All the Wrong Questions

All the Wrong Questions
Author Lemony Snicket (pen name of Daniel Handler)
Country United States
Language English
Genre Children's, Humor
Publisher Little, Brown and Company
EgmontUK
Published 2012
Media type Print, e-book, audiobook

All the Wrong Questions is a four-part young adult series and prequel to A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (pen name of American author Daniel Handler). Snicket signed with Egmont Publishing (UK) in August 2009[1] and Little, Brown and Company (U.S.) in November 2009[2] to begin working on the series. Although Snicket has switched from his former publisher, HarperCollins, to Little, Brown and Company, he will continue to work with his longtime editor Susan Rich.[3] The first book, Who Could That Be at This Hour?, was released on October 23, 2012.[4] The second book, When Did You See Her Last?, was released on October 15, 2013. The third book, Shouldn't You Be in School?, was released on September 30, 2014.[5] The fourth and final book, Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?, was released on September 29, 2015. Also, a companion novel, "File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents", was released on April 1, 2014.[6] The series explores Snicket's (a fictional character in the series) childhood apprenticeship to V.F.D.

Background

In August 2009, it was announced that Egmont Publishing had purchased the rights to a new series by Snicket.[7] By November 2009, Little, Brown and Company had purchased the North American rights to the series.[2] The series will have some overlap with his previous series, A Series of Unfortunate Events, but will not involve its protagonists, the Baudelaire orphans.[8] Daniel Handler, the author behind the Snicket pen name, clarified that the series "is mostly an entirely new story. But if you are a close reader of the series you will see some overlap. There will be something for people who are hungry for that sort of thing."[9] He reiterated: "It does have some overlap with the series, but it's not a continuation."[10]

Asked about his progress with the series in January 2010, Handler stated that he was "at the point that it's a twinkle in someone else's eye."[11] He told The Scotsman that the series was "still kind of fetal", and that he would be writing it in 2010.[10] The Times reported he is playing with a plot and title.[9] The only hint to the story's plot provided by Handler was that the series will "approach that question mark from a different angle".[9] In October 2010, Snicket elaborated:

I'm doing research for a new series for older children that is about more experiences from my own life; it takes place at a time before the Baudelaire children were born.[12]

Plot

The four book series revolves around a twelve year old Lemony Snicket who has moved to Stain'd-By-The-Sea. Stain'd-By-The-Sea is an abandoned town following the closure of Ink Inc (a large ink factory) and the town's sea being drained. Snicket recalls four adventures he had in Stain'd-By-The-Sea, with each revolving around a question he incorrectly asked. As Lemony and his chaperone, S. Theodora Markson, investigate crimes Snicket makes both friends and enemies including Hangfire.

The series also addresses The Great Unknown that was mentioned in A Series Of Unfortunate Events (mainly The Grim Grotto) and runs alongside the story of Lemony's sister Kit as she completes a similar mission for V.F.D. Lemony's main mission is to protect a statue called the Bombinating Beast from various people who desire it, including Hangfire.

Characters

Promotion

On February 8, 2012 the name of the series was revealed, All the Wrong Questions, along with the first book's title, Who Could That Be at This Hour?. The series is to follow Lemony Snicket's childhood in "an organization nobody knows about".[13] The first book has been given a first printing of one million copies and was released on October 23, 2012.[4] The title of the first book had earlier been hinted at in a message to fansite 667 Dark Avenue, where it was apparently designated as "The First Question".[14] The second book is titled "When Did You See Her Last?" [15]

Chapter One of Who Could That Be at This Hour? was published on Entertainment Weekly's website on June 1,[16] and, three days later, on Guardian.co.uk,[17] including the first chapter illustration. Subsequently, further chapter illustrations and the second chapter were made available to the 667 Dark Avenue fansite[18] as thanks for a birthday gift to Daniel Handler. The first two chapters were also made available in promotional attache cases distributed at BookExpo America.[19] The two chapters were also later made available on the series's official website, lemonysnicketlibrary. Chapters Three and Four were later released with the first two as an E-book via Amazon.com and Google Play.[20][21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Allen, Katie (January 11, 2010). "Snicket to answer back". BookSeller.com. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Rich, Motoko (November 11, 2009). "Lemony Snicket’s New Series and Young Adult Novel". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  3. ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (August 26, 2009). "More Lemony Snicket Novels Are Coming". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  4. 1 2 Lewis, Andy (February 8, 2012). "New Lemony Snicket Book Gets One Million Copy First Printing, Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Shouldnt-You-School-Wrong-Questions/dp/0316123064/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1395531642&sr=8-2&keywords=All+the+wrong+questions+book+3
  6. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/File-Under-Suspicious-Incidents-Questions/dp/0316284033/
  7. ↑ Gallagher, Victoria and Caroline Horn (August 25, 2009). "Egmont signs new series from Lemony Snicket". BookSeller.com. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  8. ↑ Woodroof, James (January 19, 2010). "Your questions for Lemony Snicket". The Independent. Archived from the original on January 21, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  9. 1 2 3 Wade, Mike (January 14, 2010). "Lemony Snicket tells lies to children". The Times. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  10. 1 2 Robinson, David (January 13, 2010). "Lemony Snicket unveils his plan for four further books". The Scotsman. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  11. ↑ Geduldig, Lisa (January 3, 2010). "'Snicket' author finds inspiration at beach, in poetry". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  12. ↑ Healy, Christopher (October 5, 2010). "Lemony Snicket Gets Persnickety with P'Dish". ParentDish. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  13. ↑ Boog, Jason (February 8, 2012). "Lemony Snicket to Return in 4-Book Series". Galley Cat. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  14. ↑ (March 3, 2011) Daniel Handler's Birthday - Many Thanks 667 Dark Avenue. Retrieved March 3, 2011
  15. ↑ LSATWQ.com Retrieved April 8, 2013
  16. ↑ Lee, Stephan (June 1, 2012) Lemony Snicket's Next Book: Read Chapter 1 EW.com. Retrieved June 13, 2012
  17. ↑ (June 4, 2012) Lemony Snicket's new book - read the first chapter guardian.co.uk. Retrieved June 13, 2012
  18. ↑ (June 13, 2012) "Dear 667 Dark Avenue"... Including: CHAPTER TWO 667 Dark Avenue. Retrieved June 12, 2012
  19. ↑ Cassie-la (June 8, 2012) Cassie-la's BEA 2012 Wrap Up Bibliomantics.com. Retrieved June 12, 2012
  20. ↑ (August 14, 2012) "Who Could That Be at This Hour?" Free Preview Edition (The First 4 Chapters) (All the Wrong Questions): Lemony Snicket, Seth: Amazon.com: Kindle Store Amazon.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012
  21. ↑ (August 14, 2012) "Who Could That Be at This Hour?" Free Preview Edition (The First 4 Chapters) - Books on Google Play Play.Google.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012

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