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 moreMon, 19:41: Only two eggs left in the store… 🙁 #1SadDay http://t.co/oBeqQyr1h2 Mon, 21:53: The Seeds of a Story http://t.co/WfjAkPJsqC #MrTumnal #2DaysToPublication Tue, 11:10: Ggrr… to people who over-hyphenate. It’s coordinator not co-ordinator… @becky_lturner probably knows what I’m doing at…
Continue readingStories can come to the writer through deep consideration or through random chance. Mr Tumnal came to existence from the latter. As the acknowledgements in the front of the first edition, to be be published in just over two days time,…
Continue readingStories can come to the writer through deep consideration or through random chance. Mr Tumnal came to existence from the latter. As the acknowledgements in the front of the first edition, to be be published in just over two days time,…
Continue readingSun, 15:47: #100HappyDays Day 320: Hearing Emma perform for the first time with her Rock Choir at the Oxford… http://t.co/FyKTsy33Dj Sun, 16:19: Droplets of water from Autumn berries. http://t.co/gVlX83bWDw Sun, 16:24: Returning to the scene of the crime… B**st**d! http://t.co/iDTlCh6zl1…
Continue readingSat, 17:54: #100HappyDays Day 319: Have you ever looked up from the street and considered the rooftops more… http://t.co/ZsapwDajvU Sat, 19:24: Was it really 7 years ago that I climbed up Dynas Emrys and took this picture on my first…
Continue readingFri, 21:44: #100HappyDays Day 318: Catching up with the last episode of Our Zoo. I’ve loved that little series so… http://t.co/FDtMjuURTb Fri, 22:20: #100HappyDays Day 318b: Testing out the new rug. I see that it meets with with approval. #1HappyYear…
Continue readingThu, 16:19: @Stagecoach_Ox What’s with the traffic around the JR. Do you know how the S5 I’m on I’d going to get to Bicester? Thu, 22:50: #100HappyDays Day 317: Christmas is unashamedly on the way. It’s stir-up Sunday in a…
Continue readingWed, 19:18: #100HappyDays Day 316: Shopping for a new rig for the new look lounge, and pottering about putting the… http://t.co/3rPi2ULKeI
Continue readingSo, I’m back to work tomorrow after a nice, if tiring, seven days off. Tiring maybe, but its been a good mid-term break between Summer and Christmas. And productive too! Emma and I are now living in a transformed house,…
Continue readingSo, I’m back to work tomorrow after a nice, if tiring, seven days off. Tiring maybe, but its been a good mid-term break between Summer and Christmas. And productive too! Emma and I are now living in a transformed house,…
Continue readingTue, 20:41: I’m enchanted with @kdbrundell‘s The #Rooftoppers. I don’t want the magic tho end… Tue, 21:25: Further to hearing on @BBCFrontRow about @marcussedgwick‘s Costa shortlist for #GhostsofHeaven I’m going to have to add it to my TBR pile. Tue,…
Continue readingMon, 20:28: #100HappyDays Day 314: Grumpy he may have been but Mr Floorfitter did do a good job. Now, just the… http://t.co/6eFotbESVK Mon, 20:40: Emma enjoying the cleanliness of a new floor! No, she’s not dead… http://t.co/Ak9EHLb01Q Tue, 10:27: I…
Continue readingSun, 21:15: #100HappyDays Day 313: Tired after a day ripping up on laminate flooring and carpet I’m relaxing in… http://t.co/TFtZMHjWhz Mon, 10:59: 5 of 5 stars to Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge https://t.co/zvJC5Dp6rR Mon, 11:07: A dark and gothic fairytale:…
Continue readingCuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge This is a dark and gothic tale, with a brother lost in the war, and a family torn apart through grieving for him. There is sibling rivally and a father with a dark secret. There…
Continue readingCuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge This is a dark and gothic tale, with a brother lost in the war, and a family torn apart through grieving for him. There is sibling rivally and a father with a dark secret. There…
Continue readingSat, 23:04: #100HappyDays Day 312: playing my first Remembrance Day concert with Abingdon Concert Band, joined by… http://t.co/JOBxvE2kJg
Continue readingFri, 18:51: #100HappyDays Day 311: After http://t.co/GmLrbzMBaW Fri, 18:58: #100HappyDays Day 311: The day might have begun with rain to hibernate from but it concluded with a… http://t.co/QqsovtlU6X
Continue readingThu, 13:39: #100HappyDays Day 310: Not Barry’s Pantry, nut the taste of Staffordshire oatcakes is so good…… http://t.co/NCsF3AUZKp Thu, 13:46: #100HappyDays Day 310b: This time next week, these packs will be a beautiful new floor. #1HappyYear http://t.co/jwkYpy2xXb Thu, 19:13: What…
Continue readingWed, 20:15: #100HappyDays Day 309: Finally catching up with the rest of the world’s population and watching… http://t.co/DV4cZjsj7D
Continue readingTue, 15:21: @emergencypoet Thank you for treating me today! Link to #MrTumnal as requested: http://t.co/cYIGi0nnB7 http://t.co/LVt6RuaiO2 Tue, 16:04: @Stagecoach_Ox what’s happened to the nice Gold bus on the 1559 S5 from Brookes route? Tue, 21:15: #100HappyDays Day 308: Experienced the…
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