Life Augusten Burroughs

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augusten burroughs discusses road writing, sobriety , turcottes on dinner in east village.


in addition scissors, burroughs penned second memoir, dry (2003), experience during , after treatment alcoholism. followed 2 collections of memoir essays, magical thinking (2003) , possible side effects (2006). first novel, sellevision (2000), in production feature film.


burroughs writing focuses on subjects such advertising, psychiatrists, religious families, , home shopping networks. has appeared in publications such new york times, house & garden, blackbook, new york, times, bark, attitude, , out. burroughs writes monthly column details. in career, regular commentator on national public radio s morning edition.


burroughs has been profiled in people, guardian, , entertainment weekly, ranked 15 on 2005 list of 25 funniest people in america , named magazine s list .


in january 2005 interview, reflecting on life partner, graphic designer dennis pilsits, burroughs said paying tax should allow same-sex couples full legal entitlements:



s gay people need allowed – married. not have domestic partnerships; s not acceptable. don t believe moment [gay marriage] destroy sanctity of marriage. let s moment does. well, sanctity of marriage has destroyed. s bad. can t have 1 set of benefits , give them of people.



in 2005, universal studios , red wagon productions bought rights film based on then-unreleased memoir burroughs relationship father. book, called wolf @ table, released on april 29, 2008.


in october 2009, burroughs released better not cry: stories christmas, book of short christmas stories based on true events occurred during childhood.


in 2012, burroughs released how, book of advice , memoirs.


burroughs divides time between new york city , amherst, massachusetts. on april 1, 2013, burroughs married longtime agent , companion christopher schelling @ new york city hall in staten island.


burroughs presented special trustee award @ lambda literary awards in 2013.








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