My Little Thief
children's-picture-book · First published 2023
Chloe befriends a mischievous crow and they begin to swap presents every morning, but Chloe realizes some of Crow's gifts for her are stolen items.
Author guide
Augusten Burroughs Books in Order
Augusten Burroughs is an American writer best known for his memoir Running with Scissors. His books draw on addiction and recovery, family, sexuality, relationships, grief, and unconventional personal experience, often combining memoir with humor and social observation. He has also written the novel Sellevision, the advice book This Is How, the essay collection Take Five, and the children's picture book My Little Thief.
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Augusten Burroughs's Newest Book
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Start with one of these
Running with Scissors
The author's best-known and career-defining memoir, and a natural introduction to his autobiographical writing.
Sellevision
A concise entry point to his fiction and his only published novel.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (1)
- Sellevision
novel · 2000
'Sellevision' is America's premier retail broadcasting network, and presenter Max Andrews is the jewel in its broadcasting crown. But when the handsome (and lonely and gay) Max accidentally exposes himself in front of sixty million kids…
Nonfiction (8)
- Running with Scissors
memoir · 2002
In this unforgettable, in turns hilarious and harrowing, memoir Augusten Burroughs recounts the bizarre events of his childhood. After his parents' divorce, his mother, a delusional poet, left him in the care of her psychiatrist, a man…
- Dry
memoir · 2003
Fans of Augusten Burroughs's darkly funny memoir Running with Scissors were left wondering at the end of that book what would become of young Augusten after his squalid and fascinating childhood ended. In Dry, we find that although adult…
- Magical Thinking: True Stories
memoir · 2004
A collection of personal writings features observations on such topics as a contest of wills with a deranged cleaning lady, the emotional side of killing a rodent in one's home, and the brief fame that accompanies starring in a commercial.
- Possible Side Effects
memoir · 2006
- A Wolf at the Table
memoir · 2008
"As a little boy, I had a dream that my father had taken me to the woods where there was a dead body. He buried it and told me I must never tell. It was the only thing we'd ever done together as father and son, and I promised not to tell.…
- You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas
memoir · 2009
In this caustically funny, nostalgic, poignant, and moving collection Augusten Burroughs recounts Christmases past and present--as only he could. With gimleteyed wit and illuminated prose, he shows how the holidays bring out the worst in…
- Lust & Wonder: A Memoir
memoir · 2016
- Toil & Trouble: A Memoir
memoir · 2019
Essays and speeches (1)
- Take Five: Four Favorite Essays Plus One Never-Been-Seen Essay
essay-collection · 2011
Children's books (1)
- My Little Thief
children's-picture-book · 2023
Chloe befriends a mischievous crow and they begin to swap presents every morning, but Chloe realizes some of Crow's gifts for her are stolen items.
Frequently asked questions about Augusten Burroughs
Who is Augusten Burroughs best known as a writer?
Augusten Burroughs is an American memoirist, novelist, essayist, and children’s author, best known for his bestselling memoir Running with Scissors.
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What was Augusten Burroughs’s birth name, and when did he change it?
He was born Christopher Richter Robison and legally changed his name to Augusten Xon Burroughs at age 18.
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How did Augusten Burroughs begin his writing career?
Before becoming an author, Burroughs worked in advertising as a copywriter. He wrote his first novel at age 34, completing it in seven days.
What personal experiences influence Augusten Burroughs’s writing?
His writing draws substantially on his unconventional childhood, family experiences, and recovery from alcoholism. He has described his memoirs as engaging directly with painful parts of his life.
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What major literary recognition has Augusten Burroughs received?
In 2013, Lambda Literary presented Burroughs with its Trustee Award for contributions to LGBTQ+ literature and the arts.
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