Augusten Burroughs

It's not uncommon for people to say that their holidays don't live up to a Norman Rockwell painting, but Augusten Burroughs says his holidays have been "hideous." The best-selling author of books like "Running With Scissors" and "Dry" has...

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Amit Lennon/ Camera Press / Retna Christmas has not been kind to Augusten Burroughs. But in his inimitable style, the New York Times best-selling author of Running with Scissors, Dry and A Wolf at the Table turns his smorgasbord of...

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...Press Writer - 12 mins ago "You Better Not Cry" (St. Martin's Press, 206 pages, $22), by Augusten Burroughs: Even among high-functioning alcoholics, Augusten Burroughs is an acquired taste. But for those who like their holiday spirit with...

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FILE - This undated file photo released by St. Martins Press shows Augusten Burroughs. NEW YORK It's not uncommon for people to say that their holidays don't live up to a Norman Rockwell painting, but Augusten Burroughs says his holidays...

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Augusten Burroughs shares his holiday stories AP - FILE - This undated file photo released by St. Martins Press shows Augusten Burroughs. (AP Photo/St. … By ALICIA RANCILIO, Associated Press Writer Alicia Rancilio, Associated Press...

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Augusten Burroughs doesn't hate Christmas. But he thinks he may be a magnet for holiday calamity. ``It's this odd thing,'' says the author of the bestselling memoirs Running With Scissors, Dry and A Wolf at the Table. ``I love Christmas,...

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...is a feature writer for the Boston Herald. She concentrates on teen issues and general entertainment. Augusten Burroughs' life is an open book. The author shared the embarrassing and gut-wrenching details of an adolescence spent living...

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