may not be the “bad boy of literature,” but he’s making a name for himself as a guy to keep an eye on.  When an author can treat their novel like the stock market, it’s a sign of things to come.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Tao over the course of a couple weeks about his take on writing, as well as a few other topics ranging from Lindsay Lohan to the menu at Wendy’s. read more »

Note: Chuck Palahniuk will personalize one copy of Tell-All and one backlist title for the first 100 ticket holders only, beginning at 5:30 pm. Tickets, including a pre-signed copy of Tell-All will be available as of 5pm at the Will-Call desk before the event, located outside the John Dutton Theatre, Central Library (616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB).

7:00pm
Wordfest – event offsite

Actual event will take place @
Central Library, John Dutton Theatre
Talk, Q&A, signing

Contact: 403.237.9068 or wordfest.com.

WordFest is excited to host Chuck Palahniuk on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at the Central Library, John Dutton Theatre (616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB) at 7pm. This will be the only Canadian stop on his North American tour to promote his latest novel, Tell-All (Doubleday Canada).

Tickets for this event are $33 and will be sold through the WordFest box office at 403.237.9068 or wordfest.com. Ticket includes a signed copy of Tell-All.

Dear Joshua,

The Believer recently put out a book of "advice" entitled, You're A Horrible Person, But I Like You: The Believer Book of Advice. It is a compendium of opinions from some of entertainment's funniest perpetrators of gut-trauma, including:

Aziz Ansari, Judd Apatow, Fred Armisen, Maria Bamford, Todd Barry, Samantha Bee, Michael Ian Black, Andy Borowitz, Michael Cera, Vernon Chatman, Rob Corddry, David Cross, Larry Doyle, Paul Feig, Jim Gaffigan, Zach Galifianakis, Janeane Garofalo, Daniel Handler, Todd Hanson, Tim Heidecker, Ed Helms, Buck Henry, Mindy Kaling, John Lee, Thomas Lennon, Al Madrigal, Aasif Mandvi, Marc Maron, Adam McKay, Eugene Mirman, Morgan Murphy, Bob Odenkirk, John Oliver, Patton Oswalt, Martha Plimpton, Harold Ramis, Amy Sedaris, Michael Showalter, Sarah Silverman, Paul F. Tompkins, Sarah Vowell, David Wain, Eric Wareheim, Rainn Wilson, and Lizz Winstead.

My question is this- with such a talented group of people, why is this book so incredibly unfunny? It should have been a veritable holocaust of hilarity, but it is not even a Chernobyl of chuckles. What went wrong? read more »

Buy You're A Horrible Person, But I Like You: The Believer Book of Advice From Amazon.com

Chicago Public Library
Talk, Q&A
No signing at this event

Contact: 312-747-4300 or www.chipublib.org.

About this event:

The one and only Chuck Palahniuk, author of the bestseller Fight Club, discusses his new novel, Tell-All.

This event does not include a booksigning.  Chuck has presigned books which will be for sale at the event.   read more »

The waiter at the café—a cute, young aspiring writer with face fuzz and a military-surplus cap—stammers with recognition. Square-jawed, buttoned-down Chuck Palahniuk, kicking off a tour for his new book, Tell-All, chats with him smilingly about an Iowa wrestling tournament both he and the waiter have been to, and signs an autograph. Just a couple of bros.

Palahniuk is most famous for Fight Club, the 1996 book (and the testosteroney 1999 Ed Norton–Brad Pitt movie) about bored white-collar guys who get together, strip, and beat each other to a pulp. It spawned the line “The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club” and is the one novel that disaffected young bros love. Palahniuk is the sort of writer who’s so aggressively gross-out visceral that people have been known to faint at his readings.

Read the full article at New York Magazine read more »

Please visit Kevin Tong's site here for additional info. These posters look great and furthermore, Kevin's holding a contest where he will select three people who purchased a poster and give them a FREE "Invisible Monsters" t-shirt (contest details also in the link above).

If you've never bought a poster from a guy like Kevin before, be prepared to be blown away at the quality and detail. This is a must have for any serious Invisible Monsters fan. The posters are a 4 color screen printed poster on Steel Gray 100 lb French Cover Paper 18 x 24 in, hand screen printed, signed and numbered edition of 200.  Get one now before they are gone folks!

Click here to order one of these amazing posters from Kevin! read more »

Pre-signing begins for the first 100 golden/VIP ticket holders at 5:30pm.

Malaprop’s Bookstore – event offsite

Actual event will take place @Asheville High School Auditorium
Talk, Q&A, signing

Contact: 828-254-6734 or www.malaprops.com.

NOTE: Chuck will personalize one copy of TELL-ALL and one backlist title for the first 100 ticket holders at his events on the 2010 tour. However, please note there will be a not signing portion to the Boston and Chicago events. Please contact the bookstores at the phone number or website below for ticketing info and other details.

Find out more about 'Tell-All' and order the book here! read more »