a film based on a then-unreleased memoir about Burroughs' relationship with his father. The book, called A Wolf at the Table, was released on April 29, 2008. In October 2009, Burroughs released You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas, a book of short Christmas stories based on true events that occurred during his childhood. In 2012, Burroughs released This Is How, a book of advice and memoirs. In 2016, Burroughs released Lust & Wonder: A Memoir, a memoir about his life after rehab, and his relationships prior to and leading to his husband, Schelling. Burroughs released his latest book, Toil & Trouble: A Memoir, in October 2019. The work details his experience coming out as "a witch" and moving from his apartment in New York City into a mansion in Connecticut with his husband. Burroughs' books are published by St. Martin's Press and Picador. Personal life In a January 2005 interview, reflecting on his life with his then partner, graphic designer Dennis Pilsits, Burroughs said paying tax should allow same-sex couples full legal entitlements: That's what gay people need to be allowed to do – get married. Not have domestic partnerships; that's not acceptable. I don't believe for a moment [gay marriage] would destroy the sanctity of marriage. But let's just say for a moment that it does. Well, then the sanctity of marriage just has to be destroyed. It's just too bad. You can't have one set of benefits and only give them to some of the people. Burroughs divides time between New York City and Amherst, Massachusetts. On April 1, 2013, Burroughs married his longtime agent and companion Christopher Schelling at the Staten Island Borough Hall of New York City. Burroughs has been profiled in People, The Guardian, and Entertainment Weekly, where he ranked 15 on the 2005 list of "The 25 Funniest People in America" and was named to the magazine's "It List". Burroughs was presented with a special Trustee Award at the Lambda Literary Awards in 2013. Lawsuit over Running with Scissors The family of Dr. Turcotte (who died in 2000), Burroughs' legal guardian when he was a child, were concerned about the depiction of the Finch family in Running with Scissors. In August 2007, Burroughs and his publisher, St. Martin's Press, settled with the Turcotte family, who stated that their presentation as the Finch family was largely fictional and written in a sensational manner. The