Global phenom known as Lemony Snicket to speak at SUNY Oswego

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them,” Lemony Snicket famously advised the world, so those who want to win Daniel Handler (AKA Snicket) when he visits SUNY Oswego’s campus on Dec. 2, might want to show up with a book in hand, organizers said.

The beloved bestselling author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" will give a reading, answer audience questions, and sign books as part of an appearance at 3 p.m. on Dec. 2, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium, as the closing speaker in this year’s Living Writers Series. The talk is free but due to demand, advance registration is required via this link.

“Don’t have a Snicket book? The River’s End Bookstore, a favorite local business, has got you,” said series organizer and creative writing professor Soma Mei Sheng Frazier. “They’ll be at the event, selling several of Daniel Handler’s most popular titles.”

These titles include "A Series of Unfortunate Events," "The Basic Eight," "Why We Broke Up," "We Are Pirates," "All the Dirty Parts" and his new memoir, "And Then? And Then? What Else?"

“I’ve known Dan for years,” Frazier added, “but I learned tasty new tidbits about him in the memoir.”

Beyond selling more than 70 million copies of his books — thus becoming a household name — Handler has received commissions from the San Francisco Symphony, Berkeley Repertory Theater and Royal Shakespeare Company, and collaborated with artist Maira Kalman on a series of books for the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

His books have been adapted for film, stage and television, and he’s earned the Peabody and Writers Guild of America awards. Handler has also collaborated with illustrator Lisa Brown on several books and one son.

“Dan is the perfect writer to close out our fall series,” Frazier said. “The Department of English and Creative Writing has brought hundreds of writers into the campus community — from Nobel, Pulitzer and Emmy winners to exciting new voices. Yet nobody’s quite like Lemony Snicket when it comes to having fun with an audience.”

Virtual events in the Living Writers Series are free and open to both campus and community, made possible by ARTSwego and the Student Arts Fee, as well as numerous other partners including SUNY PRODiG and Library of America.

For more information, check out the Living Writers Series on the SUNY Oswego Events Calendar. 

-- Submitted by the Living Writers Series