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 moreFri, 15:42: is very much looking forward to the Jack Zipes and @MichaelRosenYes #GrimmBrothers event at @TheStoryMuseum this evening… 🙂 Fri, 23:29: Advert in a shop window at @thestorymuseum… http://t.co/Ukm7cja1PC Fri, 23:38: Fascinating talk on the #GrimmBrothers with Jack Zipes…
Continue readingFri, 10:20: Entertainment this morning by colleague reluctantly using the office iMac for the first time… #work Fri, 11:52: The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP: Keep Sustainability in the National Curriculum Objectives https://t.co/ux9NNgYs19 via @change
Continue readingThe #fairy garden by @EmmaEShepherd… @ Southwold http://t.co/XvLgui3oUa 16:35:04 Those of you who have read #TheEndOfAllWorlds please can you vote to tell me which bits to read at my book reading http://t.co/Xs1nYDV1eF 17:56:57 wants a leg of hogget. I wonder…
Continue readingWed, 11:18: @WPExplorer I’ve downloaded the Adapt theme: http://t.co/XSFV1AIyA1 Is it possible to change the portfolio display to 3×3 grid? Wed, 17:35: The #fairy garden by @EmmaEShepherd… @ Southwold http://t.co/XvLgui3oUa Wed, 18:56: Those of you who have read #TheEndOfAllWorlds please…
Continue readingSomehow, I seem to have agreed to read from my debut novel, The End Of All Worlds, at a book reading event a the Oxfam Bookshop in Reading. I’ve never done a book reading before, and already I’m pretty nervous…
Continue readingSomehow, I seem to have agreed to read from my debut novel, The End Of All Worlds, at a book reading event a the Oxfam Bookshop in Reading. I’ve never done a book reading before, and already I’m pretty nervous…
Continue readingSunday #Spring lunch with @emmaeshepherd… @ Southwold http://t.co/RxuHLabmuo 12:54:46 Before… @ Southwold http://t.co/yN5a6dDsoQ 19:05:05 …and after! Two yolks are better than one! @ Southwold http://t.co/aA7pdwHKx3 19:07:08
Continue readingSun, 13:54: Sunday #Spring lunch with @emmaeshepherd… @ Southwold http://t.co/RxuHLabmuo Sun, 20:05: Before… @ Southwold http://t.co/yN5a6dDsoQ Sun, 20:07: …and after! Two yolks are better than one! @ Southwold http://t.co/aA7pdwHKx3
Continue readingBreakfast on the west terrace; lunch on the east patio. A walk in the sunshine this afternoon… #spring 12:47:03 Precious Bane: a complicated tale of country folk http://t.co/BLP4CNLdxG #BicesterBooklings #books #amreading #reviews 13:59:07
Continue readingSat, 13:47: Breakfast on the west terrace; lunch on the east patio. A walk in the sunshine this afternoon… #spring Sat, 14:59: Precious Bane: a complicated tale of country folk http://t.co/BLP4CNLdxG #BicesterBooklings #books #amreading #reviews
Continue readingAfter @abingdonconcert band rehearsal last night, I've now got You Can't Stop The Beat from #Hairspray on loop in my brain… #infectious 09:26:20 I scored 6 out of 7 on the BBC News Quiz http://t.co/WwleKlpeJs 10:40:34 London Book Fair RoundUp…
Continue readingPrecious Bane by Mary Webb I had never heard of this book until Lucy suggested it as a read for the inaugural meeting of the Bicester Booklings, and so I had little idea of what to expect from it. It’s…
Continue readingPrecious Bane by Mary Webb I had never heard of this book until Lucy suggested it as a read for the inaugural meeting of the Bicester Booklings, and so I had little idea of what to expect from it. It’s…
Continue readingFri, 12:28: Get in print the old fashioned way (From The Oxford Times) http://t.co/bJH3DrtChK
Continue readingThere's some down beats in there somewhere… one for my sister-in-law… @abingdonconcert http://t.co/RfdnlzWsyg 19:58:50 When a photographer is not a photographer http://t.co/tdMoJgY2Ij 23:20:19
Continue readingThu, 20:58: There’s some down beats in there somewhere… one for my sister-in-law… @abingdonconcert http://t.co/RfdnlzWsyg Fri, 00:20: When a photographer is not a photographer http://t.co/tdMoJgY2Ij Fri, 10:26: After @abingdonconcert band rehearsal last night, I’ve now got You Can’t Stop The…
Continue readingThere was an interesting discussion on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row tonight about a new exhibition of photographs… Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013 The four artists shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013 are the artist duo Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin,…
Continue readingThere was an interesting discussion on BBC Radio 4′s Front Row tonight about a new exhibition of photographs… Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013 The four artists shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013 are the artist duo Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin,…
Continue readingMy @CritiqueCircle friends might be interested to know that the first 2 chaps of my current WIP, #MrTumnal are up for review this week 🙂 08:29:58 In the unlikely event I wanted to go to Mars, I'd want to come…
Continue readingWed, 12:07: In the unlikely event I wanted to go to Mars, I’d want to come back! “Applicants wanted for a one-way ticket to Mars” http://t.co/OBeJPEESOv Wed, 14:09: A look at eBook Typography at the #lbf13 by @pageboy http://t.co/OJ12urJu5Y ……
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