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 moreThu, 22:18: Are You an Introvert or an Extrovert Writer? http://t.co/M2JWz5yWli \via @thecreativepenn <– I think I might be an ambivert Fri, 10:52: RT @hss_brookes: .@oxford_brookes Historian, William Gibson, discovers the existence of hitherto unknown Bletchley Park codebreaker http://…
Continue readingWed, 12:14: Why you really should keep a journal http://t.co/wfqKNA9IYn \via @thecreativepenn @guardian Wed, 13:41: @kindofpalejewel Just wondered whether you had come across @JBHist as you work at neighbouring #Oxford institutions? Wed, 14:40: How to be an Author 24-7 http://t.co/3OgMfHCyYT…
Continue readingTue, 21:55: wonders what it is like to play the #flute with water halfway up your chest? #amwriting #MrTumnal #gladthisisntautobiographical Tue, 22:31: Good advice from @megrosoff on how to write… http://t.co/tb2CtFH9zr \via @a_writersstudio Tue, 23:03: RT @charconquest: Enjoyable rehearsals today…
Continue readingMon, 21:10: #Rain! 🙂 Mon, 22:40: Rumours of sustained #Rain this evening have been greatly exaggerated. We seen to have been left with someone else’s cast offs… :-/ Tue, 12:16: I just bought A THREAD THROUGH TIME by Deborah Shepherd…
Continue readingSun, 23:11: A model of St Paul’s… our is it…? http://t.co/YvbexyNgG8 Sun, 23:15: Toy town London… http://t.co/X9JoDJgUlr Mon, 07:48: So there will be no further announcements til an easil appears outside Buck Palace. Isn’t Nick Witchell on @BBCBreakfast in the…
Continue readingSat, 16:44: From the bottom… @ The View from The Shard http://t.co/gOEAPKlJ6e Sat, 17:44: Looking down… @ The View from The Shard http://t.co/lYM4YDQzhK
Continue readingFri, 15:06: experiencing the annoyance of realising I’ve forgotten to get something AFTER I’ve opened the house back up to air… #summerworries Fri, 16:11: Summer fruits… @ Southwold http://t.co/b8wdK4uhK8
Continue readingFri, 07:59: I scored 5 out of 7 on the BBC News Quiz http://t.co/X3FMHleGtz
Continue readingWed, 19:08: RT @MasterChefUK: Exciting news MasterChef fans… Celeb MC with @JohnTorode1 and @GreggAWallace returns to BBC One on 31st July at 8pm!! Wed, 22:39: A story of bickering Gods and Folk: my #review of #Runelight by @Joannechocolat http://t.co/TBvuTCR6Pm #amreading…
Continue readingRunelight by Joanne Harris This is the follow-up to Runemarks and picks up the story three years on from the conclusion of that story. It’s a big book, and a big story with a large cat of characters made all the…
Continue readingRunelight by Joanne Harris This is the follow-up to Runemarks and picks up the story three years on from the conclusion of that story. It’s a big book, and a big story with a large cat of characters made all the…
Continue readingTue, 16:10: Do Michael Gove’s GCSE changes pose a threat to English literature in schools? http://t.co/Ak4HEJEF7Y <-Sadly it seems that yes, yes they do Tue, 21:58: SO today we decided to go for a short walk round the park… A…
Continue readingMon, 14:27: How is interactive technology transforming storytelling? http://t.co/36rIZQSnky \via @guardian #books #storytelling Mon, 21:32: The hardest thing about writing a novel is ending it. I have to remember the best novels actually do it very simply… #amwriting #MrTumnal Mon,…
Continue readingSun, 13:56: wonders if I’m ready to go play another concert in near 30 degree heat. If you’re near Wallingford Castle please come bearing water & shade Mon, 11:10: Wise words on writing by Rose Tremain: “seek out an unknown…
Continue readingSat, 15:02: Is about to go and sit in a DJ in a hall and blow hot hair down a silver-plated pipe whilst it’s 31C. I must be mad! https://t.co/jq8kdyEaTv
Continue readingFri, 15:29: Love the cheeky crows in Bicester. Just had a good cycle out to Launton for meat and into town for… http://t.co/aWv8u1LhKN Fri, 19:44: RT @brookespoetry: Only two days left to see the fascinating Booker Prize exhibition @oxford_brookes! Full…
Continue readingThu, 17:50: “water and dream, thought Solveig, that’s what my journey has been made of…” \via Kevin Crossley-Holland http://t.co/dTdz9JxArm
Continue readingWed, 17:22: Quite! John Berger on literary prizes… #BookerArchive #imoxfordbrookes @ Oxford Brookes University http://t.co/JgECKQduz5 Wed, 19:12: I Heard Wonder with @michaelrosenyes and Kevin Crossley-Holland… http://t.co/Kj2WUAiuOt Wed, 20:05: tried to cycle up Headington Hill… That’s tried. I didn’t succeed. #OxfordProblems…
Continue readingThis evening I went to another of The Oxford Story Museum’s occasional series of talks on the subject of 1001 Stories, once again hosted by the effervescent and infectiously enthusiastic Michael Rosen. This time the subject was I Heard Wonder with Kevin…
Continue readingThis evening I went to another of The Oxford Story Museum’s occasional series of talks on the subject of 1001 Stories, once again hosted by the effervescent and infectiously enthusiastic Michael Rosen. This time the subject was I Heard Wonder with Kevin…
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