Daniel Handler is the author of the novels "Watch Your Mouth" and "The Basic Eight." As Lemony Snicket, he has written the five-book "A Series of Unfortunate Events."

Daniel Handler's Salon stories

Monday, Oct 12, 2009 00:07 EDT

Storytime: Children tell their own tales

Want to hear a really good story? Turn off your TV and turn toward the nearest 4-year-old Video
Monday, Dec 8, 2008 06:09 EST

The voice that gave me goose bumps

The "Lemony Snicket" author remembers his nerve-racking musical run-in with Odetta, the late folk singer and activist.
Friday, Jan 5, 2001 15:01 EST

"Help Wanted: Tales From the First Job Front" by Sidney Lewis

Evil retail managers and back-stabbing temp agencies star in a new collection of war stories about work.
Friday, Nov 17, 2000 15:00 EST

Winging it

The author of "Watch Your Mouth" and "The Bad Beginning" picks five great books with "bird" in the title.

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