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 moreSat, 15:32: has walked down on the marshes at Walberswick in the cold wind and the sunshine. Suffolk might be flat but it’s beautiful 🙂 #inspirational Sat, 16:16: Snape Maltings and the Suffolk marshes… 🙂 @ Iken Barns http://t.co/wIUi2nxntr Sun,…
Continue readingAnd hello five-day weekend. 🙂 16:37:33 When the Prequel is the Equal of the Sequel http://t.co/hmmeKZqvte #books #reviews #amreading @Davidjalmond 20:09:57
Continue readingThu, 16:37: And hello five-day weekend. 🙂 Thu, 20:09: When the Prequel is the Equal of the Sequel http://t.co/hmmeKZqvte #books #reviews #amreading @Davidjalmond
Continue readingIncreased seismic activity around Hekla volcano raises concern – http://t.co/XN0LCccGVk 10:08:19 This evening on Apr 26 looks pretty special http://t.co/TWfKfydopo Jack Zipes with @MichaelRosenYes @TheStoryMuseum \via @blackwelloxford 21:54:00 wants to post something cryptic about my writing process tonight, but there…
Continue readingMy Name Is Mina by David Almond I remember discovering David Almond shortly after he first published Skellig, although think it must have been a little late to the party as I think the follow up of Kit’s Wilderness was…
Continue readingMy Name Is Mina by David Almond I remember discovering David Almond shortly after he first published Skellig, although think it must have been a little late to the party as I think the follow up of Kit’s Wilderness was…
Continue readingWed, 21:54: This evening on Apr 26 looks pretty special http://t.co/TWfKfydopo Jack Zipes with @MichaelRosenYes @TheStoryMuseum \via @blackwelloxford Wed, 22:29: wants to post something cryptic about my writing process tonight, but there was no way too without making myself look…
Continue readingEveryone on @goodreads #TheEndOfAllWorlds for Indie Authors Everyone Should Know is currently #238 so please vote? http://t.co/3RztZ84whi 21:25:38
Continue readingTue, 21:25: Everyone on @goodreads #TheEndOfAllWorlds for Indie Authors Everyone Should Know is currently #238 so please vote? http://t.co/3RztZ84whi Wed, 10:08: Increased seismic activity around Hekla volcano raises concern – http://t.co/XN0LCccGVk
Continue reading"It's very important for me to get poor people to blame each other and not me for being poor," said Lord Greed \via @MichaelRosenYes 15:14:24 "Sometimes children must be left alone to be still and silent, and to do." @davidjalmond,…
Continue readingMon, 12:16: RT @hss_brookes: Our Words: Creative Writing Project http://t.co/Bc0IRD8bBr @OxfordLitFest #OxfordLitFest Mon, 15:14: “It’s very important for me to get poor people to blame each other and not me for being poor,” said Lord Greed \via @MichaelRosenYes Mon, 19:31:…
Continue reading"Children should be allowed to get bored, expert says" http://t.co/f9bHLO0An8 \via @bbcnews 08:22:53 Frustrated by the bleak, penetratingly cold #weather? It was inspiration for me: http://t.co/nZRETkWzcZ #YA #fantasy #TheEndOfAllWorlds 08:36:52 "And what is wrong with playing with words? Words love…
Continue readingSun, 14:48: Characters: the success or failure of a book… #writing #writerscraft http://t.co/CO5c1Sa9nt A writer who does not create convincing… Sun, 15:17: RT @hss_brookes: Meg Rosoff. Voice: How to figure out what you should be writing about. http://t.co/8D9CZnmQ0V Sun, 15:18:…
Continue readingDid you know it's Easter next week? @ Southwold http://t.co/T2CMg85cFc 07:43:27 The garden in Spring… @ Southwold http://t.co/vOlVPv2Q1f 07:46:48 Very much enjoyed the @megrosoff talk at the @oxfordlitfest this morning, & enjoyed being the official photographer. #OxfordLitFest @kovesi1 13:53:21 "When…
Continue readingSat, 13:53: Very much enjoyed the @megrosoff talk at the @oxfordlitfest this morning, & enjoyed being the official photographer. #OxfordLitFest @kovesi1 Sat, 14:45: “When I’m writing I can write anywhere; when I’m not writing I can’t write anywhere.” @megrosoff at…
Continue readinghas just typed up That Scene. Still wrecked by it… #impressive… #amwriting #MrTumnal 18:10:32 Original estimate: 80k words. Current total: 86,417 and counting… #closingchapters #amwriting #MrTumnal 18:12:07
Continue readingFri, 17:34: RT @megrosoff: Talking about something or other at Oxford Literary Festival tomorrow at 10am. I know, it’s bloody early for me too. http … Fri, 18:10: has just typed up That Scene. Still wrecked by it… #impressive… #amwriting…
Continue readingThe sadness of goodbye. That moment when you become the same sniveling wreck that your character is? #amwriting #MrTumnal 21:36:26 Twice now I've put myself in actual literal tears whilst writing #MrTumnal. Is it bad of me to hope my…
Continue readingWed, 21:36: The sadness of goodbye. That moment when you become the same sniveling wreck that your character is? #amwriting #MrTumnal Wed, 21:52: Twice now I’ve put myself in actual literal tears whilst writing #MrTumnal. Is it bad of me…
Continue readingnow knows how The Story Ends… #progress #wantstobewriting #MrTumnal 10:02:34 is in position in Convocation House to photograph the @hss_brookes #OxfordLitFest Iain Sinclair event… 11:51:47 Clearly I've been away from the city centre for too long. These are all over…
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