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 moreA year ago, on the 8 January 2014, a friend at work, Eleanor pointed me in the direction of the #100HappyDays challenge. It seemed intriguing and I set myself on to it. 100 days later I completed the challenge but…
Continue readingI’ve never been one for making the big New Year’s Resolutions that are forgotten by the end of the first month (if not the first week) of the new year. But I do like to take stock and try to…
Continue readingI’ve never been one for making the big New Year’s Resolutions that are forgotten by the end of the first month (if not the first week) of the new year. But I do like to take stock and try to…
Continue readingBy the end of 2013 had smashed my personal reading challenge of 20 books by a whopping 195%, and so I vowed in the next year to read as many as that again. In terms of challenges though I erred…
Continue readingBy the end of 2013 had smashed my personal reading challenge of 20 books by a whopping 195%, and so I vowed in the next year to read as many as that again. In terms of challenges though I erred…
Continue readingTue, 20:27: #100HappyDays Day 352: The mornings might be very cold but they are very, very beautiful. #frosty… http://t.co/L8ZaCoh02m Tue, 20:57: #100HappyDays Day 352b: There’s nothing that says a Christmas evening than reading a good book with a… http://t.co/cRFCfY1um4 Tue,…
Continue readingThe Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell Not many books can be described as beautiful books, but this is one that is truly stunning. From the partly printed, partly transparent dust jacket revealing further cover art…
Continue readingThe Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell Not many books can be described as beautiful books, but this is one that is truly stunning. From the partly printed, partly transparent dust jacket revealing further cover art…
Continue readingMon, 16:56: #100HappyDays Day 351: The quiet day after Christmas to clean out the animals in the cold and frosty… http://t.co/yJHiFtw6GQ Mon, 18:49: 5 of 5 stars to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame https://t.co/crgMLte0OC Mon, 19:06: Tales…
Continue readingThe Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame This is a classic book that has, on more than one occasion this year, jumped off the bookshelf again and shouted re-read me! Once, was when a section of it was used…
Continue readingThe Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame This is a classic book that has, on more than one occasion this year, jumped off the bookshelf again and shouted re-read me! Once, was when a section of it was used…
Continue readingSun, 22:21: #100HappyDays Day 350: From Suffolk to Cambridgeshire… bracing sea air and frosty fen walks equals… http://t.co/bTvO9gFCga Mon, 11:20: Still available at 99p, grab yourself a #kindle copy of #MrTumnal before the price goes up in 2 days. http://t.co/ZqHM4QveTg…
Continue readingSat, 13:21: #100HappyDays Day 354: Getting reacquainted with a trumpet for the first time in about 25 years… not… http://t.co/1UehnO39pj Sat, 19:09: Love this! 🙂 http://t.co/GIxJAzhLAR http://t.co/hlF90u5ZtT
Continue readingFri, 22:37: #100HappyDays Day 353: Boxing Day aka Christmas Day Part 2… #1HappyYear http://t.co/dBIEZ6DuaQ Fri, 22:48: I’m expecting to see the Doctor and Clara in the churchyard opposite this weekend… #adventures… http://t.co/GtkHpx00xv Sat, 11:32: #MrTumnal, the story of a man…
Continue readingThu, 22:30: ##100HappyDays Day 352: Christmas Day! Possibly the best part of today was reading a whole #Paddington… http://t.co/x66tN8u7iG
Continue readingWed, 15:42: Just need 30,000 starlings to murmurate now… http://t.co/jCTm1jMH6t Wed, 20:27: Witnessed my first starling #murmuration this evening at #RSPB #Otmoor. Brilliant! https://t.co/SDlkB2qQri @Natures_Voice Wed, 20:38: #100HappyDays Day 351b: My first #murmuration of starlings. Simply, wow! #1HappyYear http://t.co/BSqXV1fAEY Wed,…
Continue readingTue, 16:15: #100HappyDays Day 350: I love this day every year when I put the final, over the top, decoration on… http://t.co/xA76wp0fT2 Tue, 22:16: I scored 3 out of 13 on the BBC Crazes of 2014 Quiz http://t.co/Fq3qbCFYQn Wed, 11:46:…
Continue readingMon, 12:25: Still stuck for a #holiday #read (either for yourself or a loved one), order #MrTumnal today and get it by Xmas Eve! http://t.co/puV53tSlcc Mon, 21:34: #100HappyDays Day 349: Christmas carols and raffle win, mulled wine and for mincepies(!!),…
Continue readingSun, 20:03: #100HappyDays Day 348: Jobs done in the morning, with a cold, grey, misty afternoon, perfect for… http://t.co/bTLPYQU0hP
Continue readingSat, 20:28: #100HappyDays Day 347: It’s looking a lot like Christmas… #cake #mincepies #1HappyYear http://t.co/sDoQN71Qtz Sun, 09:29: Time is complicated: why mornings still get darker after the winter solstice… http://t.co/clzdF8jqvt
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