Daniel Handler

Roaming Troubadours

LastNight: Death Cab for Cutie at the Fillmore

A Kick in the Rumpus

Talking Music series emphasizes the brains behind the songs

Fall Books by Bay Area Authors

Read This If You Want to Live

Litquake is an earthquake. Of literature. And it is coming for us.

Did You See That?

Litquake is an earthquake. Of literature. And it is coming for us.

Punk Family Values

Meet the Rosenthals: two generations of art stars in one six-story warehouse.

“Sonny’s Blues” Doesn’t Work on the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Stage

Meet the Rosenthals: two generations of art stars in one six-story warehouse.

Sick, Sick People

Meet the Rosenthals: two generations of art stars in one six-story warehouse.

Adverbs

Meet the Rosenthals: two generations of art stars in one six-story warehouse.

Paying for It

Fury, injustice, humiliation — and humor — in Campo Santo's four-story program

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Fury, injustice, humiliation — and humor — in Campo Santo's four-story program

Novel Gazing

Self-consciousness steals the show in an adaptation of Daniel Handler's writing

Political Affairs

When authors stand up for a cause, the unexpected happens

The Best Minds

An epic reading for the 50th anniversary of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl"

Katrina Benefits

An epic reading for the 50th anniversary of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl"

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

An epic reading for the 50th anniversary of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl"

Sour Lemony

Jim Carrey's in fine form, but the rest of Snicket is less fortunate

Get Lit

The Bay Area's homegrown literary fete offers an all-out orgy of word love

Not Kidding Around

Taking children's books back where they came from

Sour Lemony

Snicket's calamities continue

House Of Tudor

Steven Emerson; A Series of Unfortunate Events; Electric Wizard

December Book Events: "Is the Book Dead? High Tech and the Written Word," Michael Medved, Norman Podhoretz, Dave Eggers, San Francisco Panorama, Writers with Drinks at the Make-Out Room

Steven Emerson; A Series of Unfortunate Events; Electric Wizard

Jesus Freak

Steven Emerson; A Series of Unfortunate Events; Electric Wizard

Last Night: The Monthly Rumpus w/ Daniel Handler, Tony DuShane, DJ Real, More

DJ Real​The Monthly Rumpus w/ Daniel Handler, Tony DuShane, Robin Ekiss, Ethan Watters, Kevin Sampsell, DJ Real, the Yello Dress, & Richard Porter on hula hoopMonday, Feb. 8, 2009Make-Out RoomBetter than: Talking about the Super BowlWhere in San Francisco can you get a night of author readings ... More >>

Prinz’ Perfect Record

DJ Real​The Monthly Rumpus w/ Daniel Handler, Tony DuShane, Robin Ekiss, Ethan Watters, Kevin Sampsell, DJ Real, the Yello Dress, & Richard Porter on hula hoopMonday, Feb. 8, 2009Make-Out RoomBetter than: Talking about the Super BowlWhere in San Francisco can you get a night of author readings ... More >>

April Literary Events

DJ Real​The Monthly Rumpus w/ Daniel Handler, Tony DuShane, Robin Ekiss, Ethan Watters, Kevin Sampsell, DJ Real, the Yello Dress, & Richard Porter on hula hoopMonday, Feb. 8, 2009Make-Out RoomBetter than: Talking about the Super BowlWhere in San Francisco can you get a night of author readings ... More >>

How to Be

DJ Real​The Monthly Rumpus w/ Daniel Handler, Tony DuShane, Robin Ekiss, Ethan Watters, Kevin Sampsell, DJ Real, the Yello Dress, & Richard Porter on hula hoopMonday, Feb. 8, 2009Make-Out RoomBetter than: Talking about the Super BowlWhere in San Francisco can you get a night of author readings ... More >>

What To Do? Thursday's Pick: Daniel Handler, Larry Doyle, Marc Maron, and Eugene Mirman

Eugene Mirman​Daniel Handler, Larry Doyle, Marc Maron, and Eugene Mirman on You're a Horrible Person, But I Like You: The Believer Book of Advice @ The Jewish Community Center A book with the title You're a Horrible Person, But I Like You: The Believer Book of Advice implies certain things. Namel ... More >>

Theater Review: 'Girlfriend' (Based on Matthew Sweet LP) at the Berkeley Rep

kevinberne.comWill (Ryder Bach) and Mike (Jason Hite): Gay boys singing about girls. ​Better than: A Matthew Sweet album turned into a play about heterosexuals. Random detail: Saw author Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) in the audience. Full disclosure: Before this week, I had never listened to ... More >>

Shavout Loud

kevinberne.comWill (Ryder Bach) and Mike (Jason Hite): Gay boys singing about girls. ​Better than: A Matthew Sweet album turned into a play about heterosexuals. Random detail: Saw author Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) in the audience. Full disclosure: Before this week, I had never listened to ... More >>

Dawn Party With Fool's Gold at Cal Academy This Weekend

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

Han, Not Solo

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

Esprit de Corpse

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

Word for Word

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

Ten holiday shows to suit any mood or creed

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

"Coraline": Even Stephin Merritt can't save SF Playhouse's disappointing musical

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

"The Composer Is Dead": Berkeley Rep takes on Lemony Snicket

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

Bad Trip

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

Rhymes with “Best”

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

October Book Events: Literary Happenings in San Francisco

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

Now Appearing: Practically Everyone

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

November Literary Events

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>

Scorn, Dissected and Illustrated

Marianne WilliamsFool's Gold​San Francisco has a knack for seamlessly blending the sacred with the hip -- just look at Grace Cathedral's monthly EpiscoDisco event -- and that's definitely the case with Saturday's Dawn 2010. Presented by Reboot and Tablet Magazine in celebration of Shavuot -- ... More >>