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 moreTue, 12:43: ‘Nature & drawing worked together. With a pencil…you have to focus very closely: the more you draw, the more carefully you look.’ -J.Uglow Tue, 16:17: #100HappyDays Day 105: Tea and simnel cake with my family. Let the holiday…
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Continue readingWed, 19:26: RT @brookes_hums: BBC Radio 4 now! @oxford_brookes Teaching fellow Patience Agbabi talks about reworking Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales http://… Wed, 21:02: Solveig has had weightloss and bloated belly, which means we have to fetch her in to give her……
Continue readingTue, 20:05: #100HappyDays Day 98: Sitting in the sun in the garden writing a new story. I’ve been editing The… http://t.co/CV8uyxMB8H Wed, 07:20: Just seen a driver empty the remains from a china coffee mug whilst navigating a motorway roundabout…?…
Continue readingTime was that I used to have lots of story dreams, some based on real events, some completely fantastical, usually episodic across consecutive nights. Of late though, I’ve been having fewer of these, and when I do, they haven’t been…
Continue readingTue, 07:09: To the lady sat next to me, the stink of cigarette fumes emanating from you makes me wretch… 🙁 #busstopstories Tue, 07:17: How curious. Why get on the bus at one side of Bicester to get off at…
Continue readingSun, 16:27: A dark tale, set in the dark, dark woods: #review of The Crowfield Demon by @PatWalsh777 http://t.co/4kQ2sUgzqa #books #amreading Sun, 17:25: 5 of 5 stars to Alphabetical by Michael Rosen http://t.co/bPIuOOj7X0 Sun, 17:31: Alphabetical by @MichaelRosenYes: the story…
Continue readingAlphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story by Michael Rosen I have enjoyed dipping in an out of this book a chapter – or should I say a letter – at a time since Christmas. The history of, and the…
Continue readingAlphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story by Michael Rosen I have enjoyed dipping in an out of this book a chapter – or should I say a letter – at a time since Christmas. The history of, and the…
Continue readingThe Crowfield Demon by Pat Walsh This is the second in the Crowfield trilogy by Pat Walsh – a series of books that pitches religious beliefs with beliefs of magic and the fae world. Our hero is Will an orphan…
Continue readingThe Crowfield Demon by Pat Walsh This is the second in the Crowfield trilogy by Pat Walsh – a series of books that pitches religious beliefs with beliefs of magic and the fae world. Our hero is Will an orphan…
Continue readingSat, 15:59: #100HappyDays Day 95: It’s the second Saturday of the month which means its the Bicester Farmer’s… http://t.co/wU76Wo7qES
Continue readingFri, 17:23: ‘Sometimes death is not a punishment, but a blessing.’ –Pat Wash, The Crowfield Demon Fri, 18:37: Back to basics: learning to use the #camera‘s manual settings… http://t.co/e9nklenW2V #photography Fri, 20:28: #100HappyDays Day 94: Spring blossom needs no other…
Continue readingBack in the day I learnt my photography on a secondhand Practica 35mm SLR camera. About the only automatic function that I had was a little lever to check the exposure, other than that it was all manual. I’m not…
Continue readingFri, 07:08: Just saw someone with a Mr Bump canvass bag… I want!! #busstopstories Fri, 09:01: RT @MartinHGames: Exploring http://t.co/WlZSCXajIA
Continue readingWed, 19:16: #100HappyDays Day 92: My mum heard a cuckoo this morning, and this evening it was still warm enough to… http://t.co/KIX9O8iWGW Wed, 21:51: Inspired by something #MrTumnal and Kathryn Summers were saying has made me decide to dust off…
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