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Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970 in San Francisco) is an American writer, musician and journalist. He is best known for his work under the pen name Lemony Snicket, having published children's series A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions under this pseudonym. He has also published adult novels under his real name; his first book The Basic Eight was rejected by many publishers for its dark subject matter. His most recent book is We Are Pirates. Handler has also played the accordion in several bands.

Writing a book is always a tightrope walk, and always feels strange -- one must care about something so thoroughly, in an embryonic state, that one has made up to begin with.

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