Pseudonymous Bosch facts for kids

Pseudonymous Bosch is the pen name of Raphael Simon (born October 25, 1967). He is a popular American author. He writes exciting fiction books for young readers. He is best known for The Secret Series and The Bad Books series. He has written 12 books in total. Many people around the world enjoy reading his stories.

About the Author

Raphael Simon was born on October 25, 1967. He grew up in Los Angeles County, California. His parents, Dyanne Asimow and Roger L. Simon, were also writers. He has a brother named Jesse, who is an artist.

Raphael Simon went to Yale University. Later, he earned a master's degree in Comparative Literature. He taught classes about detective stories and writing. He also taught about books for young readers. Today, he lives in Pasadena, California. He lives there with his husband, Phillip de Leon. They have twin children, who were born in 2007.

His Books and Writing

For a long time, people wondered who Pseudonymous Bosch really was. Many thought it was Raphael Simon. In 2016, he finally told everyone it was him. The name "Pseudonymous Bosch" is a fun play on words. It sounds like the name of a famous artist, Hieronymus Bosch.

Before writing novels, Raphael Simon worked as a screenwriter. He even wrote for the Nickelodeon TV show Rocket Power. He started writing his first novel as letters. He wrote them to a fourth-grade student. This book was called The Name of this Book Is Secret. It came out in 2007. It was even nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe award. This award is for the best mystery book for young people.

A sequel, If You're Reading This It's Too Late, followed in 2008. Eventually, there were five books in The Secret Series. This series became a New York Times bestseller. Millions of copies have been sold. The books have been translated into many different languages.

In 2013, Bosch published a unique book. It was called Write This Book!. He described it as a "do it yourself" book. He said it was "a book that readers will write for me." It has parts where readers can choose their own adventure. It also has silly fill-in-the-blank sections.

The next year, Bosch wrote more books in the Secret Series world. He started The Bad Books trilogy with Bad Magic.

In 2019, he published The Unbelievable Oliver and the Four Jokers. This book is about an eight-year-old boy. The boy dreams of becoming a professional magician. A second book in this series came out in 2020. It was called The Unbelievable Oliver and the Sawed-in-Half Dads. In 2021, Raphael Simon published The Anti-Book. This was his first book published under his real name.