It's no secret Kylie and I are both fans of The Series of Unfortunate Events. We've read all the books, and I've even read the unauthorized autobiography. I like to see them sitting on my shelves. They're hard covers, with rugged edges and beautiful art work done by Brett Helquist. My older brother, Matt, who's an illustrator, was invited to speak at Utah Valley State College a couple months back, along with Mr. Helquist. He found out about a new, paperback edition of The Series of Unfortunate Events designed to look more like pulp or dime novels. I was skeptical about buying them. I mean, I already have all the books. But tonight Matt brought over The Bad Beginning, and I was sold. In addition to more art work, the back has hilarious advertisements, a serial short story that I'm dying to finish, and a comic with an intriguingly suspenseful ending. So far it looks like they've only reissued the first two books in the series, but at $6.99 on Amazon (or, according to Matt, $4.50 at Walmart), they are worth picking up.