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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Read moreMy current wip is about halfway done, and it’s been that way for too long. Not that it’s been stalled through writers’ block or anything like that, but just through lack of time and too much other life going on….
Continue readingMon, 18:04: #1HappyYear Day 178: Variations on a theme: carving this years… https://t.co/5vPv5bfNDN Mon, 20:41: #halloween display… @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/9exsnXqUzA Mon, 21:13: #halloween wouldn’t be #halloween without a #blackcat on your… https://t.co/A4LYrRJWBw Mon, 22:08: RT @Lindsey_Chapman: What’s the book…
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Continue readingMeadowland: The Private Life of an English Field by John Lewis-Stempel This is essentially an autobiography of a meadow. In some ways I would have liked this story (for it is the story of a year in life of…) to…
Continue readingSun, 18:26: You mess with #trees at your peril. I am beginning to discover what happens when #TheTrees fight back… @Ali_Shaw Sun, 20:56: #1HappyYear Day 177: Taking Cecily to meet (hopefully) a new… https://t.co/tchydSTL1u Sun, 21:48: 4 of 5 stars…
Continue readingSat, 17:36: RT @Better_Reach: Got a few clocks in the house? Don’t forget to put them back tonight. https://t.co/r19usDqhvC Sat, 17:37: RT @Mat_at_Brookes: The Voice That Thunders. Can you see him? @littlevagaries @JBeachWriting @tygertale @lifeinleaves @jeremydequidt https:… Sat, 17:38: RT…
Continue readingFri, 19:41: RT @becky_lturner: Amazing fundraising by @Tesco Cardiff who went #pink for @tenovuscancer . Truly #supersupporters https://t.co/XiFo1sM4tR Fri, 19:55: RT @brookes_hums: Brookes alumna, @Ally_Nuttall, to present seminar about Alice in Wonderland at @StClaresOxford on Wed 2 Nov https://t.co/… Fri,…
Continue readingThu, 19:19: #blackcatday #bella #cats #catsofinstagram #catstagram @ Bicester Zoo https://t.co/u49eXIBNaM Thu, 19:20: Standing in #autumn leaves… @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/5AoEK24Qhp Thu, 19:22: Even a boring suburban street looks special in #autumn @ Southwold,… https://t.co/7Iu86N30H6 Thu, 19:43: This! Are you…
Continue readingWed, 20:10: #1HappyYear Day 173: Both the #GBBO final and @bbcspringwatch… https://t.co/57oNCiDJlq Thu, 13:03: Repost from 21stcenturyyokel using repostregramapp – From my book… https://t.co/ExbXTdeVe6 Thu, 13:10: I don’t understand anyone who doesn’t find #blackcats adorable?!? #BlackCatDay https://t.co/OCpTfaqL26 Thu, 13:11: RT…
Continue readingTue, 17:57: #1HappyYear Day 172: Love the fruits of #autumn. Just wondering if… https://t.co/tyFwkLm9HZ
Continue readingMon, 18:31: Until this year I had never read #WarAndPeace. That is no longer the case… 🙂 #IHaveNeverRead #LovetoRead https://t.co/yHqQXv8ev9 Mon, 20:00: 4 of 5 stars to Autumn by Melissa Harrison https://t.co/8L9Wfio06w Mon, 20:09: A book to read with the…
Continue readingAutumn: An Anthology for the Changing Seasons by Melissa Harrison (Editor) Autumn has always been my favourite season – even over and above that of Spring – the quality of the light, the temperature, and the smells of autumn make…
Continue readingSun, 17:27: #autumn red… @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/2Q81iyS2Qv Sun, 17:31: #1HappyYear Day 170: Went to visit Woody as a possible companion to… https://t.co/okUeGdJJOy Mon, 12:31: BBC News – Can autistic people be extroverts? https://t.co/MZuU6YXvut Mon, 12:38: This! #Autistic people may…
Continue readingSat, 20:04: #1HappyYear Day 169: Went on a murder mystery walk in and around… https://t.co/1sodMZ9jLa
Continue readingFri, 17:26: #1HappyYear Day 168: It might be small but it’s mine!… https://t.co/1t9SFUsO8U Fri, 18:44: RT @kovesi1: Job – Lecturer in Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes: https://t.co/BG9iIf6RTN @NaweWriters @UnivEnglish Fri, 18:46: RT @kovesi1: Brookes MA Creative Writing graduate Carly Schabowski’s…
Continue readingTue, 16:07: #1HappyYear Day 165: #autumn colour and #tripod-esque structures.… https://t.co/J2lOcF5zW3 Tue, 16:15: One of the things that really worked in #MrTumnal was that the four parts followed the four seasons… #amwriting (contd.) Tue, 16:16: I’ve realised that where I’ve…
Continue readingPeter Duck by Arthur Ransome When I originally read the Swallows and Amazons series it was not in chronological order so I am uncertain as to when I read this book. Being a Lowestoft boy (bred not born), I think…
Continue readingSun, 18:54: The @shepline/vnemma windmill monster! @ Burton Dassett Hills… https://t.co/5Dm93oXHrP Sun, 18:58: Kite weather. Must get a kite… @ Burton Dassett Hills Country Park https://t.co/YOOoGm6JYd Sun, 18:59: Beacon Hill #nofilter @ Burton Dassett Hills Country Park https://t.co/LiO0vu6AdQ Mon, 10:31:…
Continue readingSat, 14:12: #1HappyYear Day 162: #autumn colours #100HappyDays @ Southwold,… https://t.co/ERvzEGXF6j Sat, 16:47: I have never been so drained of energy as I have by #TheSalivaryGlandDiet Sat, 17:14: Being looked after by my girl… #Bella #cats @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/zjVSY3yoDp
Continue readingThu, 19:19: RT @sophieinspace: 10 yo chuffed to bits with signed book & charm bracelet won in @MHarrison13‘s writing competition. TY so much! x https:/… Thu, 19:20: RT @BBCSpringwatch: Guess who we’re jumping about in leaf piles with this autumn….?…
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