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Food, drink, fortune-telling, live music…is there anything about the release party for Michelle Tea’s new novel that doesn’t sound amazing?
The book is Mermaid in Chelsea Creek, new from McSweeney’s McMullens; the refreshments are pierogi, chocolate, and cocktails; and the entertainment includes Annah Anti Palindrom, Daniel Handler, and of course, Tea herself.
...moreThat turned out to be a very fortunate pitch for Lemony Snicket.
The Chronicle reports on Daniel Handler, San Francisco native and future contributor to Letters for Kids. Topics discussed include: a childhood at the library, Occupy Wall Street, mixed messages from parents, and a status as “the quippiest.”
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This week in New York, BookExpo America (BEA) kicks off, and this year with a new feature: New York Book Week–events that are open to the public. Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) discusses and serves up cocktails, Timothy Donnelly and Matthew Rohrer read, Melissa Auf der Maur performs, Al Maysles and DA Pennebaker talk documentaries, Edward Koren talks about the art of humor with Jules Feiffer, and Matthey Barney’s Cremaster Cycle gets a full run at the IFC Center.
“There were seven references to Sidney Peterson and his experimental 1947 film The Cage in David Foster Wallace’s novel Infinite Jest.” Alan over at Dennis Cooper’s blog shares what he found out about the movie.
This is what happens when you ask Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) to sign your Kindle.
...moreVideo for a previously unreleased song by Sam Phillips, which appears on The Believer‘s July/August 2009 Music Issue CD entitled “Fantastic and Spectacular,” which was compiled by Daniel Handler.
We asked for the best books people read this year NOT published in 2008. We did this because even writers rarely read more than a handful of books actually published that year. Usually the best books are recommended from people we trust, and that can take a while.
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