Augusten Burroughs is one of the most widely-read and critically-acclaimed memoirists in the world. His works are published in more than 30 countries and have sold over 10 million copies, making him one of the best-selling LGBTQ+ authors in history.
The #1 bestselling author has written eight memoirs, one novel, a self-help book and a children's picture book. His memoir Running with Scissors was a publishing phenomenon; spending more than 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and exploding the memoir genre wide open. Augusten's follow-up memoir, Dry, details the story of his recovery from alcoholism and remains -20 years after its publication- a staple literature in the recovery community.
This is How, which was published in 2012, was initially misunderstood by both reviewers and readers to be parody of a "self-help" book. It has since become Augusten's best-selling book. This is How has been widely-embraced by the mental health community in America and abroad. It is used as a therapeutic tool by psychologists, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners.
Augusten has received a vast amount of feedback from the book, especially from young people who attribute the essay, "How to End Your Life" with stopping them from committing suicide.
Augusten is the creator of the self-renovation technique, Focus-Directed Writing™, around which the Five Foxes retreat was created.
In 2016 Augusten, was honored to receive a Doctor of Letters from the Savanah College of Art & Design in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Burroughs lives in rural Connecticut with his husband and their dogs.
The #1 bestselling author has written eight memoirs, one novel, a self-help book and a children's picture book. His memoir Running with Scissors was a publishing phenomenon; spending more than 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and exploding the memoir genre wide open. Augusten's follow-up memoir, Dry, details the story of his recovery from alcoholism and remains -20 years after its publication- a staple literature in the recovery community.
This is How, which was published in 2012, was initially misunderstood by both reviewers and readers to be parody of a "self-help" book. It has since become Augusten's best-selling book. This is How has been widely-embraced by the mental health community in America and abroad. It is used as a therapeutic tool by psychologists, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners.
Augusten has received a vast amount of feedback from the book, especially from young people who attribute the essay, "How to End Your Life" with stopping them from committing suicide.
Augusten is the creator of the self-renovation technique, Focus-Directed Writing™, around which the Five Foxes retreat was created.
In 2016 Augusten, was honored to receive a Doctor of Letters from the Savanah College of Art & Design in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Burroughs lives in rural Connecticut with his husband and their dogs.
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