This is the page where you can find the AuthorTracker and Book Blast e-mails that regard Mr. Snicket and his works.
April 2007
Consuming horseradish can make your eyes tear, your nostrils flare, and your heart feel like it is on fire. For this reason, you should think twice before consuming Lemony Snicket's new book, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid.
In thirteen far-reaching chapters—from "Family" to "Emotional Health," from "A Life of Mystery" to "The Mystery of Life" —Horseradish puts the unhappy mind of Mr. Snicket at your fingertips. This compendium of wisdom drawn from his published works and his unpublishable remarks is the perfect gift for loved ones and enemies alike. For, while misfortune is never pleasant, it is always safer to have a heavy book on hand.
If Horseradish doesn't upset you enough, you can always look forward to next month's release of The Bad Beginning and The Reptile Room in paperback. If you think you know what to expect, you don't. With a startling new look and all-new art, each paperback includes HarperCollins's "The Cornucopian Cavalcade," featuring "The Spoily Brats" comic and the "What Shall I Do, Lemony Snicket?" advice column, as well as other extras for a nearly unbearable value. Are you certain you want to download a free sampler?
With all due respect,
January 2007
We're sorry to tell you that ten unlucky finalists have been chosen from the thousands of entries submitted for The Beatrice Letters' "Worst Contest You've Ever Heard." Which three of these finalists are recorded live by Lemony Snicket in February is up to you. Rush to vote for your favorite letter before the polls close on January 31.
The Beatrice Letters contains the personal correspondence of Lemony Snicket, which is filled with all manner of distressing codes and disturbing phrases, or vice versa. Remarkably, the ten finalists in the "Worst Contest You've Ever Heard" have succeeded in making one of Mr. Snicket's most upsetting letters even more unbearable by adding their own deranged genius.
Whatever you do, you probably shouldn't return to LemonySnicket.com on February 13th to hear Lemony Snicket read the three winning letters aloud and, quite possibly, weep.
With all due respect,
In The End, the long-awaited, much-anticipated thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket is poised to tie together all the loose ends from his research, an expression which here means "lash together debris to build a life raft to get to the island where the Baudelaires are shipwrecked with Count Olaf." With its wide-ranging implications, The End is the definitive final chapter in the lives of the doomed Baudelaire orphans. A Series of Unfortunate Events Box: The Complete Wreck (Books 1-13) The Worst Contest You’ve Ever Heard
Seven years of bad luck finally came to an end today with the publication of The End, the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by the mysterious Lemony Snicket.
In 1999, Mr. Snicket—a writer of dubious history whose face has almost never been photographed from the front—burst on the scene with the allegedly true story of the three Baudelaire orphans, who suffered absurdly at the hands of a villain named Count Olaf. Mr. Snicket’s book, The Bad Beginning, proved to be merely the first in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Over the next seven years, Mr. Snicket published installment after installment in his chronicles of the Baudelaire siblings, each one markedly worse than the last. In 2002, Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography raised a host of alarming questions about the author’s involvement in the Baudelaire case. And the collection of private correspondence released in this year’s The Beatrice Letters implicated him in the conspiracy beyond a reasonable doubt.
The End comes after more than 50 million copies of Mr. Snicket’s books have been sold in nearly 40 languages. Its publication marks the end of one of the greatest, or worst, eras in literary history.
The End 
The original thirteen volumes in Lemony Snicket’s distressing chronicles of the Baudelaire orphans.
A dossier of evidence that will shock and confound even the most careful readers.
Read an Excerpt
A secret-filled trove of private correspondence, including hidden file folders and a code to unscramble.
Read an Excerpt
Complete your own Beatrice Letter to enter what may be the worst contest you’ve ever heard. If your Letter garners the most votes, Lemony Snicket will record it himself, posting his reading online for all the world to hear.
Wouldn't you rather listen to something else?
What You Probably Don’t Know About A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snicket's Vile Videos Spread Online
With only a matter of days remaining until the publication of The End, the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events, a series of alarming short films have appeared at LemonySnicket.com. These Vile Videos have now been downloaded and shared by hundreds of thousands of people, and they continue to spread at an alarming rate.
"12 Books in 120 Seconds," subjects viewers to over 3,000 pages of misfortune in less than two minutes. Featuring narration by the infamous Tim Curry and art by illustrator Brett Helquist, the film almost eliminates the need to read Mr. Snicket's books before The End.
"The Snicket Emergency" is a newsreel prepared by concerned experts. Sounding the alarm on a global crisis, it documents the suffering caused by Mr. Snicket's work, including real footage of a person with an inflamed case of Unfortunate Events.
And now, a third and final film is expected to appear any day. Called "Scream and Run Away," it is thought to contain extensive rare footage of Mr. Snicket himself. It will likely be the most disturbing video of all, and not simply because it includes the final element of an important secret code.
One can only hope that all those who have seen these Vile Videos will heed their warnings on Friday the 13th, when The End is here.
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| The End On Friday the 13th of October, The End, the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, will arrive in bookstores. It is widely expected to be the most unfortunate book of all in the chronicles of the Baudelaire orphans. Clues found in the recently released The Beatrice Letters suggest a number of catastrophes plague the Baudelaires in The End, including, most notably, premature death. | | | |
AUTHOR TRACKER
Friday the 13th
October 2006
THE END IS HERE.
A few short hours ago, the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events went on sale. At last, the harrowing story of the Baudelaire orphans is complete.
Mr. Snicket has always said, "If you like stories with happy endings, read something else." Today, it is clear that he has not, as many hoped, been kidding.
With the arrival of every new installment in Mr. Snicket's research, there have been new questions: Who set that terrible fire? What happened to the Incredibly Deadly Viper? Who is Beatrice? Where did the Baudelaire's parents go? Did the orphans survive? If nothing is out there, then what was that noise?
Our sincere condolences go out to all those who have followed the Baudelaire's journey. At least the suffering is over.
Or perhaps the worst is yet to come.
With all due respect,
October 2006
The End is almost here. On Friday the 13th of October, Book the Thirteenth, the last-ever installment in A Series of Unfortunate Events, will be published. Millions around the world are pulling their hair out in anticipation and worry, an _expression which here means "many are going bald."
In perhaps the worst sign yet of how terrible The End will be, the third and final Vile Video has appeared at lemonysnicket.com. Mr. Snicket—a man so elusive he has rarely been caught on tape—can be seen frontally for 60 harrowing, uninterrupted seconds. This is undoubtedly the most unsettling performance of the song "Scream and Run Away" ever witnessed.
Anyone who sees this video certainly won't want to buy The Gothic Archies album "The Tragic Treasury," which includes "Scream and Run Away" and fourteen other songs inspired by Mr. Snicket's work. Nor will they wish to complete the startling hidden message strewn across all three videos.
On Friday the 13th, the world will know the fate of the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf in the books of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Are you certain you want to finish them off?
With all due respect,
September 2006
We're sorry to tell you that a second Vile Video, "The Snicket Emergency," has appeared at LemonySnicket.com. Prepared by the London Branch of the Herpetological Society, it presents a grim commentary on the worldwide suffering caused by A Series of Unfortunate Events. Some believe this video is much more upsetting than "12 Books in 120 Seconds." Others think it contains part of a crucial secret code.
The End will be here in less than a month, and everything—from the mysterious contents of the new book The Beatrice Letters to the online Vile Videos—suggests it will be a very unhappy one. Some have already begun pre-ordering their copies of Book the Thirteenth, hoping to be among the first to put themselves out of their misery.
Meanwhile, certain secret organizations can't seem to leave bad enough alone. It seems Book the Twelfth: The Penultimate Peril has been nominated for a prestigious Quill Book Award, as the best chapter book of the year. If you vote for it before September 30, it just might win.
It is our solemn duty to send you these updates, but you are free not to read them. Oops—too late.
With all due respect,
September 5, 2006
Today, Lemony Snicket unsealed The Beatrice Letters, and of all the letters found inside, there is one that perfectly describes readers' experiences: the letter O, as in "O my!" "O no!" and "O, I see!"
The startling secrets begin on the book's cover, where there is a hidden image only the most careful observers will detect. Then, the exquisite bound portfolio opens to reveal two mysterious file folders: one is stuffed with Mr. Snicket's secret correspondence, beginning with a message scrawled on a calling card bearing the moniker, "Lemony Snicket, Student of Rhetoric;" the other is reserved for different letters altogether. Shocking details of Mr. Snicket's early and later life are everywhere, along with a black and white photograph of a lock of hair tied with ribbon. The importance of root beer is clear. Even the final desperate telegram from the Nocturnal Phonographic Telegrammatic Corps appears. Letters of the alphabet demand to be punched out, rearranged, and rearranged again. And buried in one of the folders, the true investigator will find a vibrant double-sided poster by illustrator Brett Helquist that some believe holds endless clues to The End.
This may be the most intriguing book ever published. Indeed, it would be a mistake for most people to read it. Then again, people shouldn't watch the Vile Videos either.
With all due respect,
August 2006
The End is like a terrible storm, because you can see it approaching, it showers debris everywhere, and you are likely to get hit in the face with something unpleasant. Consider what The End is already blowing your way:
The Vile Videos. "12 Books in 120 Seconds," the first in a series of three panic-stricken videos leading up to The End, has appeared at lemonysnicket.com. Narrated by the infamous Tim Curry, it threatens to expose you to everything the Baudelaire orphans have suffered so far, in less time than it takes to brush one’s teeth.
The Beatrice Letters. You certainly shouldn’t pre-order this book, unless you want to be among the first investigators to read its shocking collection of correspondence and evidence, and to attempt to unscramble its letters to learn the truth about what happens in The End.
Mr. Snicket on Tour. For what we can only hope is the last time, Mr. Snicket will travel the country, warning innocent people not to read his latest work. In an alarming number of cases, he will appear with illustrator Mr. Brett Helquist and/or the musical group The Gothic Archies, who will soon release an entire album of music inspired by Mr. Snicket’s books.
Sadly, if the unfortunate events described in this e-mail are any indication, The End might also be the end of you.
With all due respect,
July 2006
In less than three months, The End will be here. Will the Baudelaire children survive the last in A Series of Unfortunate Events? Will bookstores everywhere be stormed by angry mobs? Will nobility prevail? Will Beatrice, to whom Lemony Snicket has dedicated every book in A Series of Unfortunate Events, miraculously return? Will the world lie in blubbering ruins?
Alarmingly, one or more of these questions might be answered sooner than you think. On September 5, a matter of weeks before the publication of The End, Lemony Snicket will release The Beatrice Letters, an unbearably private collection of personal correspondence. Including a note passed in class, a startling telegram, a coded sonnet, and a desperate plea for assistance between Mr. Snicket and Beatrice, the trove of evidence starts long before The Bad Beginning and extends far beyond The End.
Thousands have already downloaded and sought to complete “13 Shocking Secrets You’ll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket,” hoping to be ready for the final installment in A Series of Unfortunate Events. The Beatrice Letters suggests that there is at least one -- and possibly two -- more secrets you need to know.
Don't you wish we hadn't mentioned it?
With all due respect,
June 2006
Congratulations on making it to the end of the school year. Now that summer is here, you probably think that this is a good time to relax and have fun. Unfortunately, you are completely mistaken.
With less than four months until The End, the thirteenth and final book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, there is very little time for you to complete your research. Mr. Snicket’s work is filled with unanswered questions, and only the most well-read citizens will be prepared to ask them all. Responsible volunteers around the world are rushing to review the available evidence, namely:
- The first twelve books in A Series of Unfortunate Events, which include sentences like, “The middle Baudelaire looked at his mother’s coat, which had a secret pocket on the inside.”
- Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography, which contains such confounding secrets as the lyrics to a folk ballad called “The Little Snicket Lad,” whose chorus is: “When we grab you by the ankles, / Where our mark is to be made, /You’ll so-on be do-ing no-ble work, /Although you won’t be paid.”
- An earth-shattering book containing private papers which we are forbidden to tell you about, but which is coming in September and includes such sentiments as, “The only other student I know in this class is O., who is nothing but an annoyance. As I write this, he is filling his notebook with anagrams of obscene words.”
To guide their preparations for The End, many volunteers are already using the document called 13 Shocking Secrets You’ll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket. Others have enrolled in summer school, hoping to distract themselves with cafeteria food and remedial gym class rather than spend the coming months sunburnt with worry. Still others have deleted this e-mail without reading it.
Clearly, you’ve already made your choice. When it comes to The End, we hope it’s the right one.
With all due respect,
May 2006
We wish we weren’t obligated to share the cover of Book the Thirteenth with you the moment it arrived, under cover of night, from illustrator Brett Helquist. However, you did sign up to receive exclusive updates concerning Lemony Snicket. As a result, we have no choice.
As alarming as this cover is, the good news is that The End won’t arrive until Friday the 13th, October 2006. The bad news is that “Thirteen Shocking Secrets You’ll Wish You Never Knew About Lemony Snicket,” which volunteers everywhere are already using to prepare themselves for The End, is available for download right now.
Consider the ominous introduction to this alarming free booklet: “There are certain individuals who think they know what Lemony Snicket’s books are about. They are under the impression they understand who he is. They believe they know what to expect....In fact, the truth is far worse than such people ever imagined.”
We’d understand completely if you never wanted to open another e-mail from us again.
With all due respect,
April 1, 2006
All of us at HarperCollins Children’s Books would like to extend our sincere apologies for yesterday’s surprising public announcement by Lemony Snicket. We discourage our authors from disclosing the contents of a book so far in advance of its publication -- especially a book as highly anticipated as Book the Thirteenth, The End, which will not be released until October 13, 2006.
As a courtesy to dedicated fans, we thought it only fair to share Mr. Snicket’s revelations in an open forum. Below is the key information revealed by Mr. Snicket regarding the upcoming final installment of A Series of Unfortunate Events.
- Yes, the Baudelaire siblings’ difficult journey comes to a triumphant end.
- Yes, their parents are very happy with their new home.
- Yes, Klaus Baudelaire does skip a grade and win a spelling bee.
- Yes, Count Olaf gives each of the children a pony.
- Yes, Beatrice is actually the hook-handed man.
- Yes, they all live happily ever after, a phrase which here means “plus eternity times infinity!!”
Mr. Snicket also revealed that The Beatrice Letters, a collection of personal letters which will be published in September, is full of funny poems and doodles of unicorns.
We hope that none of this information will lessen your interest in Mr. Snicket’s research. Just because everything turns out perfectly in The End certainly does not justify the terrible things that have befallen the Baudelaires over the course of the last twelve books.
Thank you for your support.
Happy April Fool’s Day,
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