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 readingThu, 21:32: You’re having a velociraptor! There *is* a lovely tune behind there… https://t.co/eDMM4xvARx Thu, 21:35: Ah, that’s more like it… #jurassicpark @ Dunmore Pre-School https://t.co/XJfKAO1TVy Fri, 06:47: With thanks to @abingdonconcert band #rehearsal last night I now have the…
Continue readingWed, 17:42: My #work keyboard broke today & so I’ve been using non-ergonomic one. Now my fingers really ache. Clearly these things do make a difference. Wed, 22:08: Third night in a row he’s been tucked up like this, I…
Continue readingSun, 14:33: Definitely a hibernating kind of day, I’m tucked up where I would… https://t.co/asfYgoo6Rg Sun, 16:19: Can’t believe I’ve never actually *read* Alice Through the Looking… https://t.co/oV71HCn4zj Sun, 16:58: The End of Christmas. #lastslice @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/sM3Ppx6RAQ Sun,…
Continue readingAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Hard as it might be to believe, but I don’t think I have ever read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland before. It is one of those books and those…
Continue readingFri, 16:43: Check out My Year in Books on Goodreads! https://t.co/3E0BulWSnN via @goodreads Fri, 16:50: My new sounds: BBC GQT: Robyn Furtado asks do plants like tea? https://t.co/MWSXZtMaNF on #SoundCloud Fri, 17:23: Bella on the hearth rug. #newyear @ Southwold,…
Continue readingThu, 17:30: Look! We found a niece in our Santa sack! https://t.co/pffTUJQbZ2 Thu, 20:20: This year’s #Christmas #bookhaul… 🙂 @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/Chjb8RtYKm Thu, 20:37: On the closing day of 2015: #reviewoftheyear https://t.co/wDjzrktiFk #books #reviews #amreading https://t.co/fJ2nQMK1kG Fri, 00:16: Happy…
Continue readingThis was my second full year of getting the bus to work and reading lots, and lots – another 45 books in all. That said, I also did a 100-day walking challenge with work during the summer which shortened my…
Continue readingWed, 20:19: Look who I’ve seen flying through the sky! @ St Neots https://t.co/SWoNb7hMdj Wed, 20:22: #FatherChristmas pictured flying through the sky at night… @ St Neots https://t.co/5tH6BQiiHj Thu, 11:55: Most obscure Christmas present? Had this wrapped up on its…
Continue readingTue, 18:01: Christmas is over. There’s been a murder… @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/PBQnFRlWkU Tue, 18:03: Always a poignant moment. This year especially, after I read about… https://t.co/E6DyGCEUVc Tue, 20:48: @Milla_Bell Hope you’re having a most excellent Christmas! 🙂
Continue readingMon, 18:07: 5 of 5 stars to Old Pakefield and Kirkley by Elizabeth Freeman https://t.co/HWne4f5uZQ Mon, 19:35: 14 Things You Should Know About Dating A Writer https://t.co/caxlfQdymC via @bustle Mon, 21:33: A glass of port at #Christmas with a whodunnit…
Continue readingOld Pakefield and Kirkley by Elizabeth Freeman and Jason Freeman I may have been born in the peaks of Derbyshire, but I spent my whole childhood growing up in the east coast town of Lowestoft, and in particular the former…
Continue readingSun, 11:02: Is #listening to Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats with @EmmaEShepherd. Fantastic!https://t.co/QPp7bSCPcc @BBCRadio4 Sun, 17:01: Writing with my new glass dipping pen from Münich. Thank you to… https://t.co/u3nQPuG0aC
Continue readingWed, 12:16: When dead sticks flower you know that Spring is not far away…… https://t.co/gzYy0MuyuP Wed, 15:47: Collecting The Bird for Christmas Day… @ White Pond Farm https://t.co/bUjjmlXFlG Wed, 21:25: I scored 5 out of 12 on the BBC 52…
Continue readingTue, 13:05: vnemma’s lovely, and hypnotic, birthday present from cazza4211 🙂 @… https://t.co/EGeJxotl0D Tue, 13:12: Black cats passing… @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/ldwOdjQLo2 Tue, 13:44: Announcing, the Shepherd Cake 2015! #Christmas #cake #christmascake @… https://t.co/xzlnk7klQk Tue, 14:05: #Christmas #baking #mincepies @…
Continue readingWed, 22:53: Great Christmas concert from @TowcesterStudio tonight! Weird seeing… https://t.co/mWul7a1oaW Wed, 22:59: Frosty the Snowman aka. Neil Brownless with @TowcesterStudio @ St… https://t.co/Ise06LPOuN Wed, 23:44: Good point, well made… :-/ https://t.co/xYD52So64T Wed, 23:45: RT @abingdonconcert: Were you in the…
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