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 readingMon, 18:26: Love the surprising turn that stories can take you when #amwriting. Alice? Is she good, or gone bad? #MrTumnal2 #sequel #ImaginaryWife Mon, 18:27: RT @samatlounge: The only thing that hasn’t died is the ‘publishing/ebooks/booksellers are dead’ articles. Yawn….
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Continue readingFri, 19:41: I scored 5 out of 7 on the BBC 7 days 7 questions Quiz https://t.co/NLDD8cLXcn Fri, 20:53: Just posted a photo https://t.co/6DzQqQ7exm Fri, 21:51: 5 of 5 stars to Day of the Vikings by J.F. Penn https://t.co/AYrKMhJYUa Fri,…
Continue readingDay of the Vikings by J.F. Penn It wasn’t until I started to read this novella that I realised it was the fifth part in J.F. Penn’s Arkane series. Not that this matters as it is a standalone story in…
Continue readingThu, 23:07: RT @nikkiwriter: Calling all YA writers: a great opp to get advice from a (lovely!) agent AND do some good in the world #winwin https://t.c… Thu, 23:08: RT @JuliaChurchill: I’m a children’s/YA agent & am offering a submission…
Continue readingWed, 16:02: RT @kirstylogan: I don’t – walk around in a daze most of the time! https://t.co/lcD9M9GShU Wed, 16:45: #1HappyYear Day 96: Moments of #colour and #brightness exist on even… https://t.co/5gtjWzz5JU Wed, 18:19: RT @mira_booksUK: As it’s #WorldAutismAwarenessDay, we’re highlighting…
Continue readingWed, 09:13: “there’s actually nothing wrong with us, we’re just different, and difference is not a crime” @ChrisGPackham https://t.co/YiPLy6h2Lh
Continue readingTue, 19:54: Just putting it out there: Summer is NOT over! We just had one rainy day after a week of gorgeous sun! Tue, 20:00: So just finished #amreading #Subject375. Question is do read @nikkiwriter‘s unreleased sequel next or @thecreativepenn‘s…
Continue readingThe Spider in the Corner of the Room (The Project, #1) by Nikki Owen I was recently fortunate enough to share a platform with Nikki Owen at the Hawkesbury Upton Literary Festival. As well reading from our books, we both…
Continue readingMon, 18:14: Getting genuinely scared by the girl-crone invention that I have discovered shut away in the cellar of the big house… #amwriting Mon, 20:14: @nikkiwriter Have reached the point where I find out significance of Subject 375. Or at…
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Continue readingWed, 19:03: #1HappyYear Day 89: @oxford_brookes People shortlisted marketing… https://t.co/DsfFcMbxLW Wed, 19:49: First dinner of summer in the garden tonight. Getting a little chilly now, but still nice… #Spring #100HappyDays Wed, 22:31: Why you should love doorways https://t.co/EYYy9ihciP #doorways #imaginedplaces…
Continue readingI love doorways. Always have. Based my A-Level art piece on doorways… I said I liked doorways, didn’t I? They always lead somewhere… Who would have thought there would be a lake on the other side of a doorway in…
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