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jamierussell.bsky.social
Writer 📚 🎬. He/him. MECH BRIGADE out 5 June 2025 with Walker Books. 👉 https://linktr.ee/Jamierussell
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MECH BRIGADE reaching a reader demographic... 🐕🤖

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Happy publication day to me! Nate Yu’s Blast From the Padt is out today! It’s my third novel for kids! I had a lovely London launch at Papercat Bookshop in Herne Hill organised by my publishers Piccadilly Press.

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Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past by Maisie Chan 📚👍🏼 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo... #kidlit Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past follows Nate’s journey through change and friendship as he uncovers family history and learns acceptance with the help o...

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Two weeks today, scarred folk of Birmingham!

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN was released 43 years ago this week. Acclaimed as the best entry in the Star Trek film series, and featuring one of the biggest movie deaths, the story behind the scenes doesn’t believe in no-win scenarios… 1/59

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

Just finished @elnorrywriter.bsky.social upcoming children's novel (out 3rd July) and thoroughly recommend - characters you immediately root for, and a tense, moving, compelling story. Would love to read more featuring 11yos Jamie and July! @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

🤖📚 TEACHERS! LIBRARIANS! BOOKSELLERS! 🤖📚 MECH BRIGADE is out now. Perfect for readers 9-12 who love sci-fi & giant robots. Want a set of bookmarks & postcards for your shelves? Just RT this and drop me a DM or an email at [email protected] I’ll post as many as I can without going broke!

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If you're in the bookshop today, keep an eye out for MECH BRIGADE 👇

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🤖📚 TEACHERS! LIBRARIANS! BOOKSELLERS! My new book MECH BRIGADE is out now. Perfect for readers 9-12 who love sci-fi & giant robots. Want a set of bookmarks and postcards for your shelves? Just RT this and drop me a DM. I’ll post as many as I can before I run out of budget!

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📚 My new book MECH BRIGADE is out today. Perfect for readers aged 9-12 who like sci-fi, videogames, and GIANT robots. I pitched it as Starship Troopers meets Pacific Rim... and it has ALL THE ACTION! 🤖

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

Huge, huge thanks go to @jamierussell.bsky.social for today's thrilling book post and unexpected additional goodies. Cannot wait to read #MechBrigade and am looking forward to sharing the bookmarks and postcards in school! 🥰

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

And the Bluesky winner is @jacquisydney.bsky.social 🥳 Drop me a DM with your address!

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

🚨GIVEAWAY 🚨 Teachers! Librarians! Parents! My new book MECH BRIGADE is out 5 June. Perfect for ages 9-12, gamers, sci-fi fans, and reluctant readers. I have TWO COPIES to give away (one here, one on 🦋) To enter just Like, RT & Follow. Winners picked 31 May. UK only 🤖📚🚀

submitted 26 days ago • 5 comments

Any indie bookshops want bookplates for Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past? It’s out 12th June and I’m posting out bookplates and limited edition stickers for pre-orders this coming week!!!

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

🚨GIVEAWAY 🚨 Teachers! Librarians! Parents! My new book MECH BRIGADE is out 5 June. Perfect for ages 9-12, gamers, sci-fi fans, and reluctant readers. I have TWO COPIES to give away (one here, one on 🦋) To enter just Like, RT & Follow. Winners picked 31 May. UK only 🤖📚🚀

submitted 26 days ago • 5 comments

Check out this amazing #WorldBookDay2025 costume 😮👇 @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

Yay! It's #WorldBookDay and here's our little "Red Eye" Arcturian Soldier from the book, SkyWake by @jamierussell.bsky.social "Their mechanical eyes, set deep in their helmets, burned red." - he programmed these himself using his #microbit

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

My new book, Mech Brigade, is coming soon and if you pre-order from Waterstones this weekend you can save 25% off RRP using the code PREORDER25. Hurry, as this offer ends at 23.59 on Monday 24th February! #MechBrigade #amwriting @waterstones.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments

🚨 25% off pre-orders this weekend only! Delighted to announce that @scientistsx.bsky.social have a new book published on the 27th of March, including a chapter from yours truly 😀 "I am deeply moved by their accounts" - @chrisgpackham.bsky.social www.waterstones.com/book/scienti...

submitted 115 days ago • 4 comments

My new book, Mech Brigade, is coming soon and if you pre-order from Waterstones this weekend you can save 25% off RRP using the code PREORDER25. Hurry, as this offer ends at 23.59 on Monday 24th February! #MechBrigade #amwriting @waterstones.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments

Had great fun reading these stories! Thanks to #ColehamSchool #WalkerBooks and @shropshirelive.bsky.social www.shropshirelive.com/news/2025/01...

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I had a super visit at Coleham Primary School in #Shrewsbury yesterday. We talked about #Skywake, videogames, and how to write suspenseful stories. Some amazing budding writers in Y5! #WalkerBooks

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Schools! We're kicking off 2025 with a bang - our first #BookTrustRepresents virtual event of the year is such a good one! Join us at 11am on 15 January for a fantastic event with @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social - it's completely free! Book your spot: www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/p...

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2025 is the year the Night House Files are made public. First file: The Deadsoul Project. Coming on 13th Feb. It's the truth they didn't want you to know ...

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