Writing in Lockdown - Brown Handler Resident Shruti Swamy in conversation Daniel Handler. Shruti Swamy, Brown Handler Resident and author of the forthcoming A House Is A Body from Algonquin press, starts off our new author series, Writing in Lockdown. Shruti will be reading the short story "The Siege," from her collection, and will discuss writing in isolation, favorite library branches, and the publishing industry with Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket). Go to FriendsSFPL.org to learn more.