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, 12:28: …and we’re gone again… #internet #yoyo #frustrating Fri, 15:57: Are there otters in the Cherwell. Think I’ve just seen an otter! 🙂 Fri, 16:36: First of today’s targets achieved. Next stop, my PB, then 25k… milla_bell @Robyn_TeaV @kirstymcholl……
Continue readingThu, 15:35: Hunting any animal for “sport” is cruel, barbaric, and wrong. https://t.co/TjHApdBQ4m Thu, 21:26: Post-hospital chase across Oxfordshire for an agreeable pub still serving food… https://t.co/F7bs8ABAWp Fri, 08:13: 6180 #steps before 8. @Milla_Bell @RobynTeaV @kirstymcholl we can do this…
Continue readingWed, 18:20: Proof that I’m a #penaholic. Realised too late that I’d lost my pen on bus, so walked to next stop, got on bus, retrieved pen, got off again Wed, 19:04: Nice try, @George_Osborne but I think you need…
Continue readingTue, 22:12: Ooh, @BBCSport have listened to viewers and ditched the woeful #Wimbledon2Day format.. 🙂 Wed, 09:37: Journey into the neverending office… https://t.co/OmeiuCInOV
Continue readingMon, 18:20: There’s a new series of #Lewis then… https://t.co/HJIcOwJWCT Mon, 23:06: 5 of 5 stars to Mr Mac and Me by Esther Freud https://t.co/iZHn6DDDUU Mon, 23:17: How can the @Stagecoach_Ox S5 buses be so good during the day &…
Continue readingMon, 11:05: Preparing myself for the #inaugural #Oxford @IndieAuthorALLI meetup this evening at the @albionbeatnik…
Continue readingSat, 15:31: Just following instructions… 🙂 #AliceDay https://t.co/SPsyire0F7 Sat, 15:37: You can’t go to a school fête without buying a cake, or an indie bookstore without buying a book, can… https://t.co/kBddSpYZ5N Sat, 16:17: Summer lunch in the garden. Vietnamese salad,…
Continue readingFri, 15:45: Office orchids looking blooming gorgeous! https://t.co/eZ6DJLzMlh Fri, 19:37: Possitively chilly tonight. Only 26.6 degrees at 7.30pm… #notquitesosticky #heatwave
Continue readingFri, 11:13: What is it with me and pouring coffee down myself today?!?
Continue readingWed, 16:16: It’s 35 degrees on this bus… Wed, 16:33: @backblaze if I buy a WD MyCloud hard drive does the drive continue to backup to you even the laptop is as away/off? Wed, 21:33: 21:21, still light, and still…
Continue readingTue, 15:58: It’s too hot for catching buses… #goingtodie. #summer https://t.co/sLyH6PCoDn Tue, 16:53: Wilting… #toohotforbuses #summer Wed, 06:54: Observing commuters queuing up for their buses in the freshness of the morning is like seeing people with expectation of the wilting…
Continue readingTue, 08:46: 6000 #steps, not before breakfast but before work. Not bad… #gcc2015
Continue readingSun, 15:58: Does this mean that @abingdonconcert band have finally made it. You know, like a proper #band? @… https://t.co/0NVMsmEWxD Sun, 16:14: Posterage! When @abingdonconcert band play the Cornerstone, Didcot @ Cornerstone https://t.co/H0XkpQga6n Sun, 17:10: I’ve never played in a…
Continue readingFri, 12:32: I scored 4 out of 7 on the BBC 7 days 7 questions Quiz http://t.co/PH4ZRZfavI Fri, 15:27: RT @L_Macdougall: Last bit of exciting news this week: welcoming fabulous historical fiction writer @HelenDann3 to the fold @TiborJones The…
Continue readingWed, 14:08: Just heard a shout out for the @abingdonconcert band piece on BBC Oxford this afternoon… http://t.co/1a3XigkMRt Wed, 20:06: 3 of 5 stars to Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke https://t.co/wCra5AAuCR Wed, 20:28: For anyone who missed…
Continue readingJonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke I like this book, but it is not a page turner. It reads like a Dickensian, Victorian drama, but Dickens it is not. I feel bad for not loving this book from…
Continue readingMon, 21:42: #TheMenagerie at #BicesterZoo seems to have gained three eggs… Mon, 22:22: Suffolk Stories: he inspiration of the old church http://t.co/DO1pcPzMJp #Covehihe #seaside #stories #Suffolk #walks #writing
Continue readingSun, 15:03: I will always be a coastal boy at heart… https://t.co/RKgXbzPVZa
Continue readingSat, 15:42: Inspired by #Suffolk houses I’m going to make a stand for Island Whale 1 and display her in the window. https://t.co/psYji9wUti
Continue readingFri, 23:11: Every. Single. Morning. At 4.30am Mr and Mrs Crow would come knocking on the bathroom window for… https://t.co/xp8LpSNcRI Fri, 23:35: Sound of the sucking sea on the sea shore… https://t.co/1LVrKcVW90
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