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- Born: October 23, 1965
- Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Literary Genre: Humor, Memoir
- Dropped out of school in 6th Grade, GED at 17
- Currently developing an original series for Showtime
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Augusten Burroughs is an American author whose 2002 best-selling memoir Running With Scissors was adapted into a feature film.
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Career
Burroughs dropped out of school after the sixth grade, and obtained a GED at age 17. He worked his way up to a high-paying job in the advertising industry before leaving the field to become a writer. Augusten wrote his first book, Sellevision, in 2000. His first book was, unlike his following works, a fictional story drawing from his time in advertising. Two years after the publication of Sellevision, Augsten published his most recognized work, Running with Scissors. In addition to Scissors, Burroughs penned a second memoir in 2003, Dry, about his experience during and after his treatment for alcoholism. That was followed by two collections of essays, Magical Thinking and Possible Side Effects.-
Augusten Burroughs on Amazon
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Possible Side Effects - $14.00
"National BestsellerFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running with Scissors comes Augusten Burroughs's most provocative collection of stories yet. From nicotine gum ...Amazon
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir - $7.99
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bo...Amazon
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Magical Thinking: True Stories - $14.00
From the #1 bestselling author of Running with Scissors and Dry--a contagiously funny, heartwarming, shocking, twisted, and absolutely magical collecti...Amazon
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Possible Side Effects - $14.00
National Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running with Scissors comes Augusten Burroughs's most provocative collection of true...Amazon
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A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father - $14.00
Nominated for the 2009 Audiobook of the Year“As a little boy, I had a dream that my father had taken me to the woods where there was a dead bod...Amazon
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Augusten Burroughs Questions
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What do you think about William S. Burroughs and his work? 1 AnswerI personally think that the cut-up technique and the work of William S. Burroughs rides a fine line between literary technique and a form of art. For that, I e... read more -
In your best description, what quote from William S. Burroughs would best describe the world through your eyes today? Be creative. 1 AnswerGood question. First, I thought I'd go with "Nobody owns life, but anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death." Then I thought I'd go with "I am getting so... read more -
Book review needed- The people that time forgot? 2 AnswersEven though I could not find any reviews for the book "The people that Time Forgot" on the web. But by going through the synopsis of the book online, I persona... read more
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Augusten Burroughs Timeline
- 2000: Sellevision
- 2002: Running With Scissors
- 2003: Dry
- 2004: Magical Thinking: True Stories
- 2006: Possible Side Effects
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just finished A Wolf At The Table, my third @augusten Burroughs book, can't wait to read the others :D I would recommend them to everyone!
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On page 12 of 224 of You Better Not Cry by Augusten Burroughs http://bit.ly/8uqsBW
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The authors I have been reading most this month are @Augusten [Burroughs], Chuck Klosterman, and David Sedaris.
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Just finished "Possible Side Effects" by Augusten Burroughs. Hilarious! What should I read next? Any suggestions?
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