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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How would you feel if you discovered you were the imaginary creation of your best friend?
Read moreSo, 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…
Continue readingTue, 16:01: Is overjoyed by the response to my #beta read of #MrTumnal by @AngellaGraff. This story is really going somewhere! #amwriting Tue, 16:08: @brookes_hums Web and Digital Media Officer #CreativeArts #career Tue, 16:48: http://t.co/MVsQdhQa3X ‘It’s a lie. Man has…
Continue readingMon, 13:52: #Autumn leaves on the way to work this morning… @ Oxford Brookes University http://t.co/Whvitkiqn1 Mon, 14:46: Would have thought the automated BT text delivery woman would know how to say Facebook. Not Fas-a-book-dot-com?!? #confirmingsecurity Mon, 15:01: RT @bbcweather:…
Continue readingI’ve always liked typewriters. I remember watching the BBC adaptation of My Family and Other Animals from 1987 and watching Lawrence Durrell setting up his travel typewriter in front of a window with a view in the latest of the…
Continue readingSun, 14:58: RT @joannevstevens: @shepline @BBCAutumnwatch Ha ha – v kind but I’m better off behind camera…. 😉 Sun, 16:45: has seen my first #murmuration of #starlings… Sun, 18:35: Remember, remember the fifth of November… http://t.co/tpLF5ipsVG #friends #meals #fireworks #GuyFawkes…
Continue readingFinally, I’ve seen one! Emma’s been telling me about the Starling murmurations that she used to see from her flat when she lived down in Brighton, and every year on Autumwatchwe see footage of the most incredible displays and every…
Continue readingFinally, I’ve seen one! Emma’s been telling me about the Starling murmurations that she used to see from her flat when she lived down in Brighton, and every year on Autumwatchwe see footage of the most incredible displays and every…
Continue readingSat, 23:29: Remember, remember, the fifth of November… http://t.co/C4ijwAHIWS Sat, 23:34: Like fireflies in the wind… # November5th @ Pingle Field http://t.co/iq6UxaFbTM Sun, 10:39: Wise words… http://t.co/2kP51Ho7sa As they say, blíndur er bóklaus maður. Blind is a man without a…
Continue readingOkay, I know it’s actually only the 2 November, not the true date for a Guy Fawks celebration! We don’t tend to go to the fireworks every year, but the Bicester town one’s always put on a good show and…
Continue readingOkay, I know it’s actually only the 2 November, not the true date for a Guy Fawks celebration! We don’t tend to go to the fireworks every year, but the Bicester town one’s always put on a good show and…
Continue readingFri, 14:56: 2 hours to go… @4barCollective @abingdonconcert Fri, 15:05: The artist who makes pictures with a typewriter http://t.co/qXpBgUBrJL I can’t imagine typing my novel up on one, but I love #typewriters… Fri, 16:26: Excited by the rumour, if #rumours…
Continue readingThu, 13:33: RT @DaintyBallerina: Woodcut: Witch Bobbing http://t.co/ynkMoXjBdd Thu, 14:24: RT @hss_brookes: Read a passionate, powerful article written by @oxford_brookes‘ Simon Kovesi in today’s @timeshighered http://t.co/LQou0pe… Thu, 14:24: RT @oxford_brookes: Read a passionate, powerful article written by Head of English…
Continue readingWed, 13:44: #TheEndOfAllWorlds 5* review for story that is “less fantastical & more rooted in the real world as we recognize it” http://t.co/i5GLjfDapG Wed, 13:48: RT @JBHist: A history of Goblins for Halloween: http://t.co/OHYZuQciEP via @historybeagle I want a hair-cutting…
Continue readingI’ve been feeling a bit lost of late; awkward and altogether out of sorts. I’ve now Either out why this is. You see, I’m currently not writing, and this is not usual for me. You see I’m never not writing….
Continue readingI’ve been feeling a bit lost of late; awkward and altogether out of sorts. I’ve now Either out why this is. You see, I’m currently not writing, and this is not usual for me. You see I’m never not writing….
Continue readingTue, 13:26: Tr°s bien! I scored 9 out of a possible 10 in the All things #Asterix quiz http://t.co/FU1te1GQpJ Tue, 17:52: RT @JBHist: Remember to back up: a cautionary tale – http://t.co/88hF8r8a7R via @luciejones83 Tue, 21:14: A book about books:…
Continue readingMagical Tales: Myth, Legend, and Enchantment in Children’s Books edited by Diane Purkiss and Carolyne Larrington This was the accompanying catalogue to the brilliant Magical Books exhibition that has been running this year at Oxford’s Bodleian Library and has been every bit as enjoyable…
Continue readingMagical Tales: Myth, Legend, and Enchantment in Children’s Books edited by Diane Purkiss and Carolyne Larrington This was the accompanying catalogue to the brilliant Magical Books exhibition that has been running this year at Oxford’s Bodleian Library and has been every bit as enjoyable…
Continue readingMon, 16:40: White smoke? Does this mean that @oxford_brookes have elected a new Pope? @ Oxford Brookes University http://t.co/maaUAhA2BC Mon, 21:41: Moving on to look at King #Arthur I am forced to admit that much as I love those stories,…
Continue readingBack in the dim and distant days of 2004, Megan set up an email mailing list for things that people notice. By emailing a particular email address, it was a way that folk could tell us things you notice: strange…
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