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 moreThu, 16:00: Out of office, on. Check. Holiday starts now, check. Easter break followed by #amwriting week… 🙂 Thu, 19:34: 5 of 5 stars to Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn https://t.co/lVxuf0Xh34 Thu, 19:45: A dark and nasty (but gripping) read:…
Continue readingGone Girl by Gillian Flynn Gillian Flynn probably describes this story best as “dark and nasty” at the end of the author interview that features at the end of the book. At it’s heart this is a really, really simple…
Continue readingWed, 19:32: Another 5* #review for #MrTumnal: “an exciting and clever book” http://t.co/VBADY1ALsT Need a book for #Easter? http://t.co/wfIhKET3Hd Wed, 19:59: Oxford: how could it not be the #inspiration for the university town of Wren Hoe and the #MrTumnal… https://t.co/uifB4bgW1M…
Continue readingAmanda walked the length of Broad Street with new eyes. She took in every detail; noticing shops and eateries she had not noticed before. […] How she got to and from work was unimportant and no matter how much she…
Continue readingTue, 16:19: I don’t like it that the wind is blowing this bus literally all over the road… #busstopstories Wed, 07:01: @CarolineVerdon You think I’m falling for that April Fools? #GooglePackman Wed, 07:06: Jeremy Clarkson tours Guardian HQ after joining…
Continue readingTue, 06:44: The problem with school holidays #1: the buses are not reassuringly late… Tue, 08:05: Think I might be tired of wall-to-wall #election2015 coverage already. 39 days to go… :- Wake me up when its all over. Tue, 09:47:…
Continue readingSun, 18:41: When the sequel is every bit as wonky as the book that came before it: https://t.co/ElrIg8rKLI #amwriting #MrTumnal2 Sun, 20:28: We don’t normally have lamb because it’s expensive but I don’t regret this Blue Texel roast from our……
Continue readingSat, 11:08: I don’t know why but I was really nervous about this #review coming in for #MrTumnal. I needn’t have… https://t.co/O54IIqEjmW Sat, 11:28: This is why I’m missing the concert tonight… Rugby and Rock Choir… https://t.co/mi7NGJGEos
Continue readingThu, 12:38: RT @paigeclarkson_: Puppy room at uni to relieve assignment stress #unilovin #wearebrookes @ Brookes Union https://t.co/N2HkzHAuu0
Continue readingWed, 16:16: Productive day at work, albeit abusing the needs of my to do list. Looking forward getting back to #MrTumnal2 tonight…. #amwriting Wed, 16:25: Me, at just about every social occasion ever! “I think about eating to give myself…
Continue readingThe Collectors by Philip Pullman When the existence of this new short story set in the His Dark Materials universe popped up on my social media feed, I bought it straight away! It’s the most gorgeously perfect little spin off…
Continue readingTue, 20:21: Have just entered #MrTumnal into the 2015 Cover Art competition at this year’s @indie_recon http://t.co/bWJuu5EJCQ #IndieReCon #IRC2015 Tue, 21:00: 3 of 5 stars to Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett https://t.co/DmO0pLroJA Tue, 21:06: Acquainting myself with the Discworld: #review…
Continue readingEqual Rites by Terry Pratchett There are apparently different ‘entry’ points to Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books, and in retrospect, I suspect that year’s ago when I read The Colour of Magic – it being the first – was probably the…
Continue readingMon, 16:28: So true! http://t.co/JOpe709RTA http://t.co/Nxr0x8Iepg Mon, 21:28: #MrTumnal picks up another 5* #review: http://t.co/OBi7LTWkzy a book to “keep you hooked right until the last page”! http://t.co/6t3H4mX6yR
Continue readingSun, 15:19: First lunch out-of-doors… 🙂 #SignsOfSpring #100HappyDays @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/ffVdN1h5pm Sun, 21:41: I’m going to my first #IndieAuthor conference at the #LBF2015 Indie Author Fringe Festival http://t.co/qBptJAF9x5 @indie_recon Sun, 22:50: Today, @EmmaEShepherd and, I mainly ate pretty looking…
Continue readingSat, 20:34: 5 of 5 stars to Truckers by Terry Pratchett https://t.co/wMo9qMf0JN Sat, 20:42: Coming to Sir Terry too late: #review of Truckers by #TerryPratchet http://t.co/K0ravyE5Dx #books #amreading Sun, 10:09: Considering joining @IndieAuthorALLi as my first professional assoc as an…
Continue readingTruckers: The First Book of the Nomes by Terry Pratchett When Terry Pratchett sadly died last week I felt terrible guilt that I had not fallen in love with his books in the way that so many people (and most…
Continue readingFri, 14:14: RT @OrkneyLibrary: Last Yap & Yarn of the season Monday night at 5pm. They are thinking of this for the mobile library as a new project htt… Fri, 17:22: Inauguration of Katharine Grainger as Chancellor and the official…
Continue readingWhen I woke up this morning I really thought that my luck was going to be out when it came to enjoying a second partial solar eclipse with a sky of leaden grey clouds. Emma had made me a box…
Continue readingFri, 11:20: Someone’s eating the sun! My second #SolarEclipse 🙂 #StargazingLive @BBCStargazing https://t.co/S4YryEP3Dl Fri, 11:55: Some very cool #SolarEclipse photos here: https://t.co/1ZzYmxuVpQ
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