Lemony Snicket will release a short story collection
Lemony Snicket fans can now look forward to more tales set in the world of 鈥淎ll the Wrong Questions.鈥澛�
Snicket published the second book in his 鈥淨uestions鈥� series 鈥� 鈥淲hen Did You See Her Last鈥� 鈥� earlier this month. Now he says that he will publish a short story collection this April (April 1, or April Fool鈥檚 Day, to be precise) titled 鈥淔ile Under 13: Suspicious Incidents,鈥� which will be a group of 13 shorter mysteries all set in the same universe as 鈥淨uestions.鈥�
writer Sally Lodge asked Snicket if it was difficult to adapt to writing short stories after writing his novels.
鈥淚t is said that a novel is a love affair and a short story is a kiss in the dark from a stranger,鈥� Snicket (also known as writer Daniel Handler) told her. 鈥淚鈥檝e never been good at a kiss in the dark from a stranger, so as with hopeless romantics I stumbled a few times in my embraces.鈥澛�
Graphic novelist Seth (also known as Gregory Gallant), illustrator of the earlier 鈥淨uestions鈥� books, will also be illustrating 鈥�13.鈥�
The 鈥淨uestions鈥� series, which began last year with the publication of the book 鈥淲ho Could That Be at This Hour?,鈥� shares a setting with Snicket鈥檚 bestselling 鈥淎 Series of Unfortunate Events鈥� books. The 鈥淯nfortunate Events鈥� series chronicles the adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, with Snicket, the narrator, hinting darkly at his own involvement throughout the story. The 鈥淨uestions鈥� series is a prequel to the 鈥淯nfortunate Events鈥� books and focuses on Snicket鈥檚 childhood.
Snicket says that two more books are planned for the 鈥淨uestions鈥� quartet.
When asked what inspired him to pen 鈥�13,鈥� Snicket told Publishers Weekly that it was a combination of 鈥渁 lifelong appreciation of Donald J. Sobol [creator of the Encyclopedia Brown series] along with the sneaking suspicion that while the large boulders of treachery were rolling around Lemony Snicket in Stain鈥檇-By-The-Sea, there were dastardly pebbles rattling alongside.鈥�
