Lemony Snicket

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  • Bibliography:
    37 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 1999
  • Latest Book:
    October 2021
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Full Series List in Order

All The Wrong Questions

1 - Who Could That Be at This Hour? (Oct-2012)
2 - When Did You See Her Last? (Oct-2013)
3 - Shouldn't You Be in School? (Oct-2014)
4 - Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (Sep-2015)

A Series of Unfortunate Events

1 - The Bad Beginning (Oct-1999)
2 - The Reptile Room (Oct-1999)
3 - The Wide Window (Mar-2000)
4 - The Miserable Mill (Apr-2000)
5 - The Austere Academy (Sep-2000)
6 - The Ersatz Elevator (Feb-2001)
7 - The Vile Village (Apr-2001)
8 - The Hostile Hospital (Sep-2001)
9 - The Carnivorous Carnival (Nov-2002)
10 - The Slippery Slope (Sep-2003)
11 - The Grim Grotto (Sep-2004)
12 - The Penultimate Peril (Oct-2005)
13 - The End (Oct-2006)
The Beatrice Letters (Sep-2006)

Book List in Order: 37 titles

  • The Reptile Room

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 2

    Dear Reader, If you have picked up this book with the hope of finding a simple and cheery tale, I'm afraid you have picked up the wrong book altogether. The story may seem cheery at first, when the Baudelaire children spend time in the company of ...

  • The Bad Beginning

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 1

    Dear Reader, I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children. Even though they are charming and clever, the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with...

  • The Wide Window

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 3

    Dear Reader, If you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are kindhearted and quick-wined, but their lives, I am sorry to say, are filled wi...

  • The Miserable Mill

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 4

    Dear Reader, I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the un...

  • The Austere Academy

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 5

    Dear Reader, If you are looking for a story about cheerful youngsters spending a jolly time at boarding school, look elsewhere. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent and resourceful children, and you might expect that they would do v...

  • The Ersatz Elevator

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 6

    Dear Reader, If you have just picked up this book, then it is not too late to put it back down. Like the previous books in A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, there is nothing to be found in these pages but misery, despair, and discomfort, and you sti...

  • The Vile Village

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 7

    Dear Reader, You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire on purpose, because each dismal moment of thei...

  • The Hostile Hospital

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 8

    Dear Reader, Before you throw this awful book to the ground and run as far away from it as possible, you should probably know why. This book is the only one which describes every last detail of the Baudelaire children's miserable stay at Heimlich ...

  • The Unauthorized Autobiography

    Millions of readers of the New York Times best-selling A Series of Unfortunate Events have been asking the same questions: Who is Lemony Snicket? Why has his face never been captured on film? Why is he so obsessed with three unlucky orphans and a wo...



  • The Carnivorous Carnival

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 9

    Dear Reader, The word "carnivorous," which appears in the title of this book, means "meat-eating," and once you have read such a bloodthirsty word, there is no reason to read any further. This carnivorous volume contains such a distressing story tha...

  • The Slippery Slope

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 10

    Dear Reader, Like handshakes, house pets, or raw carrots, many things are preferable when not slippery. Unfortunately, in this miserable volume, I am afraid that Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire run into more than their fair share of slipperiness...

  • The Blank Book

    This may look like just another book in Lemony Snicket's wretched series. Looks are deceiving.

    Just as Lemony Snicket has spent years researching the distressing lives of the Baudelaire orphans, now you too can record your own unfortunat...

  • The Grim Grotto

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 11

    Dear Reader, Unless you are a slug, a sea anemone, or mildew, you probably prefer not to be damp. You might also prefer not to read this book, in which the Baudelaire siblings encounter an unpleasant amount of dampness as they descend into the depth...

  • The Penultimate Peril

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 12

    Dear Reader, If this is the first book you found while searching for a book to read next, then the first thing you should know is that this next-to-last book is what you should put down first. Sadly, this book presents the next-to-last chronicle of ...

  • The Notorious Notations

    Dear Reader,

    Like most fugitives who have vowed to investigate the lives of the Baudelaire orphans, I have always found a book to be invaluable in my research. The book you hold in your hands can be thrown into the mouth of a charging rhinoc...

  • The Beatrice Letters

    A Series of Unfortunate Events

  • The End

    A Series of Unfortunate Events - 13

    Like an off-key violin concert, the Roman Empire, or food poisoning, all things must come to an end. Thankfully, this includes A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The thirteenth and final installment in the groundbreaking series will an...

  • Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

    Life is a turbulent journey, fraught with confusion, heartbreak, and inconvenience. Unfortunately, this book will not help. Instead, this book of wit and wisdom offers a selection of alarming but inescapable truths from the work of Lemony Snicket...

  • The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming

    Latkes are potato pancakes served at Hanukkah, and Lemony Snicket is an alleged children’s author. For the first time in literary history, these two elements are combined in one book. A particularly irate latke is the star of The Latke Who Couldnâ€...



  • The Lump of Coal

    Forget Frosty the Snowman or Ruldolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The next great holiday hero is a small, flammable chunk of barbecue fodder. He's impeccably dressed, he's terribly grumpy, and he's looking for a holiday miracle. It's unmistakably Snicket...

  • When a Story Ends in a Surprising Gazebo

  • The Composer Is Dead

    There's dreadful news from the symphony hall--the composer is dead! If you have ever heard an orchestra play, then you know that musicians are most certainly guilty of something. Where exactly were the violins on the night in question? Did anyone...

  • 13 Words

    13 Words: 1. Bird 2. Despondent 3. Cake 4. Dog 5. Busy 6. Convertible 7. Goat 8. Hat 9. Haberdashery 10. Scarlet 11. Baby 12. Panache 13. Mezzo-Soprano ...

  • Who Could That Be at This Hour?

    All The Wrong Questions - 1

    BEFORE YOU CONSIDER READING "Who Could That Be at This Hour?" ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS: 1) Are you curious about what is happening in a seaside town that is no longer by the sea? 2) Do you want to know more about a stolen item that wasn't sto...

  • The Dark

    Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark lives in the same house as Laszlo. Mostly, though, the dark stays in the basement and doesn't come into Lazslo's room. But one night, it does. This is the story of how Laszlo stops being afraid of the dar...

  • When Did You See Her Last?

    All The Wrong Questions - 2

    I should have asked the question "How could someone who was missing be in two places at once?" Instead, I asked the wrong question -- four wrong questions, more or less. This is the account of the second. In the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, ...

  • 29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy

    We are very curious about the Swinster Pharmacy. We stay up late every night wondering what sort of eerie secrets it contains. Why are there three Styrofoam heads in the windows? Who is the owner? Is it really closed on weekends? Renowned investigato...

  • The Dark. Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen

  • File Under: Suspicious Incidents

    Match wits with Lemony Snicket to solve thirteen mini-mysteries. Paintings have been falling off of walls, a loud and loyal dog has gone missing, a specter has been seen walking the pier at midnight -- strange things are happening all over the tow...



  • Shouldn't You Be in School?

    All The Wrong Questions - 3

    Is Lemony Snicket a detective or a smoke detector? Do you smell smoke? Young apprentice Lemony Snicket is investigating a case of arson but soon finds himself enveloped in the ever-increasing mystery that haunts the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea. Who...

  • Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?

    All The Wrong Questions - 4

    Train travel! Murder! Librarians! A Series Finale! On all other nights, the train departs from Stain'd Station and travels to the city without stopping. But not tonight. You might ask, why is this night different from all other nights? But that's ...

  • Goldfish Ghost

    Goldfish Ghost was born on the surface of the water in the bowl on a dresser in a boy's room. The boy's room was pleasant and familiar, but Goldfish Ghost wanted company, so he set out to find a friend. He floats over the neighborhood, past the pi...

  • The Bad Mood and the Stick

    New York Times bestselling author Lemony Snicket sheds light on the way bad moods come and go. Once there was a bad mood and a stick. The stick appeared when a tree dropped it. Where did the bad mood come from? Who picked up the stick? And whe...

  • Read Something Else

    Looking for wit, wisdom, and inspiration all within the pages of one useful book? Read Something Else. Life is a turbulent journey, fraught with confusion, heartbreak, and inconvenience. This collection of wit and wisdom from New York Times bests...

  • Swarm of Bees

    From the bestselling author of The Dark comes another brilliantly illustrated picture book that takes on an intense childhood emotion--this time, anger--in a rollicking, kid-friendly way. Whether you're a kid or a bee, sometimes you feel so ma...

  • Poison for Breakfast

    Washington Post BestsellerA new stand-alone adventure -- appropriate for all ages -- by Lemony Snicket, one of the twenty-first century’s most beloved authors.In the years since this publishing house was founded, we have worked with an array of won...

  • The Boggin Beginnin

Award-Winning Books by Lemony Snicket

The Bad Beginning
2003 Colorado Children's Book Award -- Junior Novel
2003 Nene Award -- Children's Fiction
The Dark
2014 Charlotte Zolotow Award -- Picture Book Text
The Hostile Hospital
2006 Golden Archer Award -- Intermediate
The Penultimate Peril
2006 Quill Award -- Children's Chapter
2007 Golden Archer Award -- Intermediate


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lemony Snicket has published 37 books.

Lemony Snicket does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Boggin Beginnin, was published in October 2021.

The first book by Lemony Snicket, The Bad Beginning, was published in October 1999.

Yes. Lemony Snicket has 2 series.
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