A Series Of Unfortunate Events Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Bad Beginning |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Reptile Room |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Austere Academy |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Miserable Mill |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Wide Window |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Ersatz Elevator |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Hostile Hospital |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Vile Village |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Carnivorous Carnival |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Slippery Slope |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Grim Grotto |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Penultimate Peril |
2005 |
Buy |
| The End |
2006 |
Buy |
A Series Of Unfortunate Events Companion Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography |
2002 |
Buy |
| Behind the Scenes with Count Olaf |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Blank Book |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Beatrice Letters |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Notorious Notations |
2006 |
Buy |
| Horseradish |
2007 |
Buy |
All The Wrong Questions Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents |
2014 |
Buy |
All the Wrong Questions Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Who Could That Be at This Hour? |
2012 |
Buy |
| When Did You See Her Last? |
2013 |
Buy |
| Shouldn’t You Be in School? |
2014 |
Buy |
| Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? |
2015 |
Buy |
Lemony Snicket Picture Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Baby in the Manger |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Lump of Coal |
2008 |
Buy |
| 13 Words |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Dark |
2013 |
Buy |
| 29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Bad Mood and the Stick |
2017 |
Buy |
Daniel Handler is an American author and screenwriter born in San Francisco in 1970. He is best known for his work under the pen name Lemony Snicket, which he uses for his children’s and young adult fiction. Handler graduated from Wesleyan University and initially pursued a career writing adult literary fiction before creating the Snicket persona.
His breakthrough came with A Series of Unfortunate Events, which began in 1999 and grew into a 13-book phenomenon. The series has sold over 65 million copies worldwide and been adapted into both a feature film and a Netflix television series, for which Handler served as a writer and producer. Handler followed this success with All the Wrong Questions, a prequel series exploring Lemony Snicket’s childhood apprenticeship.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Lemony Snicket?
Lemony Snicket is the pen name of American author Daniel Handler. Handler uses the Snicket persona as both author and narrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events and related works, presenting Snicket as a mysterious figure researching the Baudelaire orphans’ story.
What books has Daniel Handler written?
Under the name Lemony Snicket, Handler wrote the 13-book A Series of Unfortunate Events, the 4-book All the Wrong Questions prequel series, and several companion books and picture books. He has also published adult novels under his real name, including The Basic Eight and Watch Your Mouth.
What should I read first by Daniel Handler?
Start with The Bad Beginning, the first book in A Series of Unfortunate Events. This 13-book series is Handler’s most acclaimed work and serves as a natural entry point to his writing style and humor. After completing it, you can explore the All the Wrong Questions prequel series.