Simon started the book blog ‘Savidge Reads’ in 2007, he then moved into podcasts with ‘The Readers’, before heading to YouTube in 2016. ‘Savidge Reads’ has now had almost four million views.

Simon has judged The Guardian’s ‘Not The Booker Prize’, ‘Fiction Uncovered’, the ‘Costa Book Awards’ in 2017, was chair of the ‘Portico Prize’ 2019, judged the 2020 ‘Costa Book Awards’ overall winner and the ‘Desmond Elliott Prize’ 2021. Simon is also literary curator for ‘The Good Life Society’, running both literary events and reading retreats, as well as hosting literary events at festivals and bookshops around the UK.

Simon has also appeared on the BBC’s ‘Booker Prize’ live show, has hosted a books section on Radio 5 Live and even appeared on BBC Radio 4. He was one of the presenters of the BBC Sounds podcast ‘Turn Up For The Books’. Simon has been presenting on Sky Arts since 2019 at ‘Sky Arts Live from Cheltenham Literature Festival’ returned to Sky Arts last as one of the presenters on ‘Sky Arts Book Club’ for three series. He returns to our screens for a new series of ‘Sky Arts From Hay’ this summer.