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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Continue readingSwallows & Amazons has always been, and has remained, one of my favourite books through my life. Maybe its because it was the first full-length novel that I read on my own (I still remember my Mum’s disappointment when she…
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Continue readingAfter a weekend in which Emma and I completed another 12 mile training walk I’ve used up a couple of last days of annual leave to make a nice 4 day weekend, and some genuine me time to get back…
Continue readingMon, 16:45: Thirty thousand words of novel… #wip #amwriting #halfofabook… https://t.co/fv0QWnkFPq Mon, 16:50: #1HappyYear Day 191: Part 2 of #MrTumnal‘s sequel is complete, that… https://t.co/RxJTt3KgrC Mon, 17:15: The first page is always the hardest. Doesn’t matter if it’s the… https://t.co/2H4gZ6ixM5…
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Continue readingSat, 20:38: RT @MHarrison13: @shepline Pepper is Tabitha, and yes I’m sure she knows. Sat, 21:51: #1HappyYear Day 189: 11.4 mile walk from Chinnor to Nuffield along… https://t.co/5qHlej7STy Sat, 23:02: In just 3 week’s time I will hopefully have completed…
Continue readingFri, 16:21: #1HappyYear Day 188: One last lunch with @robynteav. She may have… https://t.co/jaPHFFkQUM Fri, 16:27: Gonna miss this mug… @ Oxford Brookes University https://t.co/dATKOQ1EMT Fri, 19:51: 5 of 5 stars to The Other Alice by Michelle Harrison https://t.co/O1zup67caK Fri,…
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