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Daniel Handler Tackles Teen Pirates in Post-Lemony Snicket Life

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Beware! A crew of pirates is trying to hijack a ship in San Francisco Bay. Mind you, that crew consists of a 14-year-old shoplifter and an elderly Alzheimer’s patient, but these are the daring heroes of Daniel Handler’s latest book, “We Are Pirates.” The author of the “A Series of Unfortunate Events” books (penned by his alter ego Lemony Snicket), Handler talks about his new novel and reflects on his writing career.

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Daniel Handler, author of books including "We Are Pirates," "Adverbs," "The Basic Eight" and the children's book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events" under the name Lemony Snicket

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