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Lemony Snicket Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Lemony Snicket in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 35 books / 8 series

Lemony Snicket is the pseudonym of American author Daniel Handler, best known for the *A Series of Unfortunate Events* children’s book series. His books have sold over 60 million copies worldwide and inspired a Netflix adaptation. This page provides the Lemony Snicket books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Lemony Snicket in Publication Order

1999 The Bad Beginning POoASOUEB / 1 Buy
1999 The Reptile Room POoASOUEB / 2 Buy
2000 The Wide Window POoASOUEB / 3 Buy
2000 The Miserable Mill POoASOUEB / 4 Buy
2000 The Austere Academy POoASOUEB / 5 Buy
2001 The Ersatz Elevator POoASOUEB / 6 Buy
2001 The Vile Village POoASOUEB / 7 Buy
2001 The Hostile Hospital POoASOUEB / 8 Buy
2002 Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography POoASOUECB / 1 Buy
2002 The Carnivorous Carnival POoASOUEB / 9 Buy
2003 The Slippery Slope POoASOUEB / 10 Buy
2004 The Blank Book POoASOUECB / 2 Buy
2004 Behind the Scenes with Count Olaf POoASOUECB / 3 Buy
2004 The Grim Grotto POoASOUEB / 11 Buy
2005 The Penultimate Peril POoASOUEB / 12 Buy
2006 The Notorious Notations POoASOUECB / 4 Buy
2006 The Beatrice Letters POoASOUECB / 5 Buy
2006 The End POoASOUEB / 13 Buy
2007 Baby in the Manger POoDHPB / 1 Buy
2007 The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming POoPB / 2 Buy
2007 Horseradish POoASOUECB / 6 Buy
2008 The Lump of Coal POoPB / 3 Buy
2009 The Composer Is Dead POoSN / 1 Buy
2010 13 Words POoDHPB / 4 Buy
2012 Who Could That Be at This Hour? POoAtWQB / 1 Buy
2013 When Did You See Her Last? POoAtWQB / 2 Buy
2013 The Dark POoPB / 5 Buy
2014 File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents POoATWQC / 1 Buy
2014 Shouldn't You Be in School? POoAtWQB / 3 Buy
2014 29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy POoPB / 6 Buy
2015 Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? POoAtWQB / 4 Buy
2017 Goldfish Ghost POoPB / 7 Buy
2017 The Bad Mood and the Stick POoPB / 8 Buy
2019 Read Something Else: Collected & Dubious Wit & Wisdom of Lemony Snicket POoC / 1 Buy
2021 Poison for Breakfast POoSN / 2 Buy

Complete Lemony Snicket Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Who Could That Be at This Hour? 2012 Buy
02 When Did You See Her Last? 2013 Buy
03 Shouldn't You Be in School? 2014 Buy
04 Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? 2015 Buy
01 File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents 2014 Buy
01 The Bad Beginning 1999 Buy
02 The Reptile Room 1999 Buy
03 The Wide Window 2000 Buy
04 The Miserable Mill 2000 Buy
05 The Austere Academy 2000 Buy
06 The Ersatz Elevator 2001 Buy
07 The Vile Village 2001 Buy
08 The Hostile Hospital 2001 Buy
09 The Carnivorous Carnival 2002 Buy
10 The Slippery Slope 2003 Buy
11 The Grim Grotto 2004 Buy
12 The Penultimate Peril 2005 Buy
13 The End 2006 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 2 books / 2009-2021
01 The Composer Is Dead 2009 Buy
02 Poison for Breakfast 2021 Buy
Picture Reading Order 6 books / 2007-2017
02 The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming 2007 Buy
03 The Lump of Coal 2008 Buy
05 The Dark 2013 Buy
06 29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy 2014 Buy
07 Goldfish Ghost 2017 Buy
08 The Bad Mood and the Stick 2017 Buy
01 Read Something Else: Collected & Dubious Wit & Wisdom of Lemony Snicket 2019 Buy
01 Baby in the Manger 2007 Buy
04 13 Words 2010 Buy
01 Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography 2002 Buy
02 The Blank Book 2004 Buy
03 Behind the Scenes with Count Olaf 2004 Buy
04 The Notorious Notations 2006 Buy
05 The Beatrice Letters 2006 Buy
06 Horseradish 2007 Buy

Where to start with Lemony Snicket

What is the best order to read Lemony Snicket books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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