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August 20, 2012
Chuck Palahniuk To Appear At Powell's This Saturday In Portland, OR
If you've ever been to Portland, OR and not visited Powell's City of Books, you have done yourself a great disservice. Powell's is easily considered one of the greatest bookstores in North America and, like many authors, it just so happens to be one of Chuck Palahniuk's favorites. Therefore, Chuck has agreed to not only stop by for their upcoming 41st birthday event this Saturday, but will be bringing some goodies to give away and sign.
Here are the details, straight from Chuck's mouth:
A heads up... Next Saturday, August 25th, the Powell's bookstore is throwing itself a huge 40-something birthday party. They'll be blocking off streets around the building on West Burnside, in downtown Portland. There will be games, author appeaances, live music, etc. They've asked me to come speak, and I proposed bringing gifts for my readers. Several years ago I recorded a two-disk CD collection of the best stories I'd read on past book tours. Including "Guts" and the as-yet-unpublished story "Cold Calling." The studio produced them beautifully, but they've never been for sale. I've only ever given them to readers who wrote to me. I'd like to bring 200 sets to the Powell's birthday event and inscribe them for whoever comes to say hello. It's a chance to get something rare and not otherwise available.
And then here are a few more details:
I'll be at the street fair party, behind the downtown Powell's from 2:30 PM until 5:30 pm, Saturday, August 25th, signing books and giving away 300 sets of the "Tour Stories" CD's. The store plans to close two blocks of NW Couch Street for the party. I'll be in a tent designated for book signing. I'm excited about giving the stories to people, and happy to inscribe them.
Chuck will be in the tent designated for book signing from 230p until 530p on Saturday, the 25th. I assume this is first come first serve.
For more information about the big Powell's event, check out their site. read more »
August 1, 2012
Chuck Palahniuk's Next Novel Will Be A Sequel To 'Damned'
When Chuck was in Los Angeles recently for his small tour for the new Invisible Monsters Remix, I had the pleasure of taking him out to dinner. And while gnawing on some steak (...I was. Chuck had the salmon), we got to talking about his next book. And lo and behold... the next novel will be Chuck's first sequel!
Here is a quick synopsis of the book:
(*MILD SPOILERS HERE, if you haven't yet read Damned)
The next novel will follow Madison back to earth as a ghost, doomed to haunting her parents for a year. In flashback we see her earlier childhood, including the death of the kitten whose dead body subsequently clogged the plumbing of the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel. That death is not Madison's doing, but another death is. Whether it's murder or self-defense, as a ten-year-old Madison kills someone horrifically, and that's the most-likely reason why she was damned in the first place. We also begin to recognize a centuries-long conspiracy engineered to train and test Maddy for her role as the savior of all spiritual beings.
Nope, nothing subtle, here.
Then about five minutes after Chuck emailed me the above, I got another email with this:
Oh, I forgot to mention it but the world ends in this next book.
So yeah, nothing subtle indeed.
Chuck told me that even the title for the book is in flux right now. During our dinner conversation it was to be called Doomsday. Now it might be titled Doomed. Which one do you like better?
Believe it or not, this book might drop as early as this Fall! It's pretty much in its final editing stages. But these things have a way of changing last minute, so no promises.
Till then, let's hear your thoughts on this. For years, people have clamoured for the much rumored sequel to Rant, yet haven't gotten it yet. So when Chuck began telling fans that Damned too, would be part of its own trilogy, I think we were all a little skeptical. But alas, the Chuckster is delivering very quickly on this one. Are you pumped?
If you haven't read Damned yet, now would be a good time.
July 23, 2012
Seattle Reading - Town Hall Seattle - SOLD OUT
Tuesday's Chuck Palahniuk reading in Seattle is now sold out. This is the last reading event on Chuck's Invisible Monsters Remix tour.
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 - SOLD OUT
If you got a ticket, congrats. Take some pics and tweet them our way!
Photo by ~C4Chaos read more »
July 18, 2012
Los Angeles Signing - Dark Delicacies Bookstore
For any of you that weren't able to attend Chuck's reading at the Skirball Cultural Center last night... man, you totally missed out! Kidding. (but it was great) But fear not, Chuck will be at Dark Delicacies Bookstore today in Burbank. This event will not feature a reading or a Q&A, but Chuck will (just) be signing copies of the new Invisible Monsters Remix.
The event kicks off at 3pm. Here are the details:
July 18
Los Angeles, CA
Dark Delicacies Bookstore, 3pm
3512 West Magnolia Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91505
*Signing. No reading.
I have been told that the event will go until the last person has their book signed. But out of respect, try and show up during start-time so Chuck isn't there too late.
You can find more information at Dark Delicacies' website here: http://www.darkdel.com/
Enjoy!
Photo credit: John Everson read more »
July 17, 2012
Los Angeles Reading - Skirball Cultural Center - Updated Start Time!
Chuck will be doing a reading tonight in Los Angeles at the Skirball Cultural Center for the new release of the Invisible Monsters Remix. Here are the details:
July 17
Los Angeles, CA
Skirball Cultural Center, 8pm - UPDATED!
(presented by Book Soup)
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049
*Reading. Books presigned.
Tickets Here - Free!
I believe tickets are still available. For those of you going, I encourage you to show up early as most of these readings tend to feel like going to the circus. In other words, you're going to have a blast. Take pictures and we'll post them on the site.
June 26, 2012
San Francisco Reading - The Castro Theater
*Reading. Tickets required. Books presigned.
Buy Tickets Here, Or click the snazzy poster below!
Click here for their Facebook Event listing.
*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.
San Francisco Reading - The Castro Club
*Reading. Tickets required. Books presigned.
Buy Tickets Here, Or click the snazzy poster below!
Click here for their Facebook Event listing.
*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.
June 25, 2012
'Invisible Monsters Yourself!' Contest - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
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.
If you haven't already, order the Invisible Monsters Remix here. read more »
June 14, 2012
'Invisible Monsters Remix ' - West Coast Tour! - UPDATED BELOW!
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.
'Invisible Monsters Remix ' - West Coast Tour! - Ticket Info Added!
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:
*June 21
Portland, OR
St. Helen's Book Shop, 630p
Event is happening at the Bing Lounge
Ticketed Event. Details here.
Signing, Reading, Mingling, also with Lidia Yuknavitch!
Join the Facebook Page for this event.
*Event not on poster above.
July 16
San Francisco, CA
The Booksmith, 4pm
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
*Reading. Books presigned.
July 16
San Francisco, CA
Castro Club, 7pm
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.
