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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Could have done this for hours. For now, this’ll do. Lots of honourable mentions though.

Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I spoke with Mark Ezra for the UK Crime Book Club - @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social on Monday about his latest novel, A Nest of Wasps, as well as Richard Harris being barred from a chippy. Catch up here. youtu.be/V0PPODIPx9U?...

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Fancy an Amazon Prime Day deal? Dead Line and Parallel Execution are half price on Kindle today and tomorrow.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Join me on Monday over on the UK Crime Book Club where I'll be talking with the author Mark Ezra about his novels, including his latest thriller, A Nest of Wasps.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A little over two weeks from now I'll be at Preston Crime Fiction Festival with Emma Styles - @emmastyles.bsky.social and David Beckler - @davidbeckler.bsky.social all under the watchful eye of Liz Mistry- @lizmistry.bsky.social. Come join us! Prestoncrimefictionfestival.co.uk for more details.

Image advertising Preston Crime Fiction Festival, featuring photos of the authors Ben Bruce, Emma Styles, David Beckler and Liz Mistry. Sunday 27th September 10:00 - 10:55. The architect of the crime, building the perfect mystery. prestoncrimefictionfestival.co.uk

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today’s Yougov chat. Am very grateful my awkward teenage years rendered the need to do anything like this completely redundant. I have been there and have so many of that particular t-shirt 😂

Photo of a screen grab from YouGov’s Daily Chat email asking if “you would ever try rejection therapy” with a man and a thumbs down on a seesaw.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thirty years ago you’d have been completely unable to convince me that Disney would be promoting Oasis. But here we are.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Someone has organised the channel list alphabetically on the hotel TV and it’s every kind of wrong.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Take a look at some of the incredible authors (and me!) on this. If you're in the North-West, you need to get your finger out and head over to Preston. Hell, if you're down my way and you want a lift up on the Saturday, I'll bloody take you. For all the information you need head to the link below...

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The cats have switched sides for food. They have never, ever done this. Always Kasper the black cat on the left in the red bowl and Sunny, the ginge, on the right in the blue. I am scared and confused.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

All four thrilling books in The Regulators are available on Kindle Unlimited, or yours to own from as little as 99p. mybook.to/TheRegulator...

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Don't forget, I'll be talking live to Alex Gerlis over on the UK Crime Book Club tonight about his latest thriller City of Traitors. Don't miss it! Link below.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Great night eclipse watching and meteor spotting. Didn’t manage to catch any meteors on cam but saw a fair few. Throw a United win into the mix & I bagged a rare airport on Sky Cards. Top evening.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I've used the below image as an ad over the summer & it's been doing well. However, it's now been accused of being "AI slop." Which is infuriating given that the whole point of packing my first book & taking a snap complete with my hairy knees was to be as transparent as possible that it wasn't AI.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Tomorrow at 7pm, it's me talking to @ajaychow.bsky.social about the brilliant Eden Falls. Finished reading it yesterday and I've loved every page, so I cannot wait to talk about the book tomorrow. Is an hour enough? I'm really not sure!!!

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

All right I’ll do this. Drop a like and I’ll hit up random.org to generate a number and answer the question. Cross platforming it and will answer the same, so if more answers than likes, that’s why. I’m not just hallucinating!

Image reads

1. What's your favorite part of writing?
2. What's the scariest thing you've ever written?
3. Do you usually write happy, sad, or other kinds of endings?
4. Who is your favorite author?
5. What's your favorite type of scene to write?
6. What's your favorite type of symbolism?
7. What's your least favorite part of writing?
8. Where do your ideas come from?
9. What're your favorite themes?
10. What's the most wholesome thing you've written?
11. Have you ever had writer's block?
12. Do you have a favorite character?
13. What drives you to write?
14. What's your favorite part of your current WIP?
15. Do you have a favorite of your writing projects?
16. Do you enjoy editing?
17. What's the saddest thing you've ever written?
18. Do you like long or short form writing better?
19. What's the hardest thing to write?
20. What song(s) inspire you to write?
21. Do you have a specific type of reader in mind when you write?
22. Is your prose more purple or beige?
23. Do you have any monsterous characters, metaphorically or literally?
24. What're your favorite books?
25. Do you usually write with specific themes in mind, or find them during writing?
One like,
One answer!
A Writer Ask Game!
Theodore Snapdragon
26. Does being a writer impact how you see the world?
27. What's the weirdest thing you've ever written? The shortest?
28. Would you say you love writing?
29. Is there a specific author you want to be like?
30. What's the most annoying task in writing?
31. What's your biggest grammar pet peeve?
32. Which of your characters do you find yourself thinking of the most?
33. Do you have other passions besides writing?
34. What's the most romantic thing you've ever written?
35. How do you establish setting in your writing?
36. Do you enjoy writing dialogue?
37. How much time do you spend inventing background lore for your writing?
38. What's the longest thing you've ever written?
39. Do you have a favorite genre to write in? And more…

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This Friday I'll be talking to @ajaychow.bsky.social about his latest novel, Eden Falls, described as 'A clever, timely and thrilling page turner' by Jo Callaghan & 'A first-rate thriller' by William Shaw. We'll talk the book, the dangers of AI & more. Join us at 7pm, Friday 31st July. Link below.

Poster for an author chat with Ajay Chowdhury, who will be talking to Ben Bruce on the Facebook group; UK Crime Book Club about his latest novel Eden Falls, Friday July 31st at 7pm.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Delighted to announce that I will be at Preston Crime Fiction Festival this September, talking about; "Building The Perfect Mystery" alongside @dvbishop.com and @davidbeckler.bsky.social with @lizmistry.bsky.social moderating. Can't wait to be there. Tickets available now at the link below.

Poster for Preston Crime Fiction Festival.

Text reads 25-27 September 2026

Sunday 27 September
Preston Masonic Hall
Ashlar House, Saul Street, PRI 2QU
Panel 1: The architect of the crime: building the perfect mystery
With Ben Bruce, D. V. Bishop, David Beckler and moderator Liz Mistry
10.00-10.55
Book signing: 10.55-11.15
Panel 2: The psychology of secrets
With Caroline England, Tim Sullivan, Andrew James Greig and moderator Caroline Maston
11.15-12.10
Book signing: 12.10-12.30
Break
12.10-13.10
Panel 3: The chronicles of time: writing the past vs writing the present
With Vaseem Khan, Anna Mazzola, Christie J.
Newport and moderator Guy Hale
Panel 4: The burden of proof: trauma, plausibility and honest mistruths With Lesley Kara, Simon McCleave, Liz Mistry and moderator lain Grant
13.15-14.10
Book signing: 14.10-14.30
14.30-15.25
Book signing: 15.25-15.45
15.45-16.40
Panel 5: Extra panel TBC!
Book signing: 16.40-17.00
The festival will draw to a close at 6.30 p.m.
Thank you so much for joining us!

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Three more reviews to hit 400. If you've read any of my books, pop some stars on it. There is nothing more useful to authors than ratings. That & telling a mate that you enjoyed it & they should read it too. Unless you hated it. In which case tell someone you don't like that they should read it.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

When you look down in the shower.

Plant description board. Text reads. Spotted Medick
Medicago arabica
Description
The clue is in the name- the leaves of Spotted Medio have dark spots and the flowers are yellow. The seeds are small and round in spirals with spines.
Medics belong to the Pea family and the flowers are pea-like but very small and in a cluster.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

What the hell is this monstrosity?

Picture of an ad for a bottle of 1664 Kronenbourg Rose. Yes, you heard me. Kronenbourg Rose. Text on ad reads 1664
KROMENBOURG
ROSE
THE PERFECT SUMMER DRINK
Served ice cold
£5.75

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Missed my chat on the UKCBC last week? Watch it in all it's glory on their YouTube channel here. @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/QSXx990...

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Three and a half hours till I'm live on the @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social talking about Parallel Execution. Best get myself into make up and get out the polyfilla. Link below!

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Join me & @sambrownley.bsky.social tomorrow night on the @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social at 7pm. I'll be talking about my latest book, The Regulators: Parallel Execution & no doubt other tenuous but hopefully amusing (to me anyway) things. Tomorrow Friday 3rd 7pm. fb.me/e/47fdvTPxs #CrimeFiction

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Sympathies and thoughts to all his loved ones and fans. Apart from that one guy.

Picture of a news headline with image of victor Willis. Text reads BREAKING
Village People frontman
Victor Willis dies aged 74
Culture • 12m ago

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

No point trying to push a book set in a heatwave in the middle of a heatwave... #Heatwave #IndieAuthor #CrimeFiction

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Sky VIP rewards freebies at Sainsbury’s coming up with the win today. Last pack as well.

Box of four Sainsbury’s Valencia orange ice lollies going in a freezer.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Last chance to get The Regulators FREE on Amazon... mybook.to/TheRegulatorsBenBruce

Image of two men holding guns on an orange smokey background in front of the Houses of Parliament. Text reads. The Regulators. Ben Bruce. Justice Above Law.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

There are other ways to remove a Prime Minister... #Starmer

Poster for The Regulators Dead Line by Ben Bruce. Tag line reads Justice Above Law. Three people stand in action poses on a red backdrop on which are the Houses of Parliament with a helicopter flying over head. Also reads available at Amazon in paperback and Ebook.

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

FREE THIS WEEKEND! As I'm chatting to Sam Brownley on the UKCBC tonight you can get the first book in the series free over on Kindle? Praise for The Regulators series: "Fresh... Original... Compelling." Alis Hawkins, author of A Bitter Remedy...