Simon Caldwell
@spcaldwell.bsky.social
Freelance journalist and author of The Beast of Bethulia Park and Lady Mabel's Gold, OUT NOW from Gracewing (https://www.gracewing.co.uk/page416.html). Master of the Keys. Views are my own.
Very much looking forward to taking part in the Christmas book fair at Wigan Library on Saturday: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wigan-boro...
Wigan borough libraries Christmas Book Fair!
Eventbrite - Wigan libraries presents Wigan borough libraries Christmas Book Fair! - Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Wigan Library, Wigan, England. Find event and ticket information.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Very much looking forward to taking part in the Christmas book fair at Wigan Library on Saturday: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wigan-boro...
Ticket sales for my 'chippy tea' talk at Leigh Library on Thursday about Wigan in The Beast of Bethulia Park (youtu.be/9KbFb_Cz3cY?...) and Lady Mabel's Gold close at 2pm today. There's still time to get yours: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-crime...
The Beast of Bethulia Park
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October 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Ticket sales for my 'chippy tea' talk at Leigh Library on Thursday about Wigan in The Beast of Bethulia Park (youtu.be/9KbFb_Cz3cY?...) and Lady Mabel's Gold close at 2pm today. There's still time to get yours: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-crime...
The Beast of Bethulia Park (a.co/d/0gXLY8K) is three years old today - and more topical than ever
September 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The Beast of Bethulia Park (a.co/d/0gXLY8K) is three years old today - and more topical than ever
Click on this link to find out more and for your ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1562688997...
Meet crime fiction author S P Caldwell followed by fish and chip supper
Local author S P Caldwell will talk about Wigan borough locations and scenes featured in his two crime thrillers!
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August 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Click on this link to find out more and for your ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1562688997...
A great review of Lady Mabel's Gold by Canadian journalist Anna Farrow: www.catholicregister.org/item/2518-wi...
With Lady Mabel, Caldwell strikes Catholic gold
Just in time for the lazy summer reading season, British Catholic author Simon P. Caldwell has released a second novel that combines the genres of modern thriller with, what one might call, sacramenta...
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July 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A great review of Lady Mabel's Gold by Canadian journalist Anna Farrow: www.catholicregister.org/item/2518-wi...
The Beast of Bethulia Park has sold out again on Amazon but you can still buy directly from Gracewing, the publisher (www.gracewing.co.uk/page416.html), Waterstones (www.waterstones.com/book/the-bea...) and any other online book store
July 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Beast of Bethulia Park has sold out again on Amazon but you can still buy directly from Gracewing, the publisher (www.gracewing.co.uk/page416.html), Waterstones (www.waterstones.com/book/the-bea...) and any other online book store
My appointment as Master of the Keys (Catholic Writers' Guild), announced in the Tablet diary this weekend
July 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
My appointment as Master of the Keys (Catholic Writers' Guild), announced in the Tablet diary this weekend
Radio Maria England interviewed me last week about Lady Mabel's Gold (amzn.eu/d/eAnkxEk), my second novel. You can listen to the show here:
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July 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Radio Maria England interviewed me last week about Lady Mabel's Gold (amzn.eu/d/eAnkxEk), my second novel. You can listen to the show here:
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
A customer review of Lady Mabel's Gold (amzn.eu/d/eK4wOEY) by Barbara Davies: www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2VJ7...
June 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
A customer review of Lady Mabel's Gold (amzn.eu/d/eK4wOEY) by Barbara Davies: www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2VJ7...
I'm happy to announce that I've been appointed to serve for the next three years as the Master of 'The Keys', the Catholic Writers' Guild founded by GK Chesterton in the 1930s.
June 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I'm happy to announce that I've been appointed to serve for the next three years as the Master of 'The Keys', the Catholic Writers' Guild founded by GK Chesterton in the 1930s.
I can't wait for this - it's going to be great. An honour to take part: www.manchestercityofliterature.com/event/book-f...
Book Fest at Leigh Library - Manchester City of Literature
Meet an array of talented adult authors of fiction, crime fiction and poetry! Over 30 authors will have stalls at Book Fest, providing an opportunity to chat, share your love of the written word and t...
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June 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I can't wait for this - it's going to be great. An honour to take part: www.manchestercityofliterature.com/event/book-f...
It will be an honour to take part in the second annual Leek Loves Books festival in Staffordshire on Saturday 7th June. Full programme here: www.leeklovesbooks.com/bookfest2025
Book Fest 2025 | Leek Loves Books
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June 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
It will be an honour to take part in the second annual Leek Loves Books festival in Staffordshire on Saturday 7th June. Full programme here: www.leeklovesbooks.com/bookfest2025
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Looking forward to this crime fiction panel at Leigh Library on the 29th March. I’m thrilled to be rubbing shoulders with Malcolm Hollingdrake Liz Mistry & Joseph Knox. The fantastic Samantha Brownley will be our moderator and the event is FREE!!📚📚
See you there! #AllWriteUpNorth Wigan Libraries
See you there! #AllWriteUpNorth Wigan Libraries
March 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Looking forward to this crime fiction panel at Leigh Library on the 29th March. I’m thrilled to be rubbing shoulders with Malcolm Hollingdrake Liz Mistry & Joseph Knox. The fantastic Samantha Brownley will be our moderator and the event is FREE!!📚📚
See you there! #AllWriteUpNorth Wigan Libraries
See you there! #AllWriteUpNorth Wigan Libraries
It was wonderful to meet you. Great company. I hope we can do it again sometime!
Thanks to @spcaldwell.bsky.social & @wigancouncil.bsky.social for a fantastic walk based on Simon's new book based on the legend of Lady Mabel.
www.waterstones.com/book/lady-ma...
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May 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
It was wonderful to meet you. Great company. I hope we can do it again sometime!
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"A Walk Through the Pages of Lady Mabel's Gold" (a.co/d/7fqnuSc). A tour of scenes from my latest thriller has been added to the Big Wigan Walk Week which will go ahead from 11am on Tuesday May 27. Read about it here: www.yourworld.net/greater-manc...
A Walk Through the Pages of Lady Mabel's Gold
A guided walk of scenes from a new crime thriller set in Wigan has been added to the Borough’s walking festival.
www.yourworld.net
May 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
"A Walk Through the Pages of Lady Mabel's Gold" (a.co/d/7fqnuSc). A tour of scenes from my latest thriller has been added to the Big Wigan Walk Week which will go ahead from 11am on Tuesday May 27. Read about it here: www.yourworld.net/greater-manc...
"A Walk Through the Pages of Lady Mabel's Gold" (a.co/d/7fqnuSc). A tour of scenes from my latest thriller has been added to the Big Wigan Walk Week which will go ahead from 11am on Tuesday May 27. Read about it here: www.yourworld.net/greater-manc...
A Walk Through the Pages of Lady Mabel's Gold
A guided walk of scenes from a new crime thriller set in Wigan has been added to the Borough’s walking festival.
www.yourworld.net
May 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
"A Walk Through the Pages of Lady Mabel's Gold" (a.co/d/7fqnuSc). A tour of scenes from my latest thriller has been added to the Big Wigan Walk Week which will go ahead from 11am on Tuesday May 27. Read about it here: www.yourworld.net/greater-manc...
There's been a bit of fresh interest in The Beast of Bethulia Park (amzn.eu/d/0FiR6w8) thanks to the recent publication of Lady Mabel's Gold (amzn.eu/d/a1DAWJu), with some new customer reviews on Amazon and GoodReads, including some very generous comments from Jenny Martin
May 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
There's been a bit of fresh interest in The Beast of Bethulia Park (amzn.eu/d/0FiR6w8) thanks to the recent publication of Lady Mabel's Gold (amzn.eu/d/a1DAWJu), with some new customer reviews on Amazon and GoodReads, including some very generous comments from Jenny Martin
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An article on Lady Mabel's Gold (amzn.eu/d/92e2IoT), my new novel out now from Gracewing, in this week's Wigan Observer
March 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Customer reviews of Lady Mabel's Gold have started to arrive. Read them here: amzn.eu/d/fxtuBP9
April 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Customer reviews of Lady Mabel's Gold have started to arrive. Read them here: amzn.eu/d/fxtuBP9
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The magical sight and sound of Sand Martins busily opening up fresh nest burrows at Minsmere, Suffolk... and in the background the songs of Nightingale, Chiffchaff and Skylark nearby (8th April 2025)
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April 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The magical sight and sound of Sand Martins busily opening up fresh nest burrows at Minsmere, Suffolk... and in the background the songs of Nightingale, Chiffchaff and Skylark nearby (8th April 2025)
@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
Both Lady Mabel's Gold and The Beast of Bethulia Park have sold out at Amazon UK but new stock will arrive soon. You can order online now from other platforms like Waterstones, Foyles, Gracewing publishing and from Amazon.com in the US for a very quick delivery
April 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Both Lady Mabel's Gold and The Beast of Bethulia Park have sold out at Amazon UK but new stock will arrive soon. You can order online now from other platforms like Waterstones, Foyles, Gracewing publishing and from Amazon.com in the US for a very quick delivery
The Beast of Bethulia Park has temporarily sold out at Amazon UK but you can still get it quickly from Amazon.com (a.co/d/fqeHps3), Waterstones (www.waterstones.com/book/the-bea...) and other online platforms and the publisher Gracewing (www.gracewing.co.uk/page416.html)
April 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The Beast of Bethulia Park has temporarily sold out at Amazon UK but you can still get it quickly from Amazon.com (a.co/d/fqeHps3), Waterstones (www.waterstones.com/book/the-bea...) and other online platforms and the publisher Gracewing (www.gracewing.co.uk/page416.html)
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Lady Mabel's Gold, the sequel to The Beast of Bethulia Park (amzn.eu/d/h3WAMXp), will be launched in Wigan next week. Click here to buy your copy (amzn.eu/d/bLSKsLi) or come to Waterstones for a signed one on March 29. #NewRelease #mystery #Wigan #HaighHall @thecwa.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Lady Mabel's Gold, the sequel to The Beast of Bethulia Park (amzn.eu/d/h3WAMXp), will be launched in Wigan next week. Click here to buy your copy (amzn.eu/d/bLSKsLi) or come to Waterstones for a signed one on March 29. #NewRelease #mystery #Wigan #HaighHall @thecwa.bsky.social