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 moreTue, 12:12: My #Wordcloud of twitter: a lot of #Happy, #books, #reading, and #MrTumnal http://t.co/oXZyTlJgJN Tue, 19:43: Look at the colours in that! #slimmingworld #synfree https://t.co/0kcnc8vflu Wed, 08:15: RT @EastLondonGroup: Thanks for following the ELG @paragonparts Here’s Dunwich by Walter…
Continue readingMon, 14:33: Anyone want to audition to produce the #audiobook version of #MrTumnal? https://t.co/brfU1YdyPS @acx_com Mon, 20:04: @peekaywrites I don’t think I can watch… #UniversityChallenge @Oxford_brookes Mon, 21:36: It sounds like the rain is biblical out there tonight! #letushibernate Mon,…
Continue readingSun, 12:17: One of the small, rubber feat on my MacBook Pro seems desperate t escape. 2 days ago it eloped to the bottom of my shoe… (contd.) Sun, 12:19: Yesterday it vanished beyond trace only to be discovered damp…
Continue readingA Song for Ella Grey by David Almond Ever since I first read David Almond’s Skellig I have been a fan of his writing, and loved every one of his books, and this is no exception. A Song for Ella…
Continue readingSat, 15:35: Snow and dnowdrop: the big freeze of 2010 http://t.co/W8zgUnQckN http://t.co/PIQ7tyZHcJ Sat, 18:36: “Nothin’ but mutton to eat” #somethingnew #somethingdifferent http://t.co/WUKk8zYXhR Sat, 20:34: Mutton: a bit like lamb but deeper, darker, and denser… 🙂 #somethingnew #somethingdifferent http://t.co/Hu3UITk80v
Continue readingFri, 15:25: New 5* #review for #MrTumnal http://t.co/yWSVUC6b8i – makes a long “journey much more enjoyable & quicker” with “hints of Diana Wynne Jones” Fri, 16:28: New book by one of my favourite contemporary authors. David Almond books are ones…
Continue readingThu, 15:01: And today’s Google Doodle is sponsored by shepline… 🙂 http://t.co/n37QkolZn5 Thu, 18:00: 3 of 5 stars to Nolander by Becca Mills https://t.co/o77gZ156bA Fri, 08:15: Morning exercise… missed bus, walked fast to next stop, discovered extra express bus, raced…
Continue readingNolander (Emanations 1) by Becca Mills This is a book with a very interesting premise that somehow fails to deliver. I absolutely loved the use that Beth makes of 35mm photography and developing her own black and white prints, and…
Continue readingThu, 09:20: I think another meetup with @jbookguy (and maybe @jcwebdes) is in order… http://t.co/irI8uvPCj0 http://t.co/7BsgkrEzUY Thu, 09:21: #TheArchers #geek 🙂 http://t.co/36Ekwj6AyG http://t.co/cPnBXEGXPa
Continue readingTue, 19:21: #TheArchers is definitely building up to David deciding that he’s not leaving Ambridge… @timbentinck @BBCTheArchers Tue, 20:50: Possibly the weirdest thing I’ve ever cooked but who says you can’t enjoy the #PancakeDay whilst being… http://t.co/j5NELRfz6N
Continue readingMon, 14:39: RT @bicestertag: ThankU @TonyBaldry for agreeing with us that “#Bicester Town” railway station should not be renamed: http://t.co/8qYmC61Hw… Mon, 20:34: Not an original thought, but #Bicester should soon be going into record books for being 2 towns, a…
Continue readingSun, 18:27: Saw a girl in the @blackwelloxford coffee shop yesterday writing in one book, referring to another. Really hope she was working on a novel Mon, 08:21: UK voters are being sold a lie. There is no need to…
Continue readingSat, 20:52: Love wandering through Oxford’s Pitt Rivers museum with no plan just waiting for something to catch my… http://t.co/qcT8g0BwGP
Continue readingFri, 16:28: The satisfaction of having a bar of galaxy chocolate untouched in my bag for 2 weeks now… 🙂 #willpower #securitychocolate Fri, 18:41: Composed on the bus: a #poem about how folk engage with social media but are yet…
Continue readingDisengagement (of the modern world) Scroll down Swipe left Swipe right. Scroll down and back. Missed announcement, Not even a like, or a comment. Friends’ news? Did you really, even read it? Scroll down wry smile if we’re lucky. Most…
Continue readingFri, 10:29: “Great book, easy to read, hard to put down” New 5-star #review for #MrTumnal http://t.co/LVt6RuaiO2 What’s your #Weekendreads going to be?
Continue readingWed, 13:56: @Brookes_is_150 On my next birthday I will be exactly 108 years younger than @oxford_brookes! #Brookes150 #HappyBirthdayToMe Wed, 14:42: Just why is there a banana in the freezer at #work? #weirdthings http://t.co/yCKYg5eC86 Wed, 15:22: RT @Ally_Nuttall: I love myth…
Continue readingTwo days ago I wrote this post about how new stories are emerging in my mind, and how I now had an unexpected sequel to Mr Tumnal. This morning whilst walking to work across the quad of Oxford’s Bodleian Library…
Continue readingTue, 18:48: ‘she drew me for her Valentine’: what was the meaning of love in 18th century England? http://t.co/CuZjQaT3ak via @JBHist Tue, 19:06: 4 of 5 stars to Gullstruck Island by Frances Hardinge https://t.co/tl5tPt1VTD Tue, 19:12: A Big Book of…
Continue readingGullstruck Island by Frances Hardinge My people knew all this once, but then we made up a story about it and forgot everything but the story. And that is how legends are born. That is, legends, and misunderstandings… Gullstruck Island…
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