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 moreBurial Rites by Hannah Kent As I am myself a foreigner inspired to write about Iceland, I was clearly going to read this Australian’s debut novel. I am so glad I heard about it. It’s based on a true story…
Continue readingBurial Rites by Hannah Kent As I am myself a foreigner inspired to write about Iceland, I was clearly going to read this Australian’s debut novel. I am so glad I heard about it. It’s based on a true story…
Continue readingThu, 15:54: RT @creationtheatre: @shepline @NarniaOxford Well, he is just gorgeous! We’ve got the brilliant @ASBarron89 playing our Aslan – wait till y… Thu, 19:17: Sounds to me like Daniel has come back to @BBCTheArchers from America a changed man….
Continue readingSo friend and author Angella Graff gave me 11 in the random things about me you might not know meme… given that these pages are full of the weird and random, hey, you probably do already know them. 1. I…
Continue readingSo friend and author Angella Graff gave me 11 in the random things about me you might not know meme… given that these pages are full of the weird and random, hey, you probably do already know them. 1. I…
Continue readingWed, 16:27: Red sky at night, Shepherd’s delight… #nofilternecessary @ Oxford Brookes University http://t.co/gS37GiTZeB Wed, 18:43: @creationtheatre I’ve just booked to see the show using your fancy new booking system but I can’t find the link to change my password!…
Continue readingMon, 20:05: Marked as to-read: Little Witches Bewitched by Rhiannon Lassiter http://t.co/CpyY0UcRsc
Continue readingSun, 18:22: Autumn walks in the woods… http://t.co/cwOAbhV5Q4 Sun, 20:29: The death of the novel inscription http://t.co/5WKvfp0lon via @guardian Sun, 21:03: #8, always; #2, I’m not so sure… PD James’s 10 tips for writing novel http://t.co/gtmbWSB5bM #writing Mon, 10:55: 10…
Continue readingSat, 17:34: RT @thecreativepenn: Three Things to Include in the Back of Your eBook http://t.co/QM1ljVCuxG via @FutureofInk Sat, 18:19: Not bad for November… #harvest @ Southwold http://t.co/yXRCQvsW2f Sat, 21:33: When misreading the recipe actually works http://t.co/IE4OyWgXRS #recipes #food #cooking Sat,…
Continue readingLast night I cooked a dish from the new Hairy Bikers book, but for some reason I completely misread the recipe from the beginning and sliced my chicken breasts. I also couldn’t find my chilli flakes, but you know what,…
Continue readingFri, 12:04: There’s nothing quite like this to get my enthusiasm and motivation going on a Friday: https://t.co/VQAxqVZA7d #MrTumnal Fri, 13:48: I’m 20% NORTHERN according to #northometer! That’s somewhere around London. http://t.co/Oy8oZDRvW1
Continue readingI’ve been getting some good feedback recently for Mr Tumnal, but this one that I got absolutely blew me away… Have been reading since about 9.30 this morning, have reached Chapter 10 of part 2 … it’s safe to say…
Continue readingI’ve been getting some good feedback recently for Mr Tumnal, but this one that I got absolutely blew me away… Have been reading since about 9.30 this morning, have reached Chapter 10 of part 2 … it’s safe to say…
Continue readingThu, 19:05: had a productive day in which work, personal, and freelance web design all informed the other to the common good… 🙂 Thu, 20:12: It’s November. It’s definitely on it’s way now… @abingdonconcert http://t.co/qgi89jhBo9
Continue readingI know it’s only November and Guy Fawkes is barely burnt on the ceremonial bonfires, but it’s true, Christmas is coming. I know this is true because tonight at band was a rehearsal full of the festive fun…
Continue readingI know it’s only November and Guy Fawkes is barely burnt on the ceremonial bonfires, but it’s true, Christmas is coming. I know this is true because tonight at band was a rehearsal full of the festive fun… Originally published at…
Continue readingToday has been a highly productive day at work in which I have refreshed our faculty/departmental news pages with a new look to manage the new design (okay, its about nine months old already…) of the main website. The news…
Continue readingToday has been a highly productive day at work in which I have refreshed our faculty/departmental news pages with a new look to manage the new design (okay, its about nine months old already…) of the main website. The news…
Continue readingWed, 18:34: http://t.co/XL0bXwLem3 On a clear day it’s beautiful, and on others it’s as miserable as grave-digging in the rain. Wed, 18:35: http://t.co/YKtK1uprRa On a clear day it’s beautiful, and on others it’s as miserable as grave-digging in the rain….
Continue readingSo, yesterday evening I got the report back from the Beta read of Mr Tumnal. All writers, no matter how experienced they are, still get the same gut-wrenching fear when they let go of their latest work in progress to…
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