Lemony Snicket is the pen name of American author Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970). Handler has published various children's books under the name, including A Series of Unfortunate Events, which has sold over … See more

The name Lemony Snicket originally came from research from Handler's first book The Basic Eight. Handler wanted to receive material from organizations that he found "offensive or funny" but did not want to use his real name, so he invented "Lemony Snicket" as … See more

Within A Series of Unfortunate Events, the narrator Lemony Snicket is given his own backstory. He is said to have come from a family of three children. His brother Jacques (who was … See more

• Official website
• All the Wrong Questions (official)
• A Series of Unfortunate Events (official)
• Lemony Snicket interviews and excerpts at publisher HarperCollins See more