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| 2024 | Released 'Shock Induction', his most recent novel at the time of this record. |
| 2024 | In an interview, director John Hillcoat revealed that he and McCarthy had extensive discussions about the film adaptation of Blood Meridian, which McCarthy envisioned as a Faustian tale. |
| 2024 | Vanity Fair published an article discussing Cormac McCarthy's controversial relationship with Augusta Britt, revealing aspects of their past including when they began their relationship. |
| 2023 | Massimo Bracci published 'La Filosofia del fight club', a philosophical analysis of Fight Club in Italian. |
| 2023 | Published the novel 'Not Forever, But For Now', demonstrating his ongoing literary productivity. |
| June 13 2023 | Cormac McCarthy died at his home in Santa Fe at the age of 89. His passing was mourned by fellow author Stephen King, who regarded him as 'maybe the greatest American novelist of my time.' |
| January 17 2023 | Ellis published The Shards, a fictionalized memoir focusing on his adolescence in Los Angeles. |
| December 6 2022 | Stella Maris, another final novel by McCarthy, was published. |
| November 22 2022 | Cormac McCarthy's second companion novel, Stella Maris, was announced to be released, marking his first novel with a female protagonist since Outer Dark. |
| October 25 2022 | The New York Times reported that Cormac McCarthy's novel The Passenger was scheduled to be released. |
| October 25 2022 | McCarthy's final novel, The Passenger, was published. |
| 2021 | A fake Twitter account impersonating McCarthy was briefly marked verified following a viral tweet. |
| 2020 | Published non-fiction writing craft book 'Consider This: Moments In My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different'. |
| 2020 | Ellis wrote the screenplay for 'Smiley Face Killers' film. |
| 2019 | Continued his graphic novel series with 'Fight Club 3', again collaborating with Cameron Stewart. |
| 2019 | Published the short story 'Repercussions' in Playboy magazine. |
| 2019 | Ellis published his first non-fiction work, White, a collection of essays on contemporary political culture. |
| 2018 | Another fake Twitter account impersonating McCarthy was created. |
| 2018 | Published two short stories: 'One Day You'll Thank Me' in Fangoria and 'Unlawful Entry' in Playboy. |
| April 2018 | Started a Patreon for the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast to provide instant access to new episodes. |
| 2017 | He published the essay 'The Kekulé Problem,' which explores the human unconscious and the origin of language. |
| 2016 | David McCracken published 'Chuck Palahniuk, Parodist: Postmodern Irony in Six Transgressive Novels', analyzing the author's narrative techniques. |
| 2016 | Douglas Keesey published 'Understanding Chuck Palahniuk', a scholarly examination of the author's literary works. |
| 2016 | A Twitter hoax falsely claimed that Cormac McCarthy had died, which was later debunked by the Los Angeles Times. |
| 2016 | Ellis wrote and directed 'The Deleted', a webseries. |
| 2016 | Ellis wrote the screenplay for 'The Curse of Downers Grove' film. |
| 2015 | Published the short story 'Let's See What Happens' in Nightmare Magazine, Issue 37. |
| 2015 | Published 'Fight Club 2' as a graphic novel in collaboration with artist Cameron Stewart, continuing the story of his iconic first novel. |
| 2015 | The announcement of McCarthy's next novel, The Passenger, took place at a multimedia event hosted by the Lannan Foundation in Santa Fe. |
| 2014 | Cormac McCarthy became a trustee for the Santa Fe Institute, a multidisciplinary research center focused on complex adaptive systems. |
| September 11 2014 | The film adaptation of Rant was announced, starring James Franco and to be directed by Pamela Romanowsky. |
| 2013 | Francisco Collado-Rodriguez published a scholarly book analyzing Chuck Palahniuk's works including Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, and Choke. |
| 2013 | Published three short stories in Playboy: 'Phoenix', 'Cannibal', and 'Zombie'. |
| 2013 | A Twitter account impersonating Cormac McCarthy was created by Scottish writer Michael Crossan, gaining thousands of followers before being confirmed fake by McCarthy's publisher. |
| 2013 | Ellis writes the screenplay for the film The Canyons. |
| November 18 2013 | Launched a podcast with PodcastOne Studios, focusing on open and honest conversations with guests about their work, inspirations, life experiences, music, and movies. |
| October 25 2013 | 'The Counselor', directed by Ridley Scott and based on McCarthy's screenplay, was released to polarized critical reception. |
| 2012 | Romance, a short film based on one of Palahniuk's short stories, was produced, demonstrating the adaptability of his writing across different media formats. |
| 2012 | McCarthy sold his original screenplay 'The Counselor' to producers Nick Wechsler, Paula Mae Schwartz, and Steve Schwartz. |
| 2012 | McCarthy was elected to the American Philosophical Society. |
| 2012 | Wrote the screenplay for the independent film The Canyons, which was released in 2013. |
| 2012 | Ellis publicly came out as gay in an op-ed for The Daily Beast. |
| 2011 | Published the short story 'Romance' in Playboy magazine. |
| 2011 | His play The Sunset Limited was adapted into a film. |
| 2010 | Published two short stories: 'Loser' in Stories anthology and 'Knock, Knock' in Playboy magazine. |
| 2010 | Ellis publishes Imperial Bedrooms, marketed as a sequel to Less than Zero. |
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