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Pseudonymous Bosch’s First Book Under His Real Name Buy Book ▾ By Max Brallier THE ANTI-BOOK By Raphael Simon Raphael Simon is best known as Pseudonymous Bosch, the author of the popular, and wonderful, Secret Series . “The Anti-Book” is his first book under his real name. Its protagonist is the very angry 12-year-old Mickey. He’s angry at his sister. He’s angry at his sister’s boyfriend. He’s angry at his just-divorced parents. He’s angry at his new stepmoms (both named Charlie). He’s angry at the world. It’s an anger that is real and ha...

Detail from "Simeon with the Infant Jesus" (c. 1796) by Benjamin West [WikiArt.org] As our Advent journey draws to a close, we want to consider the last two canticles presented for our prayerful consideration by St. Luke, the Gloria Nunc Dimittis. We now move into the second chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel, where we read of the birth of Jesus and various events connected to the infancy and early life of the Child Savior. These texts have been known to us since childhood, enchanting us then; it is devoutly to be hoped that they enchant us still. If they don’t, it may be a very worthwhile Chr...