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Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroughs is the author of the autobiographical works "Running with Scissors," "Dry," "Magical Thinking," "Possible Side Effects" and "A Wolf at the Table," all of which were New York Times bestsellers. "Running with Scissors" remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over two... show more



Augusten Burroughs is the author of the autobiographical works "Running with Scissors," "Dry," "Magical Thinking," "Possible Side Effects" and "A Wolf at the Table," all of which were New York Times bestsellers. "Running with Scissors" remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over two consecutive years and was made into a Golden Globe-nominated film starring Annette Bening. His only novel, "Sellevision," is currently in development as a series for NBC. "Dry," Augusten's memoir of his alcoholism and recovery, is being developed by Showtime. In addition, Burroughs is currently creating an original prime-time series for CBS. Augusten's latest book is called "You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas." Twice named to Entertainment Weekly's list of the funniest people in America, Augusten has also been the subject of a Vanity Fair cover story and a Jeopardy! answer. His books have made guest appearances in two James Patterson novels, one Linkin Park music video, numerous television shows and a porn movie. Augusten has been a photographer since childhood and many of his images can be seen on his website, www.augusten.com. He lives in New York City.

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Birth date: October 23, 1965
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Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 5 years ago
I appreciate the irony of the subtitle. But in retrospect, I'm rather less than impressed.Library copy, thankfully
Mirkat Always Reading
Mirkat Always Reading rated it 8 years ago
Dry picks up about seven years after where Running With Scissors leaves off. At age 24, he has a high-paying job in advertising, which had managed to advertise himself into at age 19 despite no ad experience and no directly related education. At this point in his life, he drinks excessively on a n...
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Mirkat Always Reading rated it 8 years ago
Finished this on Tuesday, 9/13/16, but haven't had a chance to write up my review. As I mentioned in my review for John Elder Robison's recent book Switched On, finding out that Augusten Burroughs is Robison's younger brother is what spurred me into downloading Running With Scissors from my library...
Paper Soul
Paper Soul rated it 9 years ago
So I have to admit this right away.... I heart Augusten Burroughs. I have followed him from the very first book he wrote. So this may be a bias review since i am familiar with the author and like his work.I have to just warn everyone right now. Burroughs is an acquired taste. Just like Christopher M...
KatieMc
KatieMc rated it 9 years ago
Thank goodness the author acknowledged the criminal behavior of those who were supposed to be responsible adults, but who placed him in situations that no child or even young adult should have faced. In other words, he doesn't simply laugh off his unorthodox upbringing, he acknowledges the fact t...
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