Chuck Palahniuk Launches "Plot Spoiler" Substack
News by Joshua Chaplinsky September 20, 2021
The exclusive newsletter will include fiction you can't unread, writing lessons, and lurid backstory. Everything you've come to expect from Chuck, on a weekly basis.
Chuck-alikes: A Chuck Palahniuk Read-alike List Part 2
Column by Peter Derk
Part 2 of our MASSIVE list of Palahniuk read-a-likes that should hold you over until Chuck's next release.
Chuck-alikes: A Chuck Palahniuk Read-alike List (Part 1)
Column by Peter Derk October 5, 2020
A MASSIVE list of Palahniuk read-a-likes that should hold you over until Chuck's next release.
Reviewing Chuck Palahniuk's Reviewers
Column by Peter Derk September 9, 2020
Book reviewers love to hate Chuck Palahniuk.
Blood in the Gears: Chuck Palahniuk on "Consider This" and the Craft of Writing
Interview by Tyler Jones February 12, 2020
An interview with Chuck Palahniuk on his new book of writing advice, "Consider This."
Chuck Palahniuk's 'Consider This': A Reading List
Column by Peter Derk
Get the most out of Chuck Palahniuk's how-to book by studying up.
Writing Dystopian Fiction When the World Is Going Mad
Column by Nick Kolakowski November 5, 2019
Far-fetched, near future tales are seeming less and less far-fetched these days. How do you achieve the proper balance in your world building?
Win A Copy of "Consider This", Chuck Palahniuk's New Writing Memoir
News by Joshua Chaplinsky October 26, 2019
We have eight copies. One of them could be yours.
13 Books That Wouldn't Be Published Today
Column by Peter Derk June 17, 2019
Is 2019 too sensitive for these titles?
Fundraiser for Mirka Hodurova, Co-creator of the Original Chuck Palahniuk Writers Workshop
News by Joshua Chaplinsky
An old friend of the site needs our help.
That Time I Spoiled 'Fight Club' for a Stranger (a.k.a. 'Roughhouse Club')
Column by David James Keaton September 14, 2018
If you see a movie first, you can ruin it. Use this power wisely.
A Very Personal Chuck Palahniuk Retrospective
Column by Peter Derk April 30, 2018
Chuck's new book, "Adjustment Day", comes out May 1st. Take a trip down memory lane as lined with coffee mug pranks, ice baths, dumpster diving, and cat litter.
Read an Excerpt from Chuck Palahniuk's "Adjustment Day"
News by Joshua Chaplinsky April 20, 2018
The Cult's got a taste of what is sure to be one of Chuck's most controversial novels to date.
Learn How You—Yes, YOU—Can Spend 12 Weeks Workshopping With Chuck Palahniuk And Lidia Yuknavitch
News by Rob Hart December 11, 2017
At the end of 12-weeks in The Lie Factory, you'll have workshopped a 10-page fiction manuscript with two folks who know a bit about the writing process...
Adult Coloring Books: The Great Mystery
Column by Stephanie Bonjack November 20, 2017
Adult coloring books rode into town on a white stallion in 2015 and have been flourishing ever since. Why??
The Top 10 Transgressive Novels of All Time
Column by Christoph Paul June 16, 2017
*According to one guy, so you're probably going to disagree.
Chuck Palahniuk Auctions Off Original 'Fight Club 2' Art for Cancer Charity
News by Joshua Chaplinsky
Help Chuck help a friend fight cancer.
The Odd Jobs of 7 Famous Writers
Column by Max Booth III January 26, 2017
Oyster pirates and potato chip inspectors, oh my!
Chuck Palahniuk’s ‘Survivor’ Receives TV Treatment
News by Raine Winters June 24, 2016
Fingers crossed that this will be good, guys.
The Desert Island Bands of 13 of Your Favorite Writers
Column by Max Booth III June 17, 2016
We asked 13 writers how their desert island bands have affected their own writing. Answers from Chuck Palahniuk, Stephen Graham Jones, Josh Malerman, and many others!
10 Famous Writers Reimagined as Professional Wrestlers
Column by Max Booth III June 7, 2016
Because why not?
Chuck Palahniuk Writing And Kickstarting 'Lullaby' Movie
News by Peter Derk May 19, 2016
Chuck Palahniuk is writing a 'Lullaby' screenplay and Kickstarting the production. It's really happening.
'City of Rose' Book Tour Diary: Portland
Column by Rob Hart February 18, 2016
Nerves, burritos, books, friends, strip clubs, and the importance of bookmarks.
Five Literary Sex Scenes You Wish You'd Written
Column by JS Breukelaar January 29, 2016
Unearned sex scenes are hard to swallow. Here are five writers that get to the guts of what's at stake when we get naked.
