No series has ever dominated a New York Times Best Sellers list like "A Series of Unfortunate Events." The seven titles on the March 21 list-The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, The Miserable Mill, The Ersatz Elevator, The Austere Academy and The Slippery Slope-have been on the New York Times' list a total of 448 reported weeks. The series as a whole has been on the list in excess of 600 weeks.
"A Series of Unfortunate Events" has shocked and engrossed more than 18 million readers worldwide since the release of the first book in 1999. Each of the ten (soon to be 11) books in the series has reached the New York Times Best Sellers list. The 11th book in the series, The Grim Grotto is scheduled to hit bookstores this September.
Literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted, "A Series of Unfortunate Events" offers an exquisitely dark comedy in the tradition of Edward Gorey and Roald Dahl. Lemony Snicket's uproariously unhappy books continue to win readers everywhere, despite his continued warnings.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Until recently, Lemony Snicket was presumed to be presumed dead. Instead, this presumed presumption wasn't disproved to not be incorrect. As he continues with his investigation, interest in the Baudelaire case has increased. So has his horror.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR:
Brett Helquist was born in Gonado, Ariz., grew up in Orem, Utah, and now lives in New York City. He earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Brigham Young University and has been illustrating ever since. His work deciphering the unusual findings of Lemony Snicket into the pictures contained in these books often leaves him so distraught that he is awake late into the night.
ABOUT THE FILM:
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" starring Jim Carrey, Jude Law and Meryl Streep, directed by Brad Silberling ("Moonlight Mile") with supporting cast including Luis Guzman, Jennifer Coolidge, Liam Aiken and Cedric the Entertainer is based on the first three books in the series including The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room and The Wide Window. The movie chronicles the misadventures of the Baudelaires, three savvy and resilient orphans in search of a home. From chapter one of The Bad Beginning - the kids find themselves abruptly orphaned and taken in by the villainous Count Olaf who has designs on their inheritance.
