Burroughs's brother tells his story

It's all in the dysfunctional family for John Robison , brother of "Running With Scissors" author Augusten Burroughs . Taking a page from his kid brother's playbook, Robison has inked a lucrative deal to write his memoir. But unlike Augusten's strange and sordid story, Robison says his book, for which he'll be paid a cool $1 million, is a "triumphant" ... (Full article: 803 words)

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