Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk is an American transgressional fiction novelist and freelance journalist. He is best known for the award-winning novel Fight Club, which was later made into a film directed by David Fincher. Palahniuk has published 19 novels, three nonfiction books, two graphic novels, and two adult coloring books, as well as several short stories. His first published novel was Fight Club, which was a box office flop but achieved cult status on DVD, driving the novel's sales.

He put out two novels in 1999, Survivor and Invisible Monsters. Choke, published in 2001, became Chuck’s first New York Times bestseller. His work is often infused with personal experience, notably his novel Lullaby, which he credits with helping him cope with the tragic death of his father. Other works include Diary and the non-fiction guide to Portland, Fugitives and Refugees.

He currently resides near Vancouver, Washington.