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Lemony Snicket

June 2024

  • Daniel Handler

    The books of my life
    Daniel Handler AKA Lemony Snicket: ‘I return to Toni Morrison’s Beloved every five years’

    The Unfortunate Events author on getting nightmares from Dr Seuss, Raymond Chandler’s brawny wit and the ghost story he read to tatters

May 2024

  • Daniel Handler.

    On my radar
    On my radar: Daniel Handler, AKA Lemony Snicket, on his cultural highlights

    The US children’s author and novelist on a sublime musical trio, how spices reinvigorated his cooking, an addictive ‘mid-19th century’ BBC panel show and being floored by a new jazz track

October 2019

  • No happy endings here ... The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket AKA Daniel Handler.

    Wicked wonder: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events at 20

    Packed with alliteration, literary references and mystery, Daniel Handler’s series did something other books would not: took children seriously

January 2017

  • Programme Name: Horizon: Clean Eating – The Dirty Truth - TX: 19/01/2017 - Episode: n/a (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: and Dr William Davis, author, Wheat Belly Dr Giles Yeo - (C) BBC - Photographer: Ali Pares

    Observer TV reviews
    The week in TV: Horizon: Clean Eating – The Dirty Truth; Sherlock; Endeavour; A Series of Unfortunate Events; Antiques Roadshow

    Horizon exposed clean food quacks, Sherlock signed off in style, and Netflix’s Lemony Snicket adaptation was a super-smart surprise
  • Neil Patrick Harris, right, in A Series of Unfortunate Events.

    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events review – fabulous steampunk fun

    The wacky tale of the Baudelaire orphans comes to life in Netflix’s funny, Burtonesque series that’s loyal to the books – and just as whipsmart
  • Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf in Netflix’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events.

    Charlie Lyne's home entertainment
    A Series of Unfortunate Events: Netflix lets its freak flag fly

    After a disappointing Hollywood adaptation, the streaming giant takes on the curious world of Lemony Snicket – and the result is a daring, offbeat treat

November 2016

  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: trailer for Netflix series

    Trailer watch
    First look at Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events for Netflix – video

    Based on the bestselling books, A Series of Unfortunate Events follows the Baudelaire orphans as they try to escape the clutches of their creepy guardian Count Olaf. The Burtonesque series starts on 13 January 2017

April 2016

  • Daniel Handler, author of the Lemony Snicket novels, photographed at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. Photo by Patrick Bolger Commissioned for Saturday Review

    Lemony Snicket: the trouble with being interested in classical music is that people look at you funny

  • Demonstrators against the HB2 law in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at a demonstration on 29 March

    Jeff Kinney and Patrick Ness among 269 authors protesting North Carolina anti-LGBT law

December 2015

  • Jim Carrey in the 2004 film Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.

    Children's books
    The greatest Lemony Snicket quotes ever

    To celebrate the dark, surreal world of Lemony Snicket, we compile A Series of Unfortunate Sayings - some of our favourite quotes from his work

September 2015

  • Bear Hunt

    Children's books
    Mick and Chloe Inkpen’s top 10 author/illustrator pairings in picture books

    The father-and-daughter picture book team select their favourite picture book pairings, from classics Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake, AA Milne and EH Shepard to Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen

August 2015

  • Children's books
    A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket - review

    Scribblekeeks: ‘Please just shut this tab down so you can go and get the book!’

July 2015

  • Jim Carrey as Count Olaf in the film adapation Lemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events.

    Lemony Snicket fan-made Netflix trailer goes viral

    A home-made trailer for the streaming service’s upcoming series based on A Series of Unfortunate Events has amassed over 1m views on YouTube

June 2015

  • Harry Wormwood

    Children's books
    Who are the greatest dads in fiction? – Join in the discussion!

    Phil Earle kicks off a great Father’s Day celebration with his favourite children’s book fathers and father-figures, from Matilda’s Harry Wormwood to Martyn Pig’s hateful dad all the way to the dad in Danny Champion of the World, who just happens to be the inspiration behind Phil’s new book Demolition Dad

May 2015

  • Cruella De Vil

    Children's books
    Top 10 ways to be evil in children’s books

    Children’s literature is filled with preposterously nasty people who are motivated by greed, sadism, vengeance and hatred, William Sutcliffe rounds up the very worst of all

March 2015

  • Ferguson protest

    Librarian hero of Michael Brown unrest wins Lemony Snicket award

    Scott Bonner, who kept his library open while the nearby Ferguson riots closed schools, honoured for his work as a ‘quiet hero’ sustaining services for young readers

February 2015

  • Golden Gate Bridge connects two sections of a huge recreation area

    We Are Pirates by Daniel Handler review – a funny, creepy voyage for all ages

  • Daniel Handler in Dublin. Photograph by Patrick Bolger for the Guardian

    Daniel Handler webchat – as it happened

  • The film adaptation of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid, from 2010.

    Children's books
    What can I read now I've finished Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

  • 'Genuine tenderness': Daniel Handler.

    We Are Pirates review – madcap sitcom with a dark twist

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