United States Poet Laureate (2001–2003)

Bestselling Author of Funny in Farsi:
A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
& Laughing Without an Accent

Bestselling Author, (A.K.A Lemony Snicket)

Bestselling Author of Bird by Bird, Operating Instructions,
and Traveling Mercies

Acclaimed & Beloved Scottish Bestselling Author:
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series,
44 Scotland Street & The Sunday Philosophy Club Series

Humorist, Essayist, Author,
and Contributor to Public Radio’s This American Life

United States Poet Laureate (2008-2010)

NPR Humorist and Bestselling Author of Naked,
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim and
When You Are Engulfed in Flames

Bestselling Author of
The Wordy Shipmates & Assassination Vacation