"Chuck Palahniuk, with his thumb-in-your eye themes--fear, chaos, environmental ruin, the rhinestone artifice of the average human's soul--is the kind of wondrously pointed writer you dread reading," observed Gillian Flynn in Entertainment Weekly. Time...

University Wire 06-08-2005 (Idaho Argonaut) (U-WIRE) MOSCOW, Idaho -- The scent of teriyaki steak air fresheners filled downtown Portland Thursday. The air fresheners came courtesy of author Chuck Palahniuk. Palahniuk, writer of "Fight Club," graced Portland for the first stop of his tour to...

Byline: Andrew Phillips It may not be possible to buy friends, but Chuck Palahniuk has had some luck with fans. The "Fight Club" author has a history of sending trinkets to his readers, who return the favor with their devotion. This summer,...

Storied East Village literary haunt KGB Bar is shopping a new paperback fiction anthology to publishers this week, called The Greatest Stories Ever Read, according to literary agent Peter Steinberg, who is representing the book to publishers. The anthology, billed as "a greatest hits collection"...

Steve Coogan is the toast of Sundance. The British actor stars in the biggest acquisition of the film festival, "Hamlet 2," a bawdy comedy directed by Andy Fleming that takes politically incorrect jabs at inspirational teacher flicks like "Mr. Holland's Opus."Focus Features bought the film...