Surfing the Net With Kids: finding books Nov 20, 2009
Discover books, authors, and illustrators through games, videos, and contests at the kids portal of publisher HarperCollins Children s. My favorite click is Browse Inside, where you can preview over 10,500 books such as Coraline by Neil Gaiman or The Composer Is Dead by Lemony Snicket. Browse Inside also allows you to embed these previews on your MySpace profile or website. (Boston Globe)
No comments posted. Oct 26, 2009
Goreys gothic vision of the world as dark, mysterious, sinister and yet simultaneously hilarious will be a particular treat for those who enjoy the strange and unusual books of Lemony Snicket or the films of Tim Burton. All who enjoy something different will have an unusual and unexpected time at GCT s Gorey Stories. (West Memphis Germantown News, TN)
Young-adult writer's life goes to 'Heck' Sep 24, 2009
"When I had my son, Ogden ("Oggi" ), I started reading Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket, and I was surprised at how much you could get away with in children's literature. Luckily the afterlife is such a rich and fertile playground that I can get away with a lot.". Basye's books have the underpinnings of common afterlife theology even as he creates his own inventive cosmology. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Easy readers Sep 12, 2009
They re billing this as the Addams Family meets Cheaper by the Dozen, and while the cast of characters are many and macabre, there s a twist of Lemony Snicket here, too ... They re billing this as the Addams Family meets Cheaper by the Dozen, and while the cast of characters are many and macabre, there s a twist of Lemony Snicket here, too. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Snicket to write new book series Aug 26, 2009
Children's author Lemony Snicket is to write a further series of books after signing a new deal in the UK, it has been announced ... Egmont publisher Leah Thaxton joked: "Usually, I look forward to opening my post. It's exciting to think that I might find a manuscript to bring comfort and joy to any reader. I can neither confirm nor deny that the results are as dreadful and unnerving as A Series Of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket "But that morning, when I saw the handwriting on the envelope -... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Streep marries her art with newfound fun Aug 11, 2009
That she was truly lightening up and allowing pleasure to enter her playing could be seen in the generally unseen Lemony Snicket s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), in which she s wonderfully dithery as Aunt Josephine. By 2006, the transformation was complete. (Boston Globe)
Julie & Julia Aug 8, 2009
The Lemony Snicket thesp turns 55 today. Connections for Julie. (IGN FilmForce)
The Darkly Funny World of Edward Go... Jun 29, 2009
His influence can also be traced in the subject matter and artwork in the Lemony Snicket books, which parodies many literary conventions, including the Gothic. Gorey's style is most significantly a forebear of Tim Burton's aesthetic, especially as shown in the design of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride. (Suite101.com)
Let's give optimism a try in these tough times Jun 24, 2009
The author Lemony Snicket once wrote the following. If an optimist had his left arm chewed off by an alligator, he might say, in a pleasant and hopeful voice, Well, this isn't too bad. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Roel Garcia: Great expectations on Father's Day Jun 19, 2009
We ll rush in and take the stairs two at a time and check out children s books, maybe something by Lemony Snicket or Dr. Seuss. We ll come home and sit and read them, me helping out when my child gets stuck on a word. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Movie Review: Land of the Lost -- 2 out of 5 stars Jun 6, 2009
Director Brad Silberling's best picture was Lemony Snicket, but he's content to keep the effects convincing and make sure Ferrell's reactions to a "grumpy" T-rex are in sync with them. Other than that, just let the stars do their faintly off-color romping and riffing through a chunk of the desert Southwest where they don't mind if you stick a movie set there and have to listen to a lot of Will Ferrell screaming. (FOX59, IN)
Sid and Marty Krofft bring 'Land of the Lost' to the big screen May 31, 2009
"I marvel at the elements that were mashed up in LOTL," says director Brad Silberling ("Casper," "Lemony Snicket"), who worked on the new redo and, like many on the crew, had followed the series as a kid. "I was always obsessed with the idea that they had a banjo in the theme song, so when I first met Sid, I asked why it was there. And without any sense of irony, he said, 'Well, I had just seen the premiere of "Deliverance," and I thought it was a really exciting sound for an adventure' -... (Boston Globe)
Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing May 14, 2009
Only six other young-adult or children's writers have entered USA TODAY's list at No. 1: J.K. Rowling, Lemony Snicket, Stephenie Meyer, P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (writing together), and Christopher Paolini. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
IN MY LIBRARY: AYELET WALDMAN May 10, 2009
"I used to phone my friend Daniel Handler" -- author of the Lemony Snicket books -- "and I'd be on some tear and he'd say, 'Would you please stop bitching and write a book?' And I'd say, 'Yeah, I'll write a book, dude.' ". And so she did. (New York Post -- Opinions)
'Bad Mother’ makes her case - Ayelet Waldman explores transition from legal career to writing about parenthood May 9, 2009
One day she was venting to her friend Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, when he said, Why don t you just shut up and write a book. The book takes off from what Waldman calls the Bad Mother perp walk she let herself in for with her I love my husband more heresy. (Missoulian, MT)
Bad Mother's Day May 9, 2009
She was venting to her friend Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, when he said, "Why don't you just shut up and write a book?" The book explores the intense cultural anxiety on the subject of motherhood as well as Waldman's personal history, touching on topics ranging from ridiculous homework assignments to the way motherhood first turned Waldman into a writer, then changed the nature of what she wrote. It was always to be called Bad Mother, but Handler helpfully suggested a subtitle: Remember... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Pig Hunt': Indie horror in California woods Apr 11, 2009
Daniel Handler, author, "Lemony Snicket" series: "The way I feel about 'Pig Hunt' is the way I feel about bacon: Most people would say it's not good for you. It's created under suspicious circumstances. You can call it fancy names (prosciutto, "Deliverance") but you're not fooling anybody. Whole swaths of the culture find it offensive. It's a little greasy. But it's delicious, satisfying, and I want another helping.". Graham Leggat, executive director, San Francisco Film Society: "It has... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Emily is ready to act her age Mar 27, 2009
Her big international break came in 2004 when, after a respectable number of Australian TV and telemovies for the Hallmark Channel, she was cast as the lead in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events with Jim Carrey ... She was 16 when she played a 12-year-old in Lemony Snicket and 18 when she played a younger teen in The Uninvited, she explains ... Her career began to take off when she worked with Billy Connolly in The Man Who Sued God and she got to hug Heath Ledger in Ned Kelly, but... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Cartoon Network Continues Its Evolution With Largest, Most Diverse Development Slate in Network History Mar 26, 2009
Created and co-executive-produced by Phil Hester (The Wretch), Firebreather is executive-produced by Julia Pistor (Lemony Snicket) and co-executive-produced by Andy Kuhn (Freedom Ring)Jim Kreig (Ben 10: Alien Force) joins as writer. Peter Chung (Aeon Flux) is attached to direct. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lillian Groag's 'War Music' Mar 23, 2009
In classical music, Joshua Kosman provides details about the San Francisco Symphony's family friendly piece "The Composer Is Dead," which was commissioned from Nathaniel Stookey and will be narrated by author Lemony Snicket (Page 20). Today's movie stories run the gamut from animation to sci-fi adventure to Asian drama. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Kid fave Snicket is back with ‘The Composer Is Still Dead' Mar 23, 2009
"The Composer Is Still Dead," by Lemony Snicket. Music by Nathaniel Stookey. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
'The Composer is Dead' introduces kids to classical Mar 22, 2009
With a characteristically morbid text by San Francisco author Lemony Snicket (otherwise known as Daniel Handler) and a blithe, vivacious orchestral score by Nathaniel Stookey, this 30-minute entertainment uses a murder mystery as a pretext for a guided tour through the sections of the orchestra ... The Composer is Dead, with narrator Lemony Snicket and Edwin Outwater conducting the San Francisco Symphony, will be performed at 2 p.m. next Sunday in Davies Symphony Hall and at 2 p.m. April 4 at... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Snicket is back with a kids' mystery, CD Mar 2, 2009
Author Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, left, wrote the words and composer Nathaniel Stookey did the score for their children's musical mystery, The Composer Is Dead, which they will perform at Carnegie Hall on Saturday ... By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY Long before Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) became a best-selling children's author, he was a soprano with the San Francisco Boys Chorus "until puberty ended that career.". (USA Today -- Life)
Will Ferrell Sings 'Land Of The Lost' Theme In Exclusive 'Spoilers' Clip Feb 22, 2009
Directed by "Lemony Snicket" filmmaker Brad Silberling and boasting special effects as funny as they are menacing, Ferrell's "Land of the Lost" might not be fancy, but it promises to be an expedition far from routine. This report is from. (VHI.com -- Music News)
