By Terri Schlichenmeyer
The Bookworm Sez

Not Forever but For Now” by Chuck Palahniuk
c.2023, Simon & Schuster  $25.99  256 pages

You always wanted the family business.

Started by your grandfather, nurtured by your parents, aunts, and uncles, you hoped to be the next generation of caretakers to help it grow, succeed, and readied for its owners in the future. You trained all your life to take the reins of the Family Empire, and in the new book “Not Forever but For Now” by Chuck Palahniuk, you’ll do it, even if it kills you.

They were probably too big to be in a nursery, but he didn’t care.