Karen Sparks
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Karen Sparks received a B.A. in English Literature from Aurora College. She taught journalism and literature on the secondary-school level before joining Britannica. Sparks held various posts associated with the Britannica Book of the Year before serving as its Director/Editor from 2009 to 2016.
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Daniel Handler is an American author best known for his A Series of Unfortunate Events, a 13-book collection of unhappy morality tales for older children that was published between 1999 and 2006. Handler wrote the series under the pen name Lemony Snicket. After earning a B.A. in 1992 from Wesleyan…
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