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, 14:08: A decade of journalling http://t.co/gW5ZdGti #birthdays #diaries #journals #lj #life Tue, 16:14: 4 of 5 stars to The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner http://t.co/rkP1OE9A Tue, 21:03: Rereading: from a childhood past – The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by…
Continue readingThe Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner I first read this book around the age of 10, and I remember being blown away by it, and for a story written in the 1960s I remember it having a timeless quality…
Continue readingToday is the tenth birthday of shepline. You can see the first day’s inauspicious posts here. It seems an appropriate moment to therefore pause for a moment, consider where I was then, where I am now, and reflect on a…
Continue readingMon, 21:12: An inspirational tale of Indie Author @EMTippetts – I dream of this happening to me… http://t.co/2pWTuUuQ #Indie #publishing
Continue readingMon, 11:28: Teddy bears: Adults on their stuffed toy companions – some heart-rending stories http://t.co/3fo1LIlc #teddies #companions #BigTed
Continue readingFri, 13:18: On page 82 of 224 of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, by Alan Garner http://t.co/pOIN7Zft Fri, 18:08: On page 92 of 224 of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, by Alan Garner http://t.co/k2LdlEWm Sat, 09:44: On page 113 of 224 of…
Continue readingThu, 22:54: …enjoyed the Gershwin at the end of band tonight. Just a shame that my lip had gone… 🙁 Fri, 10:09: Why am I a little bit disappointed that upgrading wordpress on the faculty news site went quite so…
Continue readingWed, 19:10: 11 out of 14 in the grammar and punctuation test. Not too bad considering… http://t.co/FdxtRmqa \via @guardian Wed, 22:02: RT @GuardianBooks: Chick lit ‘harms body image’, study finds http://t.co/WENXaa0A #books Thu, 11:57: basking in the satisfaction of the…
Continue readingTue, 20:37: On page 64 of 224 of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, by Alan Garner http://t.co/4Je61dH1
Continue readingMon, 20:53: @UK2 Please can you investigate http://t.co/H7urFgDO as a matter of urgency. Site down and replaced with Arabic. Ticket no. GWN-204066 Mon, 21:31: doesn’t like it when one of my sites gets hacked by Israeli/Arabic fundamentalists… 🙁
Continue readingSun, 14:09: On page 465 of 504 of Runemarks, by Joanne Harris http://t.co/CB8gjipx Sun, 15:04: Brings to mind Arrdizzoni bear who belongs to #MrTumnal… Point of View: The grown-ups with teddy bears http://t.co/01Av45hY Sun, 17:28: “Anything that can be dreamed…
Continue readingRunemarks by Joanne Harris As soon as I found out that this book existed I wanted to read it, but I didn't have any idea of what to expect. If you are familiar with Joanne Harris' more famous Chocolat then…
Continue readingSat, 15:12: My day is complete! #firstflowersofspring http://t.co/eCILLGip Sat, 16:45: On page 404 of 504 of Runemarks, by Joanne Harris http://t.co/9C3fENbt Sun, 11:19: On page 445 of 504 of Runemarks, by Joanne Harris http://t.co/bDuJ4gZf
Continue readingFri, 12:28: is actually quite enjoying an informed day of working on the iMac. But have I just been seduced by the obscenely large screen? #work Fri, 23:11: Do you hear the people sing; Do you see me well up…
Continue readingThu, 22:49: Well this was a fun little piece to play tonight at @abingdonconcert band… @ Abingdon http://t.co/YnBRBPAr Fri, 00:08: Photo: Well this was a fun little piece to play tonight at @abingdonconcert band… (at Abingdon) http://t.co/CP0o6oyt Fri, 10:40: The…
Continue readingWed, 19:11: has just booked tickets to see Les Mis on Friday. Should be good! 🙂
Continue readingTue, 13:46: On page 369 of 528 of Runemarks, by Joanne Harris http://t.co/sqHWFgi9 Tue, 18:38: 12% done with Precious Bane, by Mary Webb http://t.co/MdaoZkPR Tue, 20:33: 6% done with Precious Bane, by Mary Webb: Damn! Read page number and posted…
Continue readingMon, 18:34: On page 362 of 528 of Runemarks, by Joanne Harris http://t.co/9MlPYrNV
Continue readingSun, 13:43: On page 242 of 320 of Reflections, by Diana Wynne Jones http://t.co/eEApJIVI Sun, 13:58: wonders if people still “go down The Rec”? #80schild Sun, 14:21: Snuggled! @ Southwold http://t.co/2VW8YgXH Sun, 14:22: Photo: Snuggled! (at Southwold) http://t.co/KJzlUVBD Sun, 16:07:…
Continue readingReflections: on the magic of writing by Diana Wynne Jones This is a must-read book for anyone who has a love of stories and of making thing up. It’s also the book to read if you’ve read even just one…
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