Autographed Copies in the Online Bookstore

In addition to being available in many bookstores and online locations, autographed and personally inscribed copies of The Alchemist's Portrait, The Sorcerer's Letterbox, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse, The Heretic's Tomb, The Doomsday Mask and The Time Camera, are all always available in my online bookstore on my website. 

You may also contact me directly, to purchase autographed copies of all the novels or to order class sets for schools or multiple copies of individual titles.

Check out the online bookstore on my website.

Coaching and Workshops

I offer workshops and presentations for both adults and children for community associations, home schooled students and summer camps, as well as services for writers including coaching, manuscript editing and evaluation, plus online workshops for children and for adults. 

I conduct creative writing workshops with community associations and have run workshops and made presentations as part of summer camp programs in Calgary and the surrounding area. I also work as an instructor at the University of Calgary and at Mount Royal University, conducting one day classes and evening sessions for adults who are interested in writing for children and young adults. I’ve also conducted similar workshops for adults for community associations, professional writer’s groups, public libraries and am available as a speaker for keynote addresses, conferences and other events.

Contact me directly for further details about coaching and workshops.

New Non-fiction - America at War: The Vietnam War

This book is part of the America at War series and examines the role of the United States in the Vietnam War. 

This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks the book’s multimedia content. This book comes alive with a range of video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more. Published by Weigl Publishers, August 2013. 

You can learn more about America at War: The Vietnam War, as well as my many other non-fiction titles, on my website.

New Non-fiction - America at War: World War II

This book is part of the America at War series and examines the role of the United States in World War II. 

This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks the book’s multimedia content. This book comes alive with a range of video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more. Published by Weigl Publishers, August 2013. 

You can learn more about America at War: World War II, as well as my many other non-fiction titles, on my website.

The Princes in the Tower 1483

The Princes In The Tower 1483 is 2005 movie based on the events surrounding the disappearance of the young king, Edward V, and his younger brother, Richard, Duke of York, from the Tower of London in 1483. 

Their uncle seized the crown for himself as Richard III and is widely suspected as being responsible for the murder of the princes. Richard III was himself killed only two years later at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 and was succeeded as king by Henry VII, who founded the Tudor dynasty. 

After the death of Richard III, there were always rumours that one or both of the princes had survived or escaped and imposters surfaced to lead rebellions against Henry VII. The most famous impostors were Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck, who both appeared during the reign of Henry VII. 

The movie focuses on the claims of Perkin Warbeck to be the younger of the two princes, Richard, Duke of York. Warbeck was captured, interrogated and eventually executed in 1499. 

Although highly fictional, the movie is based on the historical events of the time and the mystery surrounding the fate of The Princes in the Tower, the inspiration, of course, for my novel, The Sorcerer's Letterbox.

On my website, you can learn more about The Sorcerer's Letterbox, the historical background to the novel and about the enduring mystery of The Princes in the Tower. 

You can watch the full movie here on YouTube and learn more about the cast members, plot and read some reviews here.

Hear Here - Listen to Author Readings at simon-rose.com

People are always interested in hearing an author read from their own work. Children in particular, especially those who have read and enjoyed the novels, are usually captivated when an author reads from their own book during a personal appearance at a school, library, literary festival or other event.

Here on my website, you can listen to interviews and readings from The Alchemist's Portrait, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse and The Heretic's Tomb, recorded on Calgary's CKUA radio network, plus a reading from The Sorcerer's Letterbox, recorded during my appearance at the Winnipeg International Writers Festival.

New Non-fiction Titles - Ecosystems: Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are home to a wide variety of marine organisms, including plants, fish and reptiles. Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more. Published by Weigl Publishers in July, 2013.

You can learn more about Ecosystems: Coral Reefs, as well as my many other non-fiction titles, on my website.