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 moreSat, 12:46: @LanceShepherd3 Thanks for the follow. 🙂 Sat, 13:19: Railway tunnel graffiti in Bicester… @ Bicester North railway station https://t.co/xRGnKaMrTo Sat, 16:36: Find out why I’m giving 50% of proceeds from #MrTumnal to @autism_tweets http://t.co/qKeSQFctG4 … #aspergers Pls RT…
Continue readingFri, 15:20: Feel really connected to the characters in this 4.5*-rated magic realism #FREE today #Kindle http://t.co/6t3H4mFvah http://t.co/IXGYKKrCLu Fri, 16:06: Raaaaa!!!! @AmazonUK deliver my parcel 3 mins after I get on the bus why don’t you?!? #usefulnot Fri, 17:49: Which…
Continue readingAspergers syndrome is a condition on the autistic spectrum. People with Aspergers (or aspies) can find it harder to read the signals that most of us take for granted. This means they find it more difficult to communicate and interact…
Continue readingThu, 15:51: Think I might be Facebook and Twittered out for today… #Alevelresults #clearing Thu, 16:04: New rain pavilion being installed at @oxford_brookes… #wearebrookes @… https://t.co/auIHe4DdCS Thu, 16:21: Celebrating your #Alevelresults today? Want a book about a man who marries…
Continue readingThu, 08:38: Today I shall mostly be sitting on social media… #Alevelresults #Clearing
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Continue readingMon, 14:13: “walking into a library is like walking into a travel agency of the mind” @NaomiAllthenews on #OpenBook http://t.co/GPLunFW13n #whyweread Tue, 10:11: I got 9/14 on Can You Identify These Chocolate Bars Based On Their Inside?! http://t.co/r5U1ThwZ31
Continue readingSun, 16:47: Olympics! https://t.co/ACvRmAnbuw Sun, 18:06: The idea that became #MrTumnal is 9 today! Catch it #Free on #Kindle today to celebrate! http://t.co/pV6wdlFj31 #books #amreading Pls RT Sun, 18:23: Everyone has an idea of the ideal family. Not everyone’s become…
Continue readingSat, 18:26: #internationalcatday #scooter https://t.co/k4RZwwfGL7 Sat, 18:27: #internationalcatday #william https://t.co/U0PgTvhg6R Sat, 19:34: Zippy and Co. #chickennews #chickies https://t.co/QsfqDWhNZh Sat, 19:35: Zippy! #chickennews #chickies @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/bKXt1kAe8h Sat, 19:36: Feathers #chickennews #chickies #wallpaper @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/zc9DkvXk6N Sat, 20:21: 5…
Continue readingIf, nine years ago, you had told me that my second published book would be about a man who marries his imaginary friend then I think I would have laughed. If you had gone on to say that the idea…
Continue readingFri, 16:49: RT @DFB_storyhouse: Happy Friday! To spread that Friday feeling we’re giving away a signed copy of #Unbecoming. Tweet us to win!(UK only) h… Fri, 16:49: RT @DFB_storyhouse: The gorgeous Jenny Downham signing 1500 copies of #Unbecoming today! Coming…
Continue readingA Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon I almost only gave this book four stars down to the physical and audible queaziness that I felt whilst reading four pages exactly halfway through this book (I say reading, but it was…
Continue readingThu, 15:38: RT @abingdonconcert: Composition Competition! Abingdon Concert Band, in partnership with TradeWinds, are delighted to announce their… ht… Thu, 16:47: So I was foolish enough to accept the #gcc2015 #sinthewheel challenge and… https://t.co/VjFUoWDkKO Thu, 18:46: Possibly one of the…
Continue readingWed, 20:52: Me and Zippy at weigh in time. My girl weighs a whole 80g! #chickennews https://t.co/Nb2TPhKafS Wed, 20:59: See no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil. Poo in your hand, I will… https://t.co/o4EafNcUcY Wed, 21:04: Quizzical repose……
Continue readingTue, 14:53: With the help of my #Oxford @IndieAuthorsALLi meeting last night I’m… https://t.co/UDQxvzaQka Tue, 14:57: With the help of my #Oxford @IndieAuthorALLI meeting last night I’m really beating my #MrTumnal #blurb into shape https://t.co/UDQxvzaQka Tue, 17:45: That’s five fire…
Continue readingMon, 15:53: #timehop I’m sure every writer feels this sometimes https://t.co/Ns4lNVZtuh Mon, 15:55: #timehop Amazing where you can find solutions to your #amwriting problems! https://t.co/G9sic2wa07 Mon, 22:02: Osborne is selling off RBS to his friends in the City, with at…
Continue readingSat, 17:57: What an agreeable and simply marvellous place to have tea after a walk by… https://t.co/tp2GeniLyE Sat, 18:26: Yea for two @ Jane’s Teas! https://t.co/wtUXwAziAJ Sat, 18:42: An afternoon walk by the canal and a visit to the dinkiest,…
Continue readingFri, 14:22: What are you #amreading this #weekend? Want a book about an alternative life in an alternative #Oxford? http://t.co/3twcgBipq8 #MrTumnal Fri, 16:07: #Oxford is always beautiful, but I think I much prefer it at 7.30 on the morning! #weareoxford…
Continue readingWhen you have been neglecting your work in progress, one of the good things about writing draft one in longhand and being a bit late in the typing of it up, is that getting up to date with the typed…
Continue readingThu, 15:01: 5 of 5 stars to The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge https://t.co/tpgolp04FV Thu, 15:09: A dark and mysterious thriller: #review of The Lie Tree by @FrancesHardinge http://t.co/iFvEcl5HJ6 #books #amreading Fri, 09:08: LIVE on #Periscope: It’s Friday! Unicycling in…
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