Catch author Lemony Snicket in Carle Place
"Author" Lemony Snicket (2012) Credit: Handout
The mysterious and elusive children's book author Lemony Snicket has kept a low profile since he published the 13th and final book of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" in 2006. But he's planning to come to Long Island Oct. 23 to launch a new four-book series called "All the Wrong Questions."
While the "Unfortunate Events" books narrated the terrible tale of the Baudelaire orphans Violet, Klaus and Sunny, whose parents were killed in a fire and whose distant cousin, Count Olaf, plotted to murder the children to get his hands on their fortune, Snicket's new series will unveil the story of his own tween and teen years, during which he worked solving cases for the secret organization V.F.D.
"Who Could That Be At This Hour?" takes place in a town called Stain'd-by-the-Sea, where Snicket is helping to recover a stolen object that may not actually be stolen at all. As he did with the "Unfortunate Events" books, Snicket warns children not to actually read the book, as it is filled with sinister occurrences.
Snicket will appear at the Barnes & Noble in Carle Place Oct. 23, unless he thinks he's in too much danger, in which case he'll send his trusted representative, Daniel Handler. (See end of interview for more event details).
Newsday's Beth Whitehouse was fortunate enough to speak with him recently.
What would we say after teenager? Do we go right to adult? I guess it depends on your spiritual beliefs. For instance, if you're Jewish, then post bar mitzvah you're technically an adult. Adults have trouble enough and don't want to be interested in such things. Then we have senior citizens and I don't think the frail should be involved in reading Lemony Snicket. Not that all senior citizens are frail, mind you.
