Augusten Burroughs - Author

I love to read. I’ll read almost anything. Obviously, I like books that are about or set in the ‎South. I particularly like books that are about life in small southern towns. However, my ‎reading varies. Sometimes I like serious, complicated biographies and other times I like quick ‎easy reads. One of my favorite authors is Augusten Burroughs. He is not southern, but his ‎grandparents were and he spent much time visiting them. So that makes him o.k. to me. He ‎has written wildly funny and complicated works about his family and their own individual ‎dysfunctions. Some of his books are Running With Scissors (now a movie), Sellevision, and ‎Possible Side Effects. He has a new book titled A Wolf at the Table. This book is about his ‎father. I haven’t started reading it yet, but am very much looking forward to it. Because of this ‎new book, Burroughs was in Nashville and spoke at Vanderbilt recently as a fundraiser for the ‎Brooks Fund of the Community Foundation. I have heard authors in the past, but didn’t really ‎know what to expect from Burroughs. First off, he looked nothing like I thought. I had seen ‎photographs of him before, but had no idea he was so skinny. Unlike many other authors, he ‎doesn’t have a prepared presentation or read from his books. He just kind of talks which works ‎well for him. And then answers questions. He is wicked funny. Check out his work if you aren’t ‎familiar with him.‎ www.augusten.com