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Augusten Burroughs - Running with Scissors & Possible Side Effects
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Time: Thursday, October 26, 2006 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Lincoln Theatre, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
Augusten Burroughs is the author of Running with Scissors (Picador, $14), Dry, Magical Thinking, and Possible Side Effects, all of which were instant New York Times bestsellers and are published around the world. Running with Scissors remained on The New York Times bestseller list for over two-and-a-half consecutive years and has been made into a feature film starring Annette Bening, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes and Jill Clayburgh, among others. It’s the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. At the age of twelve, Burroughs found himself amidst Victorian squalor, living with the doctor’s family, and befriending a pedophile who resided in the backyard shed. It’s a funny and harrowing account of an ordinary boy’s survival under the most extraordinary circumstances. Possible Side Effects (St. Martin’s Press, $23.95) Augusten's newest collection, is approved for consumption by those seeking pleasure, escape, amusement, enlightenment, or general distraction. This book is not approved to treat disorders such as eBay addiction or incessant blind dating. In studies, some people reported inappropriate, convulsive laughter, a tingling sensation in the limbs, and sudden gasping. Fewer than one percent experienced narcolepsy. Augusten has been named one of the 15 funniest people in America by Entertainment Weekly. He lives in New York City and western Massachusetts. He is currently at work on a new book and hour-long weekly series for Showtime. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at all Books & Books locations. The ticket stub may be redeemed as a credit toward the purchase any other book at any Books & Books location.
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