So many fake names

They've released the cover art for Lemony Snicket's (a.k.a. Daniel Handler) upcoming book Who Could That Be at This Hour?. This will be the first full-length novel Handler has written using his better-known pseudonym since A Series of Unfortunate Events ended five years ago, and will feature cover art and illustrations by Seth, the pen name for Palookaville cartoonist Gregory Gallant. The cover art looks great, I must admit, and I've heard good things about Handler's recent standalone novel (released under his own name) Why We Broke Up, but my hopes are still not ultra-high for this series. I've always attributed 80% of the success of A Series of Unfortunate Events to a combination of fortuitous timing (people were desperate for anything even remotely Harry Potter-esque) and eye-catching cover art (which was actually a weak imitation of Edward Gorey, but still better than most covers at the time), but maybe Snicket will produce something worthy of his sales figures this time.

...probably not, though.