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Augusten Burroughs Gets Personal with Santa in 'You Better Not Cry'new
While discussing Christmas (his favorite holiday), Burroughs says he sees one common thread throughout his memories, "Each one has been horrible, worse than the last." He's recounted those laughably miserable memories in his latest book, a loose collection of Christmas stories spanning from his youth until just a few years ago.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
11-10-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Author Still Sadistic, Cantankerous and Outrageously Funnynew
Burroughs grew up gay in rural Massachusetts, the son of a depressed mother and a victim of a crackpot psychiatrist and his pedophile son. Now a recovering alcoholic, he works in a successful but soul-stripping career in advertising, with a cleaning lady who scammed him out of $12,000.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
10-21-2004 |
Nonfiction
