T E Shepherd is an author/illustrator. He writes magic realism set in our, or closely-related, worlds. His debut novel, The End Of All Worlds, was released in 2012. His second novel, and the first in the Imaginary Friends trilogy, Mr Tumnal, was published in 2014. The second in the series, The Imaginary Wife, was published in 2018, and he's currently working on the final instalment, Forgotten Friends. He is also a landscape artist, and is currently working on a project with Erica Smith aka. the Bookshop Blogger to illustrate his way round the country to produce The Booklover's Guide to Bookshops. You can find out about upcoming releases by following on Twitter, liking on Facebook, or by joining the mailing list.
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How would you feel if you discovered you were the imaginary creation of your best friend?
Read moreSo the season four finale of Sherlock was last night – don’t worry no spoilers here. As to what I made of it? Well, what can I say? On the whole, I enjoyed it, it was a good romp. But…
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#1HappyYear Day 354b: Its not often that we finish the Sunday roast in time to have a sit down and read and listen to music before watching something on tele (in this case #Sherlock) #100HappyDays
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#1HappyYear Day 354: A hibernatory kind of day… #Nellie #cats #catsofinstagram #catsagram #100HappyDays
Continue readingSunday. I woke up leisurely to the steady patter of endless rain outside the window, and plumped up my pillows and finished reading Winter Magic (see my enthusiastic review) before getting up for an even more leisurely breakfast. We had…
Continue readingWinter Magic curated by Abi Elphinstone Stories by Abi Elphinstone, Amy Alward, Emma Carroll, Berlie Doherty, Jamila Gavin, Michelle Harrison, Michelle Magorian, Geraldine McCaughrean, Lauren St John, Piers Torday, and Katherine Woodfine. By their very nature, collections of short stories…
Continue readingHad one of those weird thoughts this evenings about what will happen to all my most-treasured posessions after I’m (and Emma) are gone. The thoughts centred around the assumption that by the time I get old, my books will have…
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How did I not know about this exhibition? Repost from @illustrationhq using @RepostRegramApp – You’ve not got long left to come and see our major retrospective of the work of Edward Ardizzone (closing 22 January)! That’s why we’re holding a…
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#1HappyYear Day 353: Love our indie bike shop as I consider tweaking my daily commute with a work #cyclescheme and a #foldingbike… ???????? #100HappyDays
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#1HappyYear Day 352 (belated): Arriving home whilst it’s still (kind of) daylight… #100HappyDays
Continue readingI love our little independent shops in Bicester. Well, most of them. I’ve already spoken about how I (sadly) don’t feel the love for Cole’s Books in the way that I feel I should for an independent bookshop. Our little…
Continue readingFriday 13th. We’re now on day thirteen of 2017, and two working weeks in, and I have managed to wake up every morning so far with my alarm only to fail to get up as I should and instead getting…
Continue readingSo Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn said some things to today that have confused me. He’s come out and said that Britain doesn’t necessary need free movement of workers and access to the single market. He’s also said that there should…
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#1HappyYear Day 349: I love my wife! Think I may have found a solution to @vnemma’s #chocoholicism…! ????❤ #100HappyDays
Continue readingSunday. With no work to get up for (myself), or as yesterday (for Emma), I actually got to sleep through to whenever nature decided was my time to wake. Thinking about it, despite the three weeks off I had, this…
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#1HappyYear Day 347: Blini is our shyest cat. Between floor fitters and visiting dogs we didn’t see much over Christmas but since the decorations came down she’s taken to this basket in the lounge… 🙂 #100HappyDays
Continue readingI’ve never been homeless and I do not pretend to know what that must feel and be like. Each morning though, on the way to work, as I walk across the city from one bus to the next, I see…
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#1HappyYear Day 346: Beautiful books through a beautiful shop window. I ❤️ discovering new books to add to my wish list. Worth noting I managed to not buy any today! #theshock #amreading #100HappyDays
Continue readingAlice is a poorly bird. And there’s often not you can do with a poorly chicken, so today Emma took her off to the vets sure that she would be coming home with an empty basket. We don’t don’t really…
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#1HappyYear Day 345: William has rather taken to tucking himself up on the piano stool, just like Tess did all those years ago… #100HappyDays
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#1HappyYear Day 344: With a little help from your friends… #music and @abingdonconcert can get me through the next seven driving-free months #100HappyDays
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