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Under the pen name Lemony Snicket, Daniel Handler is responsible for the beloved thirteen-volume A Series of Unfortunate Events and the four-volume All the Wrong Questions, among other books. Mr. Snicket is back with his first book for readers of all ages, a whimsical and philosophical novel that begins with the protagonist Snicket finding a note that informs him: \\u201cYou had poison for breakfast.\\u201d On August 30, 2021, Daniel Handler talked to his sister, the writer Rebecca Handler, about writing again as Mr. Snicket, about craft, and about family. Daniel Handler\\xa0is the author of the novels\\xa0Why We Broke Up,\\xa0We Are Pirates,\\xa0All the Dirty Parts,\\xa0and most recently,\\xa0Bottle Grove. Under the name Lemony Snicket, Handler has written numerous children\\u2019s books, including\\xa0The Dark,\\xa0the four-volume\\xa0All the Wrong Questions,\\xa0and the thirteen-volume\\xa0A Series of Unfortunate Events,\\xa0which has sold more than 60 million copies and was the basis of a feature film.\\xa0Poison for Breakfast,\\xa0Snicket\\u2019s most recent book\\u2013\\u2013for readers of all ages\\u2013\\u2013was published in August 2021. The whimsical and philosophical novel begins with the protagonist Snicket finding a note that informs him: \\u201cYou had poison for breakfast.\\u201d

Rebecca Handler\\xa0is a writer who lives and works in San Francisco. Her stories have been published and awarded in several anthologies. Her recent debut novel\\xa0Edie Richter Is Not Alone\\xa0features a protagonist who moves with her family to Perth, Australia following the death of her father. There, she finds herself isolated and forced to confront a painful secret from her past.

On August 30, 2021, Daniel Handler and Rebecca Handler talked about writing again as Mr. Snicket, about craft, and about family.