Chansanchai, Athima. "Lemony Snicket vs.

Harry Potter." The Baltimore Sun, vol. 17 (May 2000).

Macgowan, James. "The Rise of Lemony Snicket: Daniel Handler's Not-So-Unfortunate Event." The Ottawa Citizen, vol. 3 (December 2000).

Merkin, Daphne. "Lemony Snicket Says, 'Don't Read My Books!'" New York Times Magazine (April 29,2000). This is a thoughtful review of Handler and his work.

Morris, Holly J. "Bad Days for Good Orphans." U.S. News & World Report, vol. 128 (April 3, 2000): 64. Morris notes the growing popularity of the series with children, who do not seem at all traumatized by the mock-Gothic, grim but funny stories.