Running With Scissors is the hugely popular memoir by Augusten Burroughs. It is the tale of his life and his mother, who, he writes, gave him away to her psychiatrist at a young age. The tale is ...

“I guess it doesn’t matter where I begin,” reasons the adult narrator of Running With Scissors, the inevitable Oscar contender adapted from Augusten Burroughs’s wacky memoir of coming out as a gay ...

"Bookman gave me attention. We would go for long walks and talk about all sorts of things. Like how awful the nuns were in his Catholic school when he was a kid and how you have to roll your lips over ...

You might be surprised by the outcome of author Augusten Burroughs’ latest book, “Lust & Wonder.” Christopher Schelling If you’ve read Augusten Burroughs’ other cynically funny memoirs, you might be ...

Augusten Burroughs is one of America's most successful memoirists. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with him about his latest book, Lust & Wonder. Memoirist Augusten Burroughs Puts It All Out There In 'Lust & ...

There are unhappy childhoods, and then there are unhappy childhoods. Augusten Burroughs knows the territory intimately. His bestselling book turned film, Running With Scissors, famously and, strange ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Those familiar with Augusten Burroughs' books ("Running With Scissors," ''Dry," ''A Wolf at the Table") know he's experienced more in his 46 years than most people. His mother ...

We asked addiction experts and people in recovery to share the titles they found most useful. By Hope Reese From their studios, ateliers, film sets and kitchens — and even the White House — these ...