{"product_id":"and-then-and-then-what-else-a-writers-life","title":"And Then? And Then? What Else?: A Writer's Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA memoir from the beloved author behind the multimillion-copy bestselling \u003cem\u003eA SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eA \u003cem\u003eTIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Handler's memoir, although subtle, ironic and full of dry wit, still pulses with that same childlike enthusiasm for books. Read it and you might just catch the bug.' \u003cem\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown to most as Lemony Snicket, the tormented narrator of \u003cem\u003eA Series of Unfortunate Events\u003c\/em\u003e, Daniel Handler spends his days writing - for children and adults; film and television; and, occasionally, the accordion. Mainly, he writes about horrible things: orphans, abusive uncles, poison, murder, arson, bad grammar...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA love letter to the consoling and terrifying power of books, \u003cem\u003eAnd Then? And Then? What Else? \u003c\/em\u003etraces Handler's life through morbid poetry collections, eccentric acting troupes, hazy midnight taxi rides, second-hand bookstores and psychiatric units. Traversing his personal canon from his first encounter with Baudelaire to Vladimir Nabokov, Elizabeth Bishop and The Pet Shop Boys, Handler offers a witty, poignant exploration of reading, writing and why we tell stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Extraordinary... highly entertaining.' \u003cem\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This erudite, vulnerable, funny and idiosyncratic book ranks among his best. Grown-up fans of Lemony Snicket will enjoy discovering the rest of the story.' \u003cem\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 240 pages | Published September 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63977874915677,"sku":"9781836430339","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781836430339.jpg?v=1774446749","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/and-then-and-then-what-else-a-writers-life","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}