Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 19hBow Street Society Trivia of the Day "The History of a Book" (pictured) by Annie Carey, a novel that follows the experiences of a copy of "The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe," was published in 1873 020
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 03/10/2026SIGHT LOSS: The Horror of Misconceptions To many, October is spooky season, but it’s also Blind Awareness Month. In this month’s blog, I'll be challenging some commonly held misconceptions about sight loss: bowstreetsociety.com/sight-loss-t... #BlindAwarenessMonth #SightLoss #retinitispigmentosabowstreetsociety.comSIGHT LOSS: The Horror of Misconceptions, October 2026 - Bow Street SocietyTo many, October is spooky season, but it’s also Black History Month and Blind Awareness Month. I’ll be focusing on the latter. It’s no coincidence that Thaddeus Dorsey, the client at the centre of th... 020
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 03/10/2026FLASH SALE: Authors At The Armouries Discount auto appears on the 3rd page after you've selected tickets. We've got very limited tickets left. www.ticketsource.com/sml-events 020
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "The Connoisseur" (pictured) was painted by August Johann Holmberg in 1881. I sympathise with the gent in the painting as I have to use both reading glasses and a magnifying glass to read printed or handwritten text. 031
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Actor and director John Todd (pictured) was born John Frederick "Fred" McCarthy on 14th August 1876. 010
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a C19th phrase heard in the Bow Street Police Court: That won't pay the old woman her ninepence. Meaning: Condemnation of an evasive act 032
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day The novel "A Tale of the House of the Wolfings and All the Kindreds of the Mark" (pictured) by William Morris was published in 1889. 031
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 28/09/2026SEASON 2 Ep. 8 | T.G. Campbell In Conversation with Rose Marie In the last episode of the current season, I chat to radio & television presenter, and author, Rose Marie about how real-life experiences shape fiction, her show Literary Lane with Rose Marie, and more! Watch: youtu.be/-Zi-Q_7k1m0?... 010
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Night" (pictured) was painted by Edward Burne-Jones in 1870. 032
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Thank you to everyone who dropped by my table at the @mklitfest.bsky.social Indie Book Fair in Milton Keynes yesterday and to everyone who bought a book (or two) 😊 It was great to meet so many lovely readers and authors at such a wonderful event in my home city. 010
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Bird's-Nesters" (pictured) was painted by Jean-François Millet in 1874. 041
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I'm all set up and ready to go at the @mklitfest Indie Book Fair in Middleton Hall, centre:mk today 021
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Shakespearean scholar and philologist Mary Lilian Rochfort-Smith (also known as Teena Rochfort-Smith) (pictured) was born on 22nd September 1861. 020
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Hard Times" (pictured) by Charles Dickens was published in 1854. 051
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Comedian best known for playing authority figures with comic failings, Will Hay (pictured), was born William Thomson Hay on 6th December 1888. 031
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a C19th phrase. Knights of the Jemmy. Meaning: Burglars. A 'Jemmy' being a crowbar. 041
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The @mklitfest.bsky.social FREE Indie Book Fair is THIS weekend! 📅 Sat 26th Sept 2026 ⏰ 10:30AM - 5PM 📌 Middleton Hall, centre:MK, Milton Keynes I'll be there with fellow indies selling signed books and taking part in the Indie Publishing Today panel at 11AM. 020
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Ruins by the Sea" (pictured) was painted by Arnold Böcklin in 1880. 031
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "The Big Bow Mystery" (pictured) by Israel Zangwill was published in novel form in 1892. 010
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day English-American singer Ada Jones (pictured), who was amongst the earliest female singers to be recorded in the 1890s, was born on 1st June 1873. 031
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Reading a Storybook" (pictured) was painted by James Tissot between 1878-79. 031
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I had a fantastic chat with Ryan Anthony Hernandez on the Creativity Worth Expressing podcast. You can watch and listen to our in-depth chat over on the Creativity Worth Expressing YouTube channel, as well as Spotify and Facebook: youtu.be/YfFV6LWS_iI?...youtu.beEp 70 How Do You Write A Great Victorian Mystery? | T G CampbellYouTube video by Creativity Worth Expressing 030
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Sunrise, near the Cape" (pictured) was painted by Andrew Nicholl in 1844. 021
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I'm thrilled to be on the Indie Publishing Today panel at 11AM at the @mklitfest.bsky.social MK Indie Book Fair 2026 in Middleton Hall, centre:mk on Sat. 26th Sept. 2026. Entry is FREE! Find out more: www.mklitfest.org #mklitfest #mklitfestbookfair #crimefiction #writingcommunity 041
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "The Magic of Wealth" (pictured) by Thomas Skinner Surr was published in three volumes in 1815. 010
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day British-American performer of the early jazz era Sadie Crawford (pictured) was born Louisa Harriet Marshall on 27th December 1885. 010
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Stage and screen actor Albert Edward Anson (pictured) was born on 14th September 1879. 010
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The overall review total for my books on Goodreads is 99. Will yours be the 100th? If you've read a Bow Street Society novel / short story please consider leaving an honest review / star rating on Goodreads / Amazon. It helps readers discover my books and lets me know what readers REALLY think. 031
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Morning Mood by the Sea" (pictured) was painted by Bruno Liljefors in 1896. 021
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters" (pictured) by Thomas Hardy was published in 1876. 041
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Thank you, Jaden, for the great chat! Check out my chat with Jaden on his Book Read show over on his YouTube channel 121
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My sister, Kim, has done an amazing job recreating me in scarecrow form for the Wolverton Scarecrow Festival to celebrate my Bow Street Society books and participation in the MK Lit Fest Indie Book Fair in Middleton Hall, centre:mk on Sat 26th September. #wolvertonscarecrowfestival 032
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Henry W. Seely patented his electric flat iron in 1882. The humble iron, heated on an open fire or filled with hot charcoal etc, had been around for some time before that, however. 031
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Irish-born singer, comedienne and music hall performer Maidie Scott (pictured) was born Mary Elizabeth Pim on 21st September 1881. 011
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day British chess player and first president of the Clifton Chess Club Elijah Williams was born on 7th October 1809. 070
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Mary Magdalene" (pictured) was painted by Vittorio Matteo Corcos in 1896. 031
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day The novel "Eve's Ransom" (pictured) by George Gissing was first published in serialised form in the "Illustrated London News" in 1895. 021
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Violinist Elsie Southgate (pictured) was born on 23rd January 1880. 041
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day English electrical engineer and inventor John Henry Holmes patented the first practical light switch in 1884. 042
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Do you enjoy crime fiction set in the Victorian era? From today (5th Sept) until 7th Sept, the eBooks of all SEVEN volumes of the Bow Street Society Casebook short story collections are FREE to download for non-KU customers. Get your copy: amzn.eu/d/0bcT6Yd2 142
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "The Croquet Game" (or 'La Partie de Croquet') (pictured) was painted in 1873 by Édouard Manet. 041
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Italian opera composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo (pictured) was born on 23rd April 1857. 010
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day The novel "The Romance of a Shop" (pictured) by Amy Levy was published in 1888. 030
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is an illustration of a late C19th / early C20th envelope & stamp wetter. The cylinder held water that travelled up a wick, the tip of which formed the dog's tongue that could be rubbed against envelopes and stamps to moisten them. 052
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 01/09/2026What IS That Building? The urban landscape is constantly changing. In years gone by, buildings, and even entire streets, have been demolished. Yet, what about those which have become lost in a familiar skyline? Read the blog: bowstreetsociety.com/what-is-that... 010
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Music hall entertainer Marie Loftus (pictured) was born on 24th November 1857 in Glasgow, Scotland. 040
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "A Domestic Interior" (pictured) was painted by Charles Joseph Grips in 1881. 0115
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Have you read a Bow Street Society novel, short story or character guide? I'd love it if you would leave a review (or star rating) on Amazon or Goodreads. It helps other readers find the books and lets me know what readers really think. Thank you! 030
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day The novel "News from Nowhere (or An Epoch of Rest)" (pictured) by artist, designer and socialist pioneer William Morris was first published in book form in 1891. 030