Augusten Burroughs Books in Order

At a home-shopping network, an on-air mishap derails one presenter’s career while colleagues struggle with stalking, affairs, and addiction. Their private troubles spill into public view in a satire of television retail and manufactured glamour.

At twelve, Augusten Burroughs is sent to live with his mother’s psychiatrist and an unconventional household without reliable boundaries. His memoir follows a childhood shaped by neglect, danger, and the struggle to survive extraordinary instability.

Augusten Burroughs recounts intimate episodes involving work, dating, domestic disputes, and private obsessions. Moving from a childhood television appearance to unsettling adult encounters, these true stories examine the uncomfortable impulses and absurdities beneath everyday behavior.

In this personal essay collection, Augusten Burroughs turns everyday irritations, relationships, and compulsive habits into comic material. Family tensions, consumer fixations, and awkward encounters provide a lens on the strange ways people seek comfort and distraction.

Augusten Burroughs recalls growing up with a distant father whose behavior became increasingly frightening. The memoir explores his longing for parental affection, the psychological cruelty that shaped his childhood, and the struggle to retain hope.

Augusten Burroughs revisits Christmas celebrations marked by excess, confusion, embarrassment, and unexpected tenderness. These personal stories move between childhood memories and adult mishaps, exploring how holiday rituals can expose both cruelty and affection within ordinary lives.

Drawing on difficult experiences, Augusten Burroughs considers how people endure grief, shame, illness, loneliness, and personal disappointment. His unconventional reflections challenge familiar consolations while asking what it takes to survive circumstances that seem impossible to face.

Augusten Burroughs continues his account of adult life through desire, disappointment, and renewed love. Combining intimate observations with uncomfortable humor, the memoir examines the forces that drive his relationships and the difficulty of recognizing lasting connection.

Chloe enjoys discarded treasures but has little interest in birds until a crow accepts part of her lunch. Their exchange of gifts grows into an unlikely friendship that tests her understanding of generosity and ownership.

In 1990s New York, a wealthy family becomes transfixed by television coverage of a plane crash in Ohio. Their decision to visit the disaster site exposes the boredom, privilege, and uneasy bonds beneath their comfortable lives.

Augusten Burroughs recalls how heavy drinking disrupted his advertising career and led his employers to send him to rehabilitation. His memoir follows the challenge of returning to familiar Manhattan routines while trying to live sober.