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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Continue readingWed, 21:18: 4 of 5 stars to Strandline /C by Tamsin Showbrook https://t.co/8xyy4p7y2Z Wed, 21:27: Review of Strandline /C by @TShowbrook http://t.co/Yn35lrIMYD #books #Indie #amreading #reviews Wed, 21:46: #100HappyDays Day 344: I’ve always liked the process of #typesetting but it…
Continue readingStrandline /C by Tamsin Showbrook My interest in the original Strandline book was in its premise of there being different peoples and races that live unseen from ‘our world’ amongst us but on the edges of our society, on the…
Continue readingStrandline /C by Tamsin Showbrook My interest in the original Strandline book was in its premise of there being different peoples and races that live unseen from ‘our world’ amongst us but on the edges of our society, on the…
Continue readingTue, 17:26: I just bought: ‘The Boy In Winter’s Grasp’ by John Scotcher Reply w/ #AmazonBasket for a free sample via @KindleUK http://t.co/2CB5euW0Tz Tue, 21:35: Look what Santa brought me!! 🙂 http://t.co/5YMTK2MM3p Tue, 21:41: Look what Santa brought me! 🙂…
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Continue readingFri, 22:01: #100HappyDays Day 339: Friday evening after work in December browsing the Oxford Christmas Market and… http://t.co/6svvQ3FGaS Fri, 22:06: @becky_lturner Your old school has a new website! You likey likey? Fri, 22:15: Emma’s favorite cake for her birthday tomorrow….
Continue readingThu, 18:43: #100HappyDays Day 338: Another bus journey; another day when #amreading time gives way to #amwriting… http://t.co/whbvAgwk4n Thu, 23:01: #100HappyDays Day 338b: First solo night drive to band in over a year as I was supplanted by a drum……
Continue readingWed, 16:08: @Stagecoach_Ox What’s the status of the 1559 S5 from Brookes to Bicester? Wed, 17:25: @Stagecoach_Ox where’s the Twitter person today? #socialmedia #fail Wed, 22:13: #100HappyDays Day 337: Writing Christmas cards. I do miss not sending the letter I…
Continue readingTue, 14:49: RT @abingdonconcert: Coming our Yuletide Celebration #concert on Saturday? Nearby parking available at Carswell School in Conduit Road http… Tue, 14:49: RT @abingdonconcert: This Saturday! St Michael and All Angels’ Church Abingdon… a time for you to celebrate…
Continue readingMon, 18:35: #100HappyDays Day 335: I love how cats always find some way to surprise you with where they tuck… http://t.co/vLS3DMLdpV Mon, 21:46: When the characters keep talking http://t.co/8XmMfWcsza #creativity #inspiration #MrTumnal #amwriting Tue, 09:53: #100HappyDays Day 336: It’s official,…
Continue readingA week and a half on and its weird to think that all around the world there are people reading Mr Tumnal. A year ago the story was resting before I embarked on the editing, but that didn’t stop the…
Continue readingA week and a half on and its weird to think that all around the world there are people reading Mr Tumnal. A year ago the story was resting before I embarked on the editing, but that didn’t stop the…
Continue readingSun, 17:20: #100HappyDays Day 334: Christmas hasn’t properly begun until you’ve frozen your roasting chestnuts off… http://t.co/EnPjVO7B70 Sun, 17:30: The comfort of a good hearth rug… http://t.co/ixvApRkgsY Sun, 17:42: Cozying up to the Christmas tree… 🙂 http://t.co/jXYFovaZLZ Sun, 18:06: My…
Continue readingSat, 17:42: Save 10% on the paperback version of #MrTumnal at the moment: http://t.co/puV53tSlcc You could be reading it by your own fire on Monday. 🙂 Sat, 17:43: Or buy the paperback today, and get the ebook for just 99p,…
Continue readingFri, 16:17: Detail. From the world beneath… http://t.co/VeeXYKyIR1 Fri, 16:22: #100HappyDays Day 332b: Team Marketing lunchtime walk… #1HappyYear http://t.co/d4kNoq95kZ Sat, 11:42: Joined the queue at the post office. Wish me luck…
Continue readingThu, 23:06: I’m concerned. I’m never normally this together at this point before a concert… #flute #band #personalbest Fri, 08:28: #100HappyDays Day 332: The details. I don’t know if this is a basement or part of the tunnel system… http://t.co/k78c5xHcXn
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