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 moreAlexandra Fry, Private Eye: The Curse of the Lion’s Heart by Angella Graff It’s very fitting that half the proceeds of this book are going to the Tucson Alliance for Autism as people with Aspergers or Autism often find it…
Continue readingTue, 13:38: When a customer judges a book by its cover… http://t.co/VsG9TOVOK4 \via @aeroplanegirl Tue, 18:49: 4 of 5 stars to The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter http://t.co/wsaPuhgnFn Tue, 18:57: The expectation and the reality of the…
Continue readingThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter When I first encountered Angela Carter’s writing I was at school and doing my A-Levels and the book was <em>The Magic Toyshop</em>. I had no prior knowledge and no expectations, and…
Continue readingThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter When I first encountered Angela Carter’s writing I was at school and doing my A-Levels and the book was <em>The Magic Toyshop</em>. I had no prior knowledge and no expectations, and…
Continue readingMon, 20:32: ‘In adult fiction you’re allowed to leave the boring bits in.’ #GaimanLDN” \via @KimeCurran @neilhimself Mon, 22:07: And so it comes to the funeral… #allthingsmustend #lastchapter #MrTumnal #amwriting Mon, 22:55: ‘If only she was this popular in the…
Continue readingSun, 22:42: thinks that the aquisition of this week’s @RadioTimes was essential for the Who’s Who on the #WhiteQueen & may have to be kept for 10-wk run
Continue readingSat, 12:25: knows now how it ends… #thinkingabout #amwriting #MrTumnal
Continue readingThu, 13:41: RT @hss_brookes: Dr Dinah Roe was a guest on Lit Bits on @ResonanceFM that examines literature from surprising angles http://t.co/kabRDkOC7… Thu, 23:32: RT @ianshepherd: As a lapsed trombone player, I think this idea has real potential http://t.co/Ui1LY371BR #genius…
Continue readingWed, 22:39: Is enjoying writing this dream-sequence scene. Poss. because I can write what I like, be as wild as I like, as it doesn’t have to make sense Thu, 09:35: RT @hss_brookes: If you missed it, you can still…
Continue readingTue, 20:57: Stories that converge and cross like train lines http://t.co/75KQlVMaPv #books #amreading #reviews #stories #trains
Continue readingTrains and Lovers by Alexander McCall Smith I think everybody has met at least one person on a train and this is a story of four people who do just that; thrown together by chance and circumstance. For myself I met Carole…
Continue readingTrains and Lovers by Alexander McCall Smith I think everybody has met at least one person on a train and this is a story of four people who do just that; thrown together by chance and circumstance. For myself I met Carole…
Continue readingTue, 07:32: Dear Mr Gove: Michael Rosen’s letter from a curious parent http://t.co/M57hP0gDsL via @guardian
Continue readingJust enjoyed a very nice @OpenFarmSunday at @sandylanefarm. Adorable piggy-wiggies & helped with pollinators count with @EmmaEShepherd #ofs 14:26:56 Laying in the sun with my boy… 🙂 @ Southwold http://t.co/On9zSIMyba 16:43:39 Certainly a day for lazing. Go to get the…
Continue readingSun, 15:26: Just enjoyed a very nice @OpenFarmSunday at @sandylanefarm. Adorable piggy-wiggies & helped with pollinators count with @EmmaEShepherd #ofs Sun, 17:43: Laying in the sun with my boy… 🙂 @ Southwold http://t.co/On9zSIMyba Sun, 18:14: Certainly a day for lazing….
Continue readingToday's celeb-spotting… Harry Enfield in M&S Simply Food in #Bicester 13:52:52 Meat soup of summer veg… #hearty @ Southwold http://t.co/qfSNwuOOW6 17:42:52
Continue readingSat, 14:52: Today’s celeb-spotting… Harry Enfield in M&S Simply Food in #Bicester Sat, 14:53: RT @hss_brookes: Did you come to the @Oxford_brookes Open Day today? Let us know what you thought using #obod2013 Sat, 15:57: RT @Ivory_Hostler: Victorian Journal is…
Continue readingA picture of nineteenth century life… http://t.co/lAU9a896tB #books #reviews #amreading #LarkRisetoCandleford 17:58:42 Friday night and I #amwriting and listening to @vampireweekend. I know, so rock and roll… #Unbelievable #MrTumnal 21:04:55
Continue readingFri, 18:08: RT @hss_brookes: If you’re coming to our Open Day tomorrow, don’t forget to tweet and instagram your experience using #obod2013. Fri, 18:58: A picture of nineteenth century life… http://t.co/lAU9a896tB #books #reviews #amreading #LarkRisetoCandleford Fri, 22:04: Friday night and…
Continue readingSummer evening… @ Southwold http://t.co/viMhdNBjGe 17:22:35
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