Today I learned that Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club) lost it with author photos, so he uses the face tattoo one if he can

Chuck was at a book store and the face Tattoo one was all over. Confused, I did a bit of research.

I covered half my neck, my face and my shaved head with fake tattoos. Adam Levey put on Tom Waits and turned it up, loud. Edna O’Brien, I am not.

Go figure, but the publisher loved it. A week later they didn’t like it. They say it might even hurt sales. We are currently in negotiations over a new-new jacket photo sans prison tats.

https://lithub.com/chuck-palahniuk-on-the-awful-necessity-of-author-photos/