After making racist joke, Lemony Snicket donates $10k in support of Diversity in Literature

Let’s donate to #WeNeedDiverseBooks to #CelebrateJackie. I’m in for $10,000, and matching your money for 24 hours up to $100,000. -DH [3/4[

— Daniel Handler (@DanielHandler) November 21, 2014

My job at last night's National Book Awards #NBAwards was to shine a light on tremendous writers, including Jacqueline Woodson... -DH [1/2]

— Daniel Handler (@DanielHandler) November 20, 2014

...and not to overshadow their achievements with my own ill-conceived attempts at humor. I clearly failed, and I’m sorry. -DH [2/2]

— Daniel Handler (@DanielHandler) November 20, 2014

My remarks on Wednesday night at #NBAwards were monstrously inappropriate and yes, racist. -DH [1/4]

— Daniel Handler (@DanielHandler) November 21, 2014

It would be heartbreaking for the #NBAwards conversation to focus on my behavior instead of great books. So can we do this? -DH [2/4]

— Daniel Handler (@DanielHandler) November 21, 2014

Brown Girl Dreaming is an amazing novel and we need more voices like Jacqueline Woodson. -DH [4/4]

— Daniel Handler (@DanielHandler) November 21, 2014

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