Daniel Handler

Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970) is an American author, musician, screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. He is best known for his children’s book series A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions, published under the pen name Lemony Snicket. The former was adapted into a film in 2004 as well as a Netflix series from 2017 to 2019.

Handler has published adult novels and a stage play under his real name, along with other children’s books under the Snicket pseudonym. His first book, a satirical fiction piece titled The Basic Eight, was rejected by many publishers for its dark subject matter.

Handler has also played the accordion in several bands and appeared on the album 69 Love Songs by indie pop band The Magnetic Fields.

Books in order of publication:

The Basic Eight, Thomas Dunne (1998)

Watch Your Mouth, St. Martin’s Press/HarperCollins (2000)

How to Dress for Every Occasion, by the Pope (with illustrations by Sarah “Pinkie” Bennett, pseudonym for Lisa Brown), McSweeney’s (2005)

Adverbs, St. Martin’s Press/HarperCollins (2006)

Why We Broke Up (2011)

We Are Pirates (2014)

All the Dirty Parts (2017)

Bottle Grove (2019)

And Then? And Then? What Else?, Liveright (2024)