Upcoming Books Thread (one only right now)

[Dante]

Title: Poison for Breakfast (Lemony Snicket)
Release Date: 2021 (Source (Customer Service Representative for Hachette Book Group USA)); Summer 2021 (Source (Daniel Handler)); 1st June 2021? (Source (BookDepository.com)); 31st August 2021? (Source (Amazon.com))
Cover (Liveright):

Details: A stand-alone novel, Lemony Snicket has been poisoned and embarks upon a characteristically idiosyncratic investigation to get to the bottom of things. Previously listed for October 2018 by Canadian publisher Penguin Random House imprint Tundra Books (Source), and September 25th 2018 in a tweet by U.S. publisher Little, Brown & Co. (Source). Canadian publisher listings for Fall 2018 have since been purged. Daniel Handler's Stephen Barclay Agency formerly gave a release date of Fall 2019, up until several months after that period had passed. Reports quote Daniel Handler personally as attributing the book's delay to his publisher's view that the book might be too "adult" (Source). Daniel Handler has since explained that the book was "delayed for various boring reasons" (Source) but will be out in summer 2021. Handler has released part of a style guide for the book.

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Cancelled titles:
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Title: The Miserable Mill or, Hypnotism!
Title: The Austere Academy or, Kidnapping!
Release Date: "Postponed" (indefinitely)
Other Details:
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Full paperback details at LemonySnicket.com's minisite
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"A paperback release of the full series, redesigned to mimic those penny novels of yore..." (The Star)
Contains HarperCollins supplement The Cornucopian Cavalcade; see here for more details.
Publisher: HarperTrophy

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Note: Releases are listed from earliest to latest regardless of country. Releases listed are English language only. Releases which have no country marked are by default for North America and may not be released in other English-speaking countries at the same time or at all. Releases, be they universal, NA-specific, or outside NA, will be added where we are aware of them and the information appears valid.
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Discuss and report on upcoming books by Lemony Snicket.

[2yoshi101]

Really? I thought Bitter Truths were going to be released May 1!

[Dante]

That may have been one of the initial dates given by some online stores (and is the date that I believe Amazon.com gives), but the listings for the book on the websites of the publisher, HarperCollins, give the release date as April 24th.

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Hey, everyone. In case you haven't already seen, the covers of Orphans! and Murder! are up, posted at the front of this thread and up for discussion here, but I've also dug you up some new quotes about Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid:

"New from Lemony Snicket comes this questionable book of wit and wisdom, featuring selections from unpublished papers and quotable quotes." (Link.)
"A collection of wise and alarming Snicketisms -- this is the best gift book for anyone ready to know the bitter truth." (Link.)
"Packaged as a handsome gift book, Lemony Snicket's newest work presents bitter truths young adults can't avoid. It's the ultimate treat for fans as the master of life's misfortunes serves up delectably discouraging observations." (Link.)

[orphansrgreat]

Cool!

I can't wait for the new illustrations!

[Dante]

Horseradish advert:



Found here:
www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6406216.html?text=%22lemony+snicket%22
All links in the article itself - be they in the advert, or to LemonySnicket.com - in fact link to the HarperChildren's page on Horseradish, which gives the release date as April 24th rather than the advert's date of May, but there's been a lot of odd inconsistencies with the release date of the new books on various websites. Also notice that the book doesn't seem to be marketed entirely towards the typical Snicket age band (9-12).

[s]

I don't understand what Horseradish has to do with "life after graduation," and I don't really see how this shows that it isn't being marketed to the usual age range.

[Gigi]

I can see why they would say "Coming May 2007". If you said April, people would be looking for it in early April and not find it. The actual release date is close enough to the end of the month, that then people will find it for sure in May.

I think they're marketing this as a book for learning lessons for life. Perhaps life after you graduate high school or college. That would be beyond the 9-12 year old range.

[Jacques the Environmentalist]

Nice. I think I'll actually get this one.
No I don't think this bitter truth book seems aimed toward the 9-12 age group it seems more geared at people who have been disillusioned in their teen years.

[Sora]

Are we akkowed to begin a countdown now for the three upcoming books now that we have titles, covers, signifigant details on each? Are any of teh dates conclusive at all yet?

[Dante]

Gigi's got something prepared. April 24th is on HC's sites for Horseradish, but they don't yet list the others.

[raindrop]

They look interesting. I do like the cover art for the reprints. The only part that I don't like is that the reprints will be in paperback. I'll be sure to get all three, though.

[Jacques the Environmentalist]

I'll just cheat and get 667ers to post them and look them up there. ;D

[Sora]

Amazon is now advertising for a boxed set of the first three new editions of the series, and The Wide Window title has been renamed, Oh, Disappearance!. Really creative.

[Dante]

Thanks for the information, Sora; I've added those to the list. I'm surprised that they're doing a box set for the reprints, but it makes sense - plus it means more new art for us to see. I wonder if the box set'll have a new name, also.

[remina16]

thank you Sora =)
looking forward to the box set