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 moreI thought that today might be a productive kind of day. Emma had to go to work this morning and then be on call for the rest of the weekend, so it was always going to be the quieter kind…
Continue readingI thought that today might be a productive kind of day. Emma had to go to work this morning and then be on call for the rest of the weekend, so it was always going to be the quieter kind…
Continue readingFri, 12:24: RT @brookes_socsci: Look what’s just arrived in the office! Hot off the press #Geography single honours. Get yours at Open Day tomorrow htt… Fri, 14:09: RT @brookes_socsci: Dr Wes Fraser describes in 1 minute our Atmosphere and Climate…
Continue readingThu, 19:20: #100HappyDays Day 149: Nice to leave the office this afternoon to cross campus to proof a print job.… http://t.co/RFMctkMeyn Thu, 23:07: #bookaday Day 5: Doesn’t belong to me. The Changeover, Diana Wynne Jones’ first book is possibly the……
Continue readingWed, 20:36: Despite my #green beliefs I’m not a fan of Greenpeace, but I do find this Fracking demo at David Cameron’s home funny http://t.co/LlzmZyR7TF Wed, 20:48: #100HappyDays Day 148: Enjoyed hearing Eimear McBride talk, upon winning the Bailey Prize,…
Continue readingTue, 13:37: Only just found out about #bookaday. Better catch up on Days 1-3… http://t.co/VnY4Q4kqAN Tue, 17:38: “at three 3 past 4 o’clock on the afternoon of Ties 4 Sept 1956 I began to write a novel… and I have…
Continue readingMon, 18:30: Thanking @BBCFrontRow interviewing @cerysmatthews last week for reminding me to listen to #Catatonia. #oldfavourites Mon, 19:47: #100HappyDays Day 146: After being reminded about Catatonia when Cerys Matthews appeared on Front Row… http://t.co/qQoUqEgJ3c Mon, 22:44: has found the pocket-sized…
Continue readingTime Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co.by Jeremy Mercer This is a bookophiles book; a book for everyone who loves everything about books, and the written word. It is impossible that I wouldn’t love it. I…
Continue readingTime Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co.by Jeremy Mercer This is a bookophiles book; a book for everyone who loves everything about books, and the written word. It is impossible that I wouldn’t love it. I…
Continue readingTime Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co.by Jeremy Mercer This is a bookophiles book; a book for everyone who loves everything about books, and the written word. It is impossible that I wouldn’t love it. I…
Continue readingTime Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co.by Jeremy Mercer This is a bookophiles book; a book for everyone who loves everything about books, and the written word. It is impossible that I wouldn’t love it. I…
Continue readingSun, 21:34: #100HappyDays Day 145: The taste of freshly bottled elderflower cordial is the taste of summer…… http://t.co/lfDlYUTvg8 Mon, 07:10: This morning’s entertainment: watching the driver of this bus kick the door open… #busstopstories Mon, 07:31: Today’s bus excitement: first…
Continue readingSat, 21:07: #100HappyDays Day 144: First day of the year to be wearing shorts, and I’ve planned some more things… http://t.co/kE9fr2Bi1b
Continue readingFri, 19:57: Listening to @cerysmatthews singing #DylanThomas on @BBCFrontRow. I want to go to the @hayfestival one day… #books
Continue readingThu, 16:52: Curious kind of day. Quite nice this afternoon but very relieved to have got to the bus before this torrential #rain… Thu, 20:11: Happy Birthday jefferyshelen77 for yesterday! 🙂 http://t.co/q2KyGwGsY1 Thu, 20:26: #100HappyDays Day 142: It’s not just…
Continue readingWed, 16:39: Once again I am reminded that cold, wet, and dismal weather bizarrely inspires me to write and be creative… #sequels #Loki #Freyja Wed, 18:52: #100HappyDays Day 141: Cold, wet, and bleak weather seem to have a curious effect…
Continue readingTue, 20:12: #100HappyDays Day 140: We don’t often have roast lamb, but it’s my most favourite of favourite roast… http://t.co/EQCsvMDxl5 Wed, 07:31: “at any one time…he jumped between conversations like a CD on random play” -Jeremy Mercer, ‘Time Was Soft…
Continue readingMon, 17:56: “not reading is worse than not knowing how to read” -George Whitman, from ‘Time Was Soft There’ by Jeremy Mercer Mon, 21:06: #100HappyDays Day 139: Settling down on a damp and miserable Bank Holiday Monday to watch the…
Continue readingSun, 14:23: #100HappyDays Day 138: New ‘hot bed’ of Stipa gigantea and echinox planted out the front, thanks to… http://t.co/sdNS1jpSqy Sun, 14:25: It’s a sparrow’s life. http://t.co/B5ieTopnnA
Continue readingSat, 22:32: #100HappyDays Day 137: Celebrating my birthday with cake from my mummy a couple of days with my… http://t.co/cv1NBs6hla
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