{"product_id":"you-better-not-cry-stories-for-christmas-9780312430061","title":"You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER about Christmases past and present from the #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRunning with Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDry\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e A Wolf at the Table\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt eight years old, Augusten Burroughs profoundly misunderstood the meaning of Christmas. Now proving himself once more \"a master of making tragedy funny\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e), he shows how the holidays can bring out the worst in us and sometimes, just sometimes, the very best. From the author described in \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e as \"one of the most compelling and screamingly funny voices of the new century\" comes a book about surviving the holiday we love to hate, and hate to love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugusten Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eRunning with Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMagical Thinking: True Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePossible Side Effects\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Wolf at the Table\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eSellevision\u003c\/i\u003e, which is currently in development for film. The film version of \u003ci\u003eRunning with Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by Ryan Murphy and produced by Brad Pitt, was released in October 2006 and starred Joseph Cross, Brian Cox, Annette Bening (nominated for a Golden Globe for her role), Alec Baldwin and Evan Rachel Wood. Augusten's writing has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers around the world including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2005 Entertainment Weekly named him one of \"The 25 Funniest People in America.\" He resides in New York City and Western Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491675115794,"sku":"9780312430061","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cce6ae9e-07eb-4853-966f-774ec0d8ebbc.jpg?v=1730548296","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/you-better-not-cry-stories-for-christmas-9780312430061","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}