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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How would you feel if you discovered you were the imaginary creation of your best friend?
Read moreWed, 14:50: RT @abingdonconcert: Exciting news! The playday soloist has received the music and is hard at work practising. http://t.co/aHYaRNZBBN http:… Wed, 18:21: Just cycled my second my second 8.5 mile in two days. I didn’t realise that I lived…
Continue readingMon, 16:12: Went for a walk in the rain and found Ivor The Engine! @ Chinnor &… https://t.co/PG7mz9jOwp Mon, 16:18: Meeting jefferyshelen77’s new cat, Archie. @ Chinnor & Princes Risborough… https://t.co/kPk1qpE4Nw Mon, 20:15: Just been moved & inspired by @JRhodesPianist…
Continue readingSun, 21:12: First roast of the new season… #AutumnIsComing https://t.co/cfcLIIKTJY Sun, 22:28: I’m going to make Hedgerow Jam! #foodforfree #foraging https://t.co/vkKhvOPaKM Sun, 22:49: RT @abingdonconcert: We have received the first entry in our inaugural composition competition. If you would like…
Continue readingSat, 14:39: And so the journey begins… 0 of 87 miles #ridgeway @ Ivinghoe Beacon https://t.co/fXngbvZY1x Sat, 18:27: Proof that having long legs puts you at a disadvantage when counting… https://t.co/3vUAVFOjqY Sat, 20:22: Found a copy of Shock Of The…
Continue readingFri, 14:23: Send email to 16 people, get 16 #OutOfOffice notifications in return. Well at least by the time they respond they’ll get my #OOO back… Fri, 15:40: What are you reading this bank holiday w/e? 28-31 August ALL profits…
Continue readingThu, 19:35: Compulsive but disturbing: #review of Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins http://t.co/AutTCUDOtF #books #amreading Fri, 08:22: So, so sleepy. I could do with a holiday… Oh wait, in a few hours time I do. All next week. 🙂 Fri,…
Continue readingCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games books are definitley compulsive, if deeply, deeply disturbing reading. I must be virtually alone in only having seen the first movie, and so I have been able to read this as book…
Continue readingWed, 22:03: 5 of 5 stars to Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins https://t.co/H6lmdNeCvZ Wed, 22:17: @UK2 Are you experiencing an OUTAGE? Both http://t.co/ZTmYCCClzP and http://t.co/0khMdvzY6a seem to be down at the moment? Please attend! Thu, 07:08: I don’t like it…
Continue readingTue, 17:26: Is it wrong to judge your walking speed not just by whether you beat the bus across town but how far you can get before Bat Out of Hell ends Tue, 22:38: Imagine you were reading only to…
Continue readingMon, 17:20: Doorway and porch straight out of #MrTumnal and Bevington House found… https://t.co/6CR4H4C8TJ Mon, 17:36: Simple but gorgeous 1950s(??) bungalow I’ve never noticed before… @… https://t.co/dCsupH1kPd Mon, 17:59: Simplicity at its best. #architecture https://t.co/AWqOGs6s5H Mon, 18:03: I just hope…
Continue readingSun, 13:05: Nothing quite like a bracing walk in the rain to refresh oneself… Sun, 15:55: RT @FrancescaHaig: And Book 3 is going to come easy, and I’ll write it like this. Right? RIGHT? http://t.co/VwPZNPaDAI Sun, 16:12: It was true…
Continue readingSat, 14:32: The most-expensive meal we’ve ever bought. T-bone steak from the field… https://t.co/Ob6QAtBF6w Sat, 14:48: RT @emma_obcs: The sun is shining in the #Forum for today’s #openday #obod2015 #yearatbrookes #wearebrookes http://t.co/znuoZKZOOQ Sat, 15:09: Table in a sunny garden, glass…
Continue readingFrom now until the end of September I am pledging to give 50% of the profits (and at least £1) from the sale of my book (eBook or paperback – whichever takes your fancy) anywhere in the world to help the National Autistic Society.
Continue readingFri, 16:06: Thrice round the wedding playlist has been the soundtrack to my #work week. God I love the eclecticity of it! 🙂 Fri, 16:09: Love it when, on random, Elvis original of Can’t Help Falling in Love segues into…
Continue readingThu, 14:01: If you’re not sure if that makes sense, just remember I’m not a nutter,… https://t.co/xeLnnOu10h Thu, 14:04: Three years ago today I was stood in Ódinn’s horse’s hoof print…… https://t.co/qVRRTiYMRc Thu, 16:32: Yesterday I was dressed for summer…
Continue readingWed, 18:02: I ticked off 8 out of 51 on this list! How Posh Was Your School? http://t.co/Z8mKwLF1Zf via @BuzzFeed Thu, 06:54: Our bus driver is particularly cheerful this morning. Whistling Nellie the Elephant, drumming percussion on the wheel. #whistlewhileyouwork
Continue readingTue, 14:00: Things you can do when alone in open plan office #1: crank up ipod volume #2: ridiculous, uncoordinated “dancing” whilst working. Oh, erm… Tue, 15:03: Moderate morning person! Are You A Morning Person Or A Night Person? http://t.co/hHxSfLBVXl…
Continue readingMon, 13:41: Very useful graph for book lending… https://t.co/3xmNRwQYou Mon, 16:38: The new @oxford_brookes Rain Pavilion is somewhat Tripod-esque in its… https://t.co/fX6gh2WYOc Mon, 21:21: 4 of 5 stars to May Queen Killers by Lorna Dounaeva https://t.co/yc0GBmU0l9 Mon, 21:38: Dark and…
Continue readingMay Queen Killers by Lorna Dounaeva With May Day celebrations and small village life, you might think that this was going to be a Midsummer Murders-esque cozy mystery, but a cozy mystery this is not. The village in question is…
Continue readingSun, 16:10: Find out why I’m giving 50% of proceeds from #MrTumnal to @autism_tweets http://t.co/qKeSQFu4xC #aspergers Pls RT http://t.co/l3KvLQLojG Sun, 20:53: Epic slimming world meal of Pastitsio! Enough to feed the five thousand… https://t.co/ykrlO9MwjR Sun, 20:55: Healthy colours on a…
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