Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroughs is a bestselling author known for his darkly humorous and often shocking autobiographical fiction. His most famous work, 'Running with Scissors,' chronicles his unconventional childhood and became a cultural phenomenon. Burroughs's other notable books include 'Dry' and 'A Wolf at the Table,' all characterized by his distinctive, unflinching voice and exploration of family dysfunction.
Books by Augusten Burroughs
4 books available
Sellevision
by Augusten Burroughs
3.6(14,920)
At Sellevision, the home shopping network, hosts grapple with public disgrace, personal meltdowns, and very public wardrobe malfunctions.
Running with Scissors
by Augusten Burroughs
3.7(351,113)
Abandoned to the care of his mother's eccentric, pill-popping psychiatrist, a twelve-year-old boy navigates a bizarre Victorian household, befriending a shed-dwelling pedophile and finding his own brand of normal amidst electroshock therapy and year-round Christmas trees.
Dry
by Augusten Burroughs
4.0(22,426)
Augusten Burroughs navigates the hilarious and harrowing tightrope of sobriety, trading his glamorous drunken Manhattan life for the fluorescent reality of rehab, only to face the ultimate challenge: returning to his old world, sober.
A Wolf at the Table
by Augusten Burroughs
3.7(26,245)
In a chilling memoir, Augusten Burroughs unearths the psychological cruelty and terrifying 'games' inflicted by his enigmatic father, grappling with a childhood defined by betrayal and the desperate longing for a love that never materialized.