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, 21:43: .@blackwelloxford Are doing their thing for @booksaremybag – how about my other two favourite Indies @fordingbooks and @ColesBooks? Are you? Tue, 22:47: looks like I’m going to help celebrate @booksaremybag at the @blackwelloxford book party on 14 Sept….
Continue readingMon, 15:21: Any of my friends with children or who are still in contact with their innerchild listen! 🙂 The Big Proms Bear Hunt http://t.co/yBTJ6E5bMM Mon, 20:48: My first critic… umm… cricket… 😉 #amwriting #MrTumnal @ Southwold http://t.co/lU0iHe0yQO Tue, 10:13:…
Continue readingThe Red House by Mark Haddon This is the story of two families who haven’t really spoken in 20 years who decide to holiday together in a cottage on the Welsh borders after, and for the sake of, their recently…
Continue readingThe Red House by Mark Haddon This is the story of two families who haven’t really spoken in 20 years who decide to holiday together in a cottage on the Welsh borders after, and for the sake of, their recently…
Continue readingSun, 19:31: Sunday afternoon tea after an antique fair. Late summer in England… @ Brill http://t.co/aTlKwgfWzL Sun, 19:39: A walk through an English village on a late summer afternoon isn’t complete without men in white on a… http://t.co/yUBPNqeOpv Mon, 10:08:…
Continue readingSat, 13:55: You should have seen Emma’s face when I said I was cooking mashed fish. Turns out it was actually… http://t.co/MbesqjUQBQ
Continue readingFri, 15:53: “They always put the napkin under the food. Which misses the point, don’t you think?” @mark_haddon, The Red House
Continue readingThu, 14:49: 3 of 5 stars to Bracelet of Bones by Kevin Crossley-Holland http://t.co/lgwZIJMXeu Thu, 14:57: Awakening desire to read original old Norse Sagas: #review of Bracelet of Bones by Kevin Crossley-Holland http://t.co/MX7vdo1buC #amreading Thu, 15:15: RT @Alicebentinck: Congrats to…
Continue readingBracelet of Bones by Kevin Crossley-Holland From the beginning, the first book in Kevin Crossley-Holland’s Viking trilogy reads like an old Norse myth or saga. The language is, as you would expect from the author, beautiful and poetic, and he…
Continue readingBracelet of Bones by Kevin Crossley-Holland From the beginning, the first book in Kevin Crossley-Holland’s Viking trilogy reads like an old Norse myth or saga. The language is, as you would expect from the author, beautiful and poetic, and he…
Continue readingWed, 16:56: Guess who? @ Parade Fish Restaurant, Swanage http://t.co/GAUTvjDtM5 Thu, 10:42: is trying to work out how to explain to the #Badgers currently partying nightly in our garden that this particular household are #anticull?
Continue readingTue, 08:31: On this day last year: 26/8 #oneyearon http://t.co/HtVGCYINW3 Tue, 08:37: On this day last year: 27/8 #knittedbusses #oneyearon http://t.co/2QG01MiLek Tue, 11:09: 5 of 5 stars to There Are Cats In This Book by Viviane Schwarz http://t.co/zAyr8i6GVL
Continue readingSun, 15:20: the voices inside my head are talking http://t.co/MrHt6aqxe1 #iceland #ideas #plotting #TheEndOfAllWorlds #amwriting Sun, 16:24: On this day last year: 24/8 #oneyearon http://t.co/iJxFInLmvk Sun, 16:26: On this day last year: 25/8 #oneyearon http://t.co/lr5rYFK0PU Sun, 17:01: “Words are bridges….
Continue readingFor many people, a statement like that might be a good enough signal to others to call the professionals in to sort me out. For me, though, it is normal. It’s as sure as sign as anything that another story…
Continue readingSat, 17:13: RT @GuardianBooks: Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper reviewed by @marcussedgwick http://t.co/ccHdOsQ9td Sat, 17:13: Damn it, just found another must read/must own book… Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper – review http://t.co/FDInvMqLoY via @guardian Sat, 17:38: On this day last…
Continue readingFri, 12:26: Stuck for summer reading? How about story of girl, her brother, their cousin defending Worlds from Gods & Capitalists http://t.co/MhxPhbIo0X Fri, 14:49: What Causes “Old Book Smell”? http://t.co/XLIIJqgr2N Something else that you just can’t get from eBooks… via…
Continue readingThu, 15:33: On this day last year, Europe’s most-powerful waterfall: 22/8 #oneyearon http://t.co/n8PN96oKMy Thu, 17:44: is now on holiday. No more work ’til September, yay! 🙂 Fri, 08:13: #Privacy debate from the historical context is food for thought @JBHist Everymans…
Continue readingWed, 19:50: Small first #harvest… @ Southwold http://t.co/iXjZT6aDeC Wed, 21:37: Oops, it seems I am 67% addicted to Facebook! http://t.co/Dne13L0jT5 via @oatmeal Wed, 21:47: On this day last year: 21/8 #oneyearon #nofilternecessary http://t.co/T3Qp4XncBo Thu, 09:12: BBC News – E-book revolution:…
Continue readingTue, 19:05: On this day last year: 20/8 #oneyearon #nofilternecessary http://t.co/wm8qyvwUpF Tue, 20:00: Aardman animates Pink Floyd trailer http://t.co/fwh7L7B9qY Tue, 20:52: “Polly getting married only meant one thing tho Louis. It meant the prospect of enduring yet another social situation…”…
Continue readingMon, 13:49: “For your music collection and mine, love Kathryn xxx” Music from and inspired by #MrTumnal… https://t.co/RrHiVSh5lt #playlist #TheBook Mon, 18:19: Mr Tumnal’s ecletic taste in music… http://t.co/LzlJw8t2MQ #inspiration #mrtumnal #music #playlist Mon, 20:38: On this day last year,…
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