“Chuck Klosterman has walked into the darkness.”
Coming July 9 . . . I WEAR THE BLACK HAT by Chuck Klosterman
"There is always one person who you love who becomes that definition. It usually happens retrospectively, but it always happens eventually. This is the person who unknowingly sets the template for what you will always love about other people, even if some of those lovable qualities are self-destructive and unreasonable… The person who defines your understanding of love is not inherently different than anyone else, and they’re often just the person you happen to meet the first time you really, really, want to love someone. But that person still wins. They win, and you lose. Because for the rest of your life, they will control how you feel about everyone else."
— Chuck Klosterman (Killing Yourself to Live)
(Source: quotethat)
You, Alone: THE VISIBLE MAN Video Contest.
What do you do when you’re alone? What if someone is watching?
In Chuck Klosterman’s The Visible Man, a therapist is contacted by a man claiming to be a scientist who’s stolen “cloaking” technology from the government. When he makes himself invisible, he observes random individuals alone, living their daily lives. But why? To celebrate the paperback, Scribner is giving you the chance to win an entire Chuck Klosterman library and have your winning video screened at Chuck’s June 7th signing at Book Court in Brooklyn! Just submit a video here by May 30th that answers the question: What do you do when you’re alone? What if someone is watching?
To inspire you:
You, Alone: THE VISIBLE MAN Video Contest.
What do you do when you’re alone? What if someone is watching?
In Chuck Klosterman’s The Visible Man, a therapist is contacted by a man claiming to be a scientist who’s stolen “cloaking” technology from the government. When he makes himself invisible, he observes random individuals alone, living their daily lives. But why? To celebrate the paperback, Scribner is giving you the chance to win an entire Chuck Klosterman library and have your winning video screened at Chuck’s June 7th signing at Book Court in Brooklyn! Just submit a video here by May 30th that answers the question: What do you do when you’re alone? What if someone is watching?
To inspire you:
The People Who Hate Tim Tebow
“Tebow wrecks all that, because he makes blind faith a viable option. His faith in God, his followers’ faith in him — it all defies modernity. This is why people care so much. He is making people wonder if they should try to believe things they don’t actually believe.”
—Chuck Klosterman in Grantland
THE VISIBLE MAN Trailer (by SimonSchusterVideos)
The wait is over.
Get your tickets now for our launch party at Public Assembly! There will be fancy cocktails, in case that helps.
Chuck Klosterman + John Sellers + cocktails = wild night out
(Source: wordbookstores)
Books that influenced Chuck Klosterman
Klosterman, whose new novel VISIBLE MAN comes out Oct 4, has participated in the Strand bookstore’s “curated collections,” listing some of his favorite books.
On Grantland’s YouTube Hall of Fame, Chuck Klosterman points out this craaaazy video of Tolstoy. As Chuck writes,
“Isn’t it insane that Leo Tolstoy is on YouTube? ‘There he is, sawing wood.’ Here’s a writer who *died* in 1910. When I woke up this morning, I did not expect to see footage of Leo Tolstoy’s funeral. This is also a great clip if you have a lot of personal interest in peasants.”
