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 moreSun, 15:24: Terry Pratchett on why he becme a storyteller: “Because I realised that you ould tell lies, and change the world a bit.” Sun, 15:28: Was Lucy and David’s Halloween party really 6 years ago today?!? http://t.co/7MaKGruj8Y http://t.co/jS9Sjzzelq Sun,…
Continue reading26 Characters: celebrating childhood story heroes by Cambridge Jones (Photographer) Alice Rochester (Editor), Andy Stanton (Forword) The only problem with this book – the accompanying guide to the inspiring exhibition at Oxford’s Story Museum of the same name – is…
Continue readingSun, 11:20: “I couldn’t speak a coherent sentence when I was little: I found if I wrote things down I could get to the end of a sentence” @GMcCaughrean
Continue readingSat, 14:20: #100HappyDays Day 291: Saturday morning shopping in Bicester including picking up something new to… http://t.co/pJLFTvxhXv Sat, 18:42: The New Inklings http://t.co/orMP4Zp4aq #authors #books #indie #amwriting @FrancesHardinge @rhi_lassiter @MHarrison13 @LuisaPlaja Sat, 19:43: I am 22 books short of 1500…
Continue readingLast Saturday we visited the brilliant 26 Characters exhibition at Oxford’s Story Museum. This morning I was reading some of the accompanying book, and by chance I got to the bit where children’s author Frances Hardinge talks about why she…
Continue readingLast Saturday we visited the brilliant 26 Characters exhibition at Oxford’s Story Museum. This morning I was reading some of the accompanying book, and by chance I got to the bit where children’s author Frances Hardinge talks about why she…
Continue readingFri, 17:56: Anyone else *experience* that rain shower. Now soaked. To. The. Skin. (and beyond) 🙁 Fri, 21:06: #100HappyDays Day 290: Friday night is pizza night. Reminisces of when I used to make this every… http://t.co/siYgBvQ0AG Sat, 10:03: Accidental art……
Continue readingThu, 12:15: @pageboy Do you know how you optimise ePub files to allow real page numbers that you get in some ebooks these days? Thu, 13:38: #100HappyDays Day 289: First taste of the #Brookes150 beer. Strong stuff! Hic! #1HappyYear @…
Continue readingWed, 13:24: #100HappyDays Day 288: Finding the odd moment to write, in The Forum at work, whilst I eat my lunch…… http://t.co/uJNMkNvrht Wed, 13:26: Somethings don’t change… http://t.co/lQSyywQhV3 http://t.co/yRKW9lSSj0 Wed, 14:12: Open Up To Indie Authors http://t.co/YZEet6DzR3 via @UKChange Wed,…
Continue readingYou probably can’t guess how how much fun I’m having with my new story. Peter is turning out to be something of an anti-hero, I think, as I wait for Lucy to make an appearance again. Already there are a…
Continue readingTue, 15:32: 5 of 5 stars to The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory https://t.co/aczV9Qptce Tue, 16:06: The Constant Read: #review of The Constant Princess by @PhilippaGBooks http://t.co/yT4GqftXwD #amreading #TudorCourt Tue, 18:27: #100HappyDays Day 287: #Autumn colours on a blustery day……
Continue readingThe Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory Whilst I enjoy historical fiction, I always approach the genre with a certain amount of trepidation, because of a fear that the characters and the settings are going to confuse me. I therefore was…
Continue readingMon, 18:42: #100HappyDays Day 286: Finishing a 5* 500-page, big, thick, book of historical fiction in just 10… http://t.co/dXTEexQQo2 Mon, 18:44: Is it really two years since I repainted the front door? http://t.co/pwZgZpuoE3 http://t.co/KnY8WtoTcS
Continue readingSun, 12:13: I’m #reading 26 Characters by Cambridge Jones https://t.co/Gw2w3qFFF7 Sun, 12:15: RT @aeroplanegirl: I declare today an excellent day for autumnal walks, tea and books. http://t.co/WPqFIDxCwP Sun, 17:48: Climbing through the wardrobe at @TheStoryMuseum http://t.co/kmN0fUTypD #26Characters #books #imagination #stories…
Continue readingSat, 19:25: has had the best afternoon ever at @TheStoryMuseum actually walking through the wardrobe into Narnia and sitting in Just William’s shed! 🙂 Sat, 22:52: #100HappyDays Day 284: The best afternoon ever, climbing through the wardrobe into Narnia at……
Continue readingToday I have had the best afternoon out in Oxford, ever! Emma and I headed into the city this afternoon to go to the excellent and inspiring home of The Story Museum – I think that maybe this place, the…
Continue readingFri, 18:39: #100HappyDays Day 283: This week has all been about seeing my book cover coming to life. Here, with… http://t.co/Wm3JnI2TML Fri, 20:37: I scored 4 out of 7 on the BBC 7 days 7 questions quiz http://t.co/FHeJh3cH85
Continue readingThu, 15:23: Hey, on Mercury, I’m 170, and what’s more in 8 Earth days time its my Mercury birthday! @BBCEarth http://t.co/v9DmdVUVEY Thu, 15:24: My heart’s beaten 2 billion times since I was born. It’d be 131 million if I were…
Continue readingWed, 15:16: RT @rhi_lassiter: Book formats of the future http://t.co/pDnc1JYwsD http://t.co/dEzLEXDsRf Wed, 20:16: In these words we drown, in these words we drown Deep, deep, deep down, deep, deep, deep down… #inspiration #amwriting Wed, 20:51: #100HappyDays Day 281: Tonight Emma…
Continue readingSo tonight sees me finding the first of a regular series of evenings which I can devote squarely to my writing. Thursdays have been, for the last 14 years(!!) band night, and since I’ve been with Emma Thursday’s have thus…
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