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 moreFri, 16:30: If the worst happens and we #Brexit what happens during intervening years when we are still #eu members but in the process of leaving? Fri, 19:28: In January it seemed ages away, but our #StonehengeTrek is less than…
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Continue readingThu, 21:04: #1HappyYear Day 118: My birthday present from Emma has arrived. A… https://t.co/RLfBlwCvvR Thu, 21:51: RT @emmareynard: Drawing at home in the studio. #night theme https://t.co/lCoErIuXDX Fri, 07:00: @OxfordshireCC Why are you allowing @bicestervillage to #desecrate site of nesting…
Continue readingWed, 19:57: #1HappyYear Day 117: In the audience for #Springwatch Unsprung! :-)… https://t.co/uINlR3sfqW Wed, 20:00: RT @becky_lturner: Our @Sing_with_Us Barry choir are getting ready for the @FAWales send off dinner @tenovuscancer #TogetherStronger https:… Wed, 21:47: RT @juleslhoward: Oh oh oh,…
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Continue readingMon, 22:31: 5 of 5 stars to Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham https://t.co/2Qg1ltJUSD Mon, 22:36: My Family and Other Animals for a new generation: #review of @ChrisGPackham‘s Fingers in a #SparkleJar https://t.co/27vQjqVlnS #amreading Mon, 23:03: RT @ChrisGPackham:…
Continue readingFingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir by Chris Packham This is a stunningly written memoir from one of the finest wildlife presenters and naturalists working today. This is a book that flits forwards and back through memory, mixing encounters…
Continue readingMon, 16:36: The curse of the archivist #hoarder #sparklejar @ChrisGPackham @… https://t.co/g4ywmqzEfs Mon, 19:54: Last Rose of Summer looking good! 🙂 @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/C0VPYFogpw
Continue readingFri, 19:21: Properly in the wild. @ChrisGPackham‘s #sparklejarbook in the… https://t.co/eSRs8IfXGP Fri, 19:26: RT @BBCSpringwatch: LIVE on #Periscope: The Young Uns perform ‘Lapwings’ at RSPB Minsmere #Unsprung l https://t.co/FRP4Ru5foR Fri, 19:28: RT @ChrisGPackham: Sitting in for Jarvis this Sunday- expect…
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Continue readingFamily, Friendships, Landscapes: Rex Whistler: Inspiration by Hugh Cecil This small book is an amuse-bouche to Hugh and Mirabel Cecil’s 2012 book, In Search of Rex Whistler, the publication of which coincided with a fantastic exhibition at the Salisbury Museum…
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Continue readingMon, 09:24: I just signed this petition.Save Bicester Communal Sports Ground. (Oxford Road site) https://t.co/7NSBin6KCi via @ipetitions Mon, 16:45: The first thing you notice about @ChrisGPackham‘s #FingersinaSparkleJar is that it’s written in the third person… #memoir #amreading Mon, 17:02: Unforgivable….
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