chuck palahniuk snuff book tour

UM idol and all around kick ass guy Chuck Palahniuk is heading out in support of his new book “Snuff” next month.

Not only will he be reading from the book, but (take a seat for this next bit) rumor has it, they will be screening an advance preview for the movie version of Choke.

Do what you must to be there.  The synoposis of the book and tour dates after the jump:

From Publishers Weekly
Palahniuk’s audacious ninth novel tells the story of Cassie Wright, an aging porn queen who intends to put an exclamation point on her career by having sex with 600 men in one day on film. The story begins with Mr. 600—the pornosaur who introduced Cassie to the business—as he describes the other 599 actors awaiting their moment on screen. The perspective then shifts to Mr. 72, an adopted Midwestern 20-something who is one of the many young men claiming to be Cassie’s long-lost son. Mr. 137, a has-been television star hoping to revive his career, wants to ask Cassie’s hand in marriage so that the two can star in a reality TV show. But for a novel centered around a gargantuan gangbang, there’s surprisingly little action; the small amount of narrative movement takes place backstage, where the characters attempt to get a sense of one another while waiting for their number to be called. There are sharp moments when Palahniuk compassionately and candidly examines the flesh-on-film industry, but mostly this reads like a cross between the Spice Channel and Days of Our Lives. (May)

TOUR DATES:

Tuesday, May 20 – Ann Arbor, MI
Wednesday, May 21 – Minneapolis
Thursday, May 22 – Denver
Tuesday, May 27 – St. Louis
Wednesday, May 28 – San Francisco
Thursday, May 29 – Seattle, WA
Monday, June 2 – New York
Tuesday, June 3 – Washington, DC
Wednesday, June 4 – Atlanta, GA
Thursday, June 5 – Austin, TX

Exact locations, IMPORTANT INFORMATION about how the signings will go, etc, can be read at The Cult site

(Oh, and needless to say, “Snuff” will be the next UM book club selection.)