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 moreBack 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…
Continue readingSo, after much media hype the storm to end all storms (as it was billed) proved to be somewhat disapointing. It seems odd to say something that wasn’t as devastating as it could have been is disappointing. Please don’t think…
Continue readingSo, after much media hype the storm to end all storms (as it was billed) proved to be somewhat disapointing. It seems odd to say something that wasn’t as devastating as it could have been is disappointing. Please don’t think…
Continue readingSun, 17:24: RT @weathergil: Tonight’s #ukstorm is not a hurricane, nor a tornado, and did not originate in tropics. It’s a rapidly deepening mid-latitu… Sun, 21:18: RT @DylanThomas_100: If you missed it, here’s @neilhimself doing the opening lines of And…
Continue readingThe original plan (ie. the plan that only came into being two days ago) for today would have seen us spending this morning with my mum and dad. But plans changed, and circumstances dictated that we suddenly had an entire…
Continue readingThe original plan (ie. the plan that only came into being two days ago) for today would have seen us spending this morning with my mum and dad. But plans changed, and circumstances dictated that we suddenly had an entire…
Continue readingSun, 11:34: The one problem with this book is that my To Read pile increases by about 4 every chapter… #readtolive https://t.co/5zUOIWZcLl
Continue readingSat, 16:59: Salmon for starters… @ The Perch Inn http://t.co/WSXT7J8k4v Sat, 17:02: Salmon in muscle sauce footer mains… @ The Perch Inn http://t.co/sVNNieu5TH Sat, 17:28: “and the names are real, even where the characters are invented. A made-up name feels…
Continue readingAfter an early start to Saturday, giving the house a good clean, Emma and I headed out to Oxford just after midday to meet my Mum and Dad at The Perch Inn, Binsey – just on the edge of Port…
Continue readingAfter an early start to Saturday, giving the house a good clean, Emma and I headed out to Oxford just after midday to meet my Mum and Dad at The Perch Inn, Binsey – just on the edge of Port…
Continue readingFri, 18:10: “‘The best kind of book,’ said Barnaby, ‘is a magic book.’” Edgar Eager, ‘Seven-Day Magic’ Fri, 19:04: RT @JBHist: My grant application is done! Thank you to all lovely twitter folk who wished me good luck. Here’s some…
Continue readingI’ve had quite a productive week this week, working on a new version of one of our departmental websites. Whilst I’ve not been building it in the new content management system, I have been attempting to build it in such…
Continue readingI’ve had quite a productive week this week, working on a new version of one of our departmental websites. Whilst I’ve not been building it in the new content management system, I have been attempting to build it in such…
Continue readingThu, 23:02: Recorded tonight with @abingdonconcert #band for the @4barCollective. Very intrigued to find out how it all comes together…
Continue readingTonight, Abingdon Concert Band embarked on something a bit different. Dan and Kirstie from the 4bar Collective showed up to record us for Track V of their project that sees them tour the country (the world too!) recording musicians wherever…
Continue readingTonight, Abingdon Concert Band embarked on something a bit different. Dan and Kirstie from the 4bar Collective showed up to record us for Track V of their project that sees them tour the country (the world too!) recording musicians wherever…
Continue readingWed, 12:25: http://t.co/X2mvioTNbW ‘To know what a person has done, and to know who a person is, are very different things.’
Continue readingTue, 19:28: just had a #MrMistopholes moment. Was calling Bella in from the garden for hours, only to find her sleep in the hall… #cats Tue, 20:10: Eating my dinner with 7 pairs of feline eyes staring at you. And…
Continue readingMon, 19:47: RT @brookespoetry: ‘Holes’ is from @IvyAlvarez‘s new book ‘Disturbance’. Read more: http://t.co/AZN5TUXlBO & more about Ivy: http://t.co/t9… Mon, 20:22: RT @brookespoetry: @brookespoetry‘s #WeeklyPoem is ‘Holes’ by @IvyAlvarez, pub by @SerenBooks. Read it here: http://t.co/i71RbxH9rZ #poetry Mon, 20:23: This…
Continue readingMon, 08:53: just has to say what lovely weather it is today… #Monday #rain
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