The next one in the series, "The Carnivorous Carnival," is due in October.ĮW.COM: Lemony Snicket is the new Harry Potterīehind the books is the mysterious Snicket, a shadowy character who hides his face in author photos, mourns his beloved Beatrice and believes he's duty-bound to set down the stories of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire.Īnd behind the mysterious Snicket is one Daniel Handler, 32, a fiendishly clever author with a taste for Victorian gothic settings, dark comedy and literary references that helps his books appeal to adults as much as children.
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In the past few months, as many as six books in the nine-book series - including the latest, the offshoot "Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography" (HarperCollins) - have been on The New York Times children's books bestseller list at once.
Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" - the ongoing story of the Baudelaire orphans, their pursuit by the nefarious Count Olaf, and the bizarre places and people they encounter on the way - has continued its success in the very competitive children's book marketplace. If, however, you want to read an article about a person who writes books about the terrible things that happen to a group of siblings who lost their parents to a horrible fire and must stay on the move to escape the clutches of an evil madman with one eyebrow and a mysterious tattoo on his leg, you've come to the right place.
This is not that piece, and you should click over to the nearest "Chicken Soup for the Soul" Web site to assuage your disappointment. (CNN) - If you're hoping to read an article about an author's uplifting stories of cute little children, loving families and cuddly animals, read no more.
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