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Fabulous Bodies
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Expected 7 Jul 26From Chuck Tingle, USA Today bestselling author of Bury Your Gays, comes Fabulous Bodies, a supernatural joyride where Drive meets Beetlejuice.
Fashion influencer by day and grave-robber by night, Poppy Stringer is on call when Eddie Michaels—a flamboyant, piano-slamming rockstar and queer icon—unexpectedly dies. All Poppy has to do is retrieve Eddie’s body from the medical examiner’s office, but what starts as a routine delivery quickly goes off course when Eddie wakes up.
Poppy must fight for her life in a blood-soaked night of carnage and fabulous entertainment all across Palm Springs.
Also by Chuck
Lucky Day
Bury Your Gays
Camp Damascus
Straight
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Fashion influencer by day and grave-robber by night, Poppy Stringer is on call when Eddie Michaels—a flamboyant, piano-slamming rockstar and queer icon—unexpectedly dies. All Poppy has to do is retrieve Eddie’s body from the medical examiner’s office, but what starts as a routine delivery quickly goes off course when Eddie wakes up.
Poppy must fight for her life in a blood-soaked night of carnage and fabulous entertainment all across Palm Springs.
Also by Chuck
Lucky Day
Bury Your Gays
Camp Damascus
Straight
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
240 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication July 7, 2026
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About the author
Chuck Tingle
512 books4,917 followersChuck Tingle is a mysterious force of energy behind sunglasses and a pink mask. He is also an anonymous author of romance, horror, and fantasy. Chuck was born in Home of Truth, Utah, and now splits time between Billings, Montana and Los Angeles, California. Chuck writes to prove love is real, because love is the most important tool we have when resisting the endless cosmic void. Not everything people say about Chuck is true, but the important parts are.
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Literary agent: DongWon at dongwonsong.com
Management and general inquiry: infotingleverse@gmail.com
Literary agent: DongWon at dongwonsong.com
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September 25, 2025NEW CHUCK TINGLE LET'S TROT!!
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October 24, 2025MORE CHUCK TINGLE!!
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September 27, 2025Drive meets Beetlejuice????? 🤩🤩🤩
These mashup promises are getting to be too good to be true! Fingers crossed!
These mashup promises are getting to be too good to be true! Fingers crossed!
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February 6, 2026ARC received! Thank you so much, Tor Nightfire. You never know what you're going to get with a Chuck Tingle read.
I love discovering what creative concepts he's delivering, each and every time!
I love discovering what creative concepts he's delivering, each and every time!
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October 15, 2025LET'S GOOOO
February 17, 2026
Love wins in the end. Another banger by Tingle! Poppy’s night job (you’ll never guess). The horror elements. The use of time in story. Brilliant. Thank you Net Galley for the ARC!
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Love is real is the central thesis of Chuck Tingle's books -- and it's clear as day in Fabulous Bodies.
This book is described as Beetlejuice meets Drive, and it is a blast to read. It's also deeply emotional, moving, and will get you choked up towards the end (which typically happens to me reading Chuck's books, as I adore every single one). I laughed, I cried, my jaw dropped at times, this book really had everything. You can't help but reflect on yourself as you read, too, the introspection adding another layer of depth.
There's a lot that I loved while I was reading, and it's hard to put all my thoughts on page, but if you take anything from my review, I hope it's this: Fabulous Bodies is a story of hope, of changing for the better, of coming into yourself as a person, and most importantly, a story for and about love.
Fabulous Bodies is a book that proves love, every single time.
Poppy, the main character (and influencer and grave robber), was the perfect person to tell this story -- in fact, I think she needed to be the one telling this story. And Eddie Michaels, well, what a fascinating concept for a character in so many ways, as well as being a brilliant foil to Poppy. He was a blast to read, even when I was angry with him and his antics.
Fabulous Bodies is gory, it's glorious, it's funny, but most importantly, it'll hit you right in your heart.
This book is described as Beetlejuice meets Drive, and it is a blast to read. It's also deeply emotional, moving, and will get you choked up towards the end (which typically happens to me reading Chuck's books, as I adore every single one). I laughed, I cried, my jaw dropped at times, this book really had everything. You can't help but reflect on yourself as you read, too, the introspection adding another layer of depth.
There's a lot that I loved while I was reading, and it's hard to put all my thoughts on page, but if you take anything from my review, I hope it's this: Fabulous Bodies is a story of hope, of changing for the better, of coming into yourself as a person, and most importantly, a story for and about love.
Fabulous Bodies is a book that proves love, every single time.
Poppy, the main character (and influencer and grave robber), was the perfect person to tell this story -- in fact, I think she needed to be the one telling this story. And Eddie Michaels, well, what a fascinating concept for a character in so many ways, as well as being a brilliant foil to Poppy. He was a blast to read, even when I was angry with him and his antics.
Fabulous Bodies is gory, it's glorious, it's funny, but most importantly, it'll hit you right in your heart.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
As a bookseller I was absolutely honored to read this in advance from NetGalley!
Anyone who visits my store knows that I am OBSESSED with Chuck Tingle, so when I saw this was available on NetGalley I literally shrieked and ran to the site to grab it!
It DID NOT disappoint!
Per usual, everything Chuck Tingle writes is pure gold. We are dropped into a nail-biting but hilarious situation, experience top tier banter, and see character development that keeps us fully invested from start to finish. I couldn’t put this one down, and neither will you!
Chuck, whatever you’re doing, please keep doing it forever and ever. And of course: LOVE IS REAL!
LET’S TROT BUCKAROOS!!!
Anyone who visits my store knows that I am OBSESSED with Chuck Tingle, so when I saw this was available on NetGalley I literally shrieked and ran to the site to grab it!
It DID NOT disappoint!
Per usual, everything Chuck Tingle writes is pure gold. We are dropped into a nail-biting but hilarious situation, experience top tier banter, and see character development that keeps us fully invested from start to finish. I couldn’t put this one down, and neither will you!
Chuck, whatever you’re doing, please keep doing it forever and ever. And of course: LOVE IS REAL!
LET’S TROT BUCKAROOS!!!
February 13, 2026
Addictive and gripping from start to finish! I’m usually weary when I see a book compared to big names (i.e Beetlejuice and Drive) but I couldn’t name a better comparison for this! This was so good I was having a hard time putting it down to get stuff done. The writing was fantastic and the character development was poignant and jaw-droppingly well done. This is definitely an intense and gory read, but one you’re not going to want to miss!
Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
God damn it, he does it AGAIN!
Every single Chuck Tingle book feels better than the last and this doesn’t break that trend in the slightest. Campy, original, and sappy in just the right way—blown away, but not surprised as a long-time Tingler.
Every single Chuck Tingle book feels better than the last and this doesn’t break that trend in the slightest. Campy, original, and sappy in just the right way—blown away, but not surprised as a long-time Tingler.
Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
Thank you to Edelweiss for the ARC!
Chuck continues to surprise and delight me, I think his books are going one direction and they pivot in the most unique and terrifying ways. This was fresh, fun and unique, and plenty gross as expected.
Chuck continues to surprise and delight me, I think his books are going one direction and they pivot in the most unique and terrifying ways. This was fresh, fun and unique, and plenty gross as expected.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Art is the why! Another fabulous read by this fabulous author. WOW. What a whirlwind. Loved every single word.
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