He lives in rural Connecticut with his husband and their dogs where he is at work on his next novel.Īugusten Burroughs is represented by Christopher Schelling at Selectric Artists. Augusten's follow-up memoir, Dry, details the story of his recovery from alcoholism and remains -over 20 years after its publication- a staple literature in the recovery community.Īugusten also owns the #1 antique, vintage & estate jewelry store on the luxury platform, 1stdibs. Augusten Burroughs Running with Scissors: A Memoir By Augusten Burroughs Paperback, 320 pages Picador List Price: 14 Something Isn't Right My mother is standing in front of the bathroom. His memoir Running with Scissors was a publishing phenomenon spending more than 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and exploding the memoir genre wide open. The #1 bestselling author has written eight memoirs, one novel, a self-help book and a children's picture book. Narrated by: Augusten Burroughs Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins Release date: 03-07-03 Language: English 2,026 ratings Regular price: 15.49 Free with 30-day trial Sample Dry A Memoir By: Augusten Burroughs Narrated by: Augusten Burroughs Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins Release date: 06-20-03 Language: English 2,196 ratings Regular price: 15. His books have been published in fifteen countries and both Sellevision and Running with Scissors. But spurned by a compulsion he did not understand, Burroughs began to write a novel.

A very successful advertising copywriter for over seventeen years, he was also an alcoholic who nearly drank himself to death in 1999. His works are published in more than 30 countries and have sold over 10 million copies, making him one of the best-selling LGBTQ+ authors of all time. Augusten Burroughs is the 1 bestselling author of Magical Thinking: true stories, Dry: a memoir, Running with Scissors: a memoir and Sellevision, a novel. Burroughs has no formal education beyond elementary school. Augusten Burroughs is one of the most widely-read and critically-acclaimed memoirists in the world.

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