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18 Jan 2024
YOU WOULDN'T CATCH ME DEAD is out TODAY! This creepy camping book is really special to me, and I had so much fun writing it. Hopefully anyone who picks it up has fun reading it too 😊
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Tess James-Mackey retweeted
Next #ukteenchat will be tomorrow - Tues 10th March 8-9pm GMT with the fabulous @Tess_JMack, talking all about her new #YA Thriller - Better Off Dead. Right here on Twitter/X, all welcome to come and join in the chat 🙂
#BetterOffDead #writerslife #WritingCommunity
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Tess James-Mackey retweeted
24 Oct 2025
.@OneworldNews’ @RocktheBoatNews imprint has acquired Better Off Dead, an "edge-of-your-seat" thriller with a "haunting supernatural twist" from @Tess_JMack.
Read more 👇 ebx.sh/KWiHjC
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14 Oct 2025
NEW BOOK ALERT!
Better Off Dead is out in March 2026 and features a summer job from hell, a haunted caravan park and potentially possessed mascots.
And if you pre-order now, you can get 25% off through @Waterstones 🔥
waterstones.com/book/better-…
@RocktheBoatNews #WPreorder
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3 Sep 2025
Better Off Dead is out in March 2026! So excited to see the proofs making their way out to early readers! 😱
3 Sep 2025
Exciting book mail!!
Better Off Dead is a wonderfully chilling thriller with a supernatural twist that will keep you guessing until the very end!
@Tess_JMack
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Tess James-Mackey retweeted
10 Jul 2025
Today's interviews are with Mark Illis, Tess James-Mackey, and Louisa Reid
@tess_jmack @scholasticuk @teambkmrk @guppybooks #UKYA #UKYASpotlight
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Thank you to everyone who attended last night's #TSBA25 ceremony at @Emanuel_School! We particularly enjoyed the entertaining and thought-provoking quick-fire Q&A and the opportunity to browse all of the incredible pupil competition entries.
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We learn the winners of #TSBA25 THIS WEEK! Hope to see you at the TSBA ceremony on Thursday at @Emanuel_School.
@candygourlay @anthony_mcgowan @hilary_mckay @Trungles @SophsWills @ashabrom @SarahDanBooks
@malcolmduffyUK @Tess_JMack @TjKlune @ksongwrites
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The final author who will be attending our #TSBA25 ceremony on 27 March is Tess James-Mackey, author of Trinity Plus List thriller You Wouldn't Catch Me Dead! @Tess_JMack
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18 Feb 2025
Absolutely loved this funny and unique ghostly book!
#CloudNine☁️ is a supernatural romcom which opens with the death of 16yo Victorian pickpocket Evangeline. Her accidentally heroic demise sends her straight to Cloud Nine - the exclusive top tier of the afterlife, usually reserved for heroes and super good people #ukteenchat cont:
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Which #TSBA25 TSBA shortlist and Trinity Plus list have you read and loved so far, and which are #TBR? @aishabushby @candygourlay @tanya_landman @anthony_mcgowan @hilary_mckay @Trungles @SophsWills @ashabrom @SarahDanBooks @malcolmduffyUK @Tess_JMack @TjKlune @ksongwrites
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Our next #TSBA25 'You Are Here' Trinity Plus Shortlist (for Years 9 and up) title is You Wouldn't Catch Me Dead by Tess James-Mackey: a whirlwind creepy thriller about friendship, bullying, and a camping trip gone wrong. @Tess_JMack #YouWouldntCatchMeDead @HodderBooks
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We're proud to announce this years Trinity Plus shortlist, selected to allow pupils in Years 9 and up to engage with this year's #TSBA25 theme of 'You Are Here'. @ashabrom @SarahDanBooks @malcolmduffyUK @Tess_JMack @TjKlune @ksongwrites
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1 Nov 2024
Ahh I loved listening to @RichmondLibs talk about Someone Is Watching You! Thank you so much for including it in your YA crime roundup 😊
1 Nov 2024
It's time for crime... our penultimate video in The Current covers five thrilling reads that are sure to keep you hooked. youtu.be/yvAaxBWKdSA
ALT The Current: recommended YA Fiction. Episode Five: Crime, punishment and getting away with murder. Still of a youtube video with two librarians discussing books. Five book covers: Murder on a school night, This book kills, Every word a lie, Someone is watching you, Thieves' Gambit
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Tess James-Mackey retweeted
30 Oct 2024
Tomorrow is the last day of #UKYASpotlight (I know!!!) so a recap of everyone we've spoken to so far:
Everything can be found here:
sifaelizabethreads.wordpress…
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Tess James-Mackey retweeted
30 Oct 2024
#UKYASpotlight Day 14 meant mining Madeline Dyer and Tess James-Mackey for answers...
sifaelizabethreads.wordpress……
@MDyerAuthor @Tess_JMack @teambkmrk #UKYA
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Tess James-Mackey retweeted
14 Oct 2024
#UKYASpotlight Mini Interviews with Madeline Dyer and Tess James-Mackey
sifaelizabethreads.wordpress…
@MDyerAuthor @Tess_JMack @teambkmrk #UKYA
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Tess James-Mackey retweeted
12 Sep 2024
Happy publication day to me! Book two of The Impossible Crime series is out today and it’s looking ssssssmokin’ (see what I did there?)
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30 Aug 2024
Can't wait to get my hands on this, though I might have to fight my daughter for it!
29 Aug 2024
Publishing today! My 2nd book baby the beaut #BellaBrightandtheWitchTree art by the amazing Beatriz Castro
Thank you all so much for your support, any pictures in the wild would be thrilling!
Please read and review, #horror readers!!! #WritingCommunity #MG #BellaBright
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22 Jun 2024
My first ever awards ceremony (and first time holding a microphone!) and I was absolutely spoilt. Thank you so much to everyone involved in the Amazing Book Awards - I met so many incredible people last night ❤️ @SussexABA
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