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, 14:15: And still they come… through can’t beat a bit of Jeff Wayne’s War Of the Worlds http://t.co/FWQphbfB Sat, 17:48: The veg, chopped… @ Southwold http://t.co/mudCbLNH Sat, 17:48: Photo: The veg, chopped… (at Southwold) http://t.co/jsZRI2mQ Sat, 17:52: Cooking by…
Continue readingToday has been non-stop. Emma’s been at work all day. Now she has busy, tiring work days – not like my sit down at the computer for 7½ hours a day – but today I really feel that I have…
Continue readingAfter the festive, Christmassy joy to which we concluded yesterday, today was the antithesis of festive. It’s emej‘s weekend of working the day shift and so it was my job to venture out into town to pick up the Turkey,…
Continue readingFri, 12:37: Time to ice the Christmas cake then… @ Southwold http://t.co/yoJoxDrv Fri, 12:37: Photo: Time to ice the Christmas cake then… (at Southwold) http://t.co/Iok6CZcb Fri, 13:44: Base iced for Christmas… 🙂 @ Southwold http://t.co/qLJJI1qY Fri, 13:44: Photo: Base iced…
Continue readingAfter the bleak wintriness of yesterday today was one of those crispier, nicer days that make you fall in love with winter. After a quiet morning pottering, and base-icing the Christmas cake, Emma and I headed into Oxford in the…
Continue readingThu, 15:20: On the twentieth day of advent: not quite the day i had planned… http://t.co/n3TQmAZk #advent# jobs #life #things Thu, 16:27: If you live in a wirelessly congested neighbourhood I thoroughly recommend this #geeky #app https://t.co/6qsXKMPV #wifi #analyser Thu,…
Continue readingFor the first day of my Christmas holidays I had big plans. I feel a bit like I have failed. I’ve basically finished as all my shopping but one thing I do like doing is going into Oxford, close to…
Continue readingWed, 15:16: has finished work for the year… 🙂 Wed, 23:00: What Santa gets up to when your back is turned… http://t.co/XwanQfW6
Continue readingYesterday was the last Tuesday that I would work this year. Today was the last day I would work this year. That said, to say *day* might be pushing things a bit. After a morning trying to finish things off…
Continue readingWed, 09:25: I scored 6 out of 12 on the BBC News Quiz http://t.co/4UXVwWFF Wed, 09:34: I scored 6 out of 12 on the BBC News Quiz http://t.co/ecBjvtYk
Continue readingSo, after two years off, and I are doing Christmas again. My mum and dad are coming to stay and it will just be the four of us. I had already prebooked my Ocado order for this Thursday in order…
Continue readingMon, 23:08: On the seventeeth day of advent: first thoughts of the Kindle Fire http://t.co/uWamJWeU #Kindle #KindleFire Tue, 06:32: has just had an unpleasant @BBCradio4 dream about #TheArchers where Ed Grundy killed his own brother in milking parlour with his…
Continue readingSo, in the last week I have entered the world of the tablet computers with the reasonably priced Kindle Fire HD. Basically I love it. I do have two slight gripes with it. One, the battery life. It’s advertised as…
Continue readingSat, 12:13: The lounge has never looked so roomy… #Emmas40thbirthdaybash @ Southwold http://t.co/aJ81XjvH Sat, 12:13: Photo: The lounge has never looked so roomy… #Emmas40thbirthdaybash (at Southwold) http://t.co/SddgNGiD Sat, 12:16: The spread for @EmmaEShepherd‘s #40thbirthdaybash @ Southwold http://t.co/nO0IZmOR Sat, 12:16: Photo:…
Continue readingThere are a few things that you will want to to do with your Kindle Fire once you’ve got it out the box. The first is nicely summed up in this helpful article: 1. 8 Things to do once you…
Continue readingSat, 09:30: 41% done with Someone Else’s Fairytale, by Emily Mah Tippetts http://t.co/JKBwkYUK
Continue readingAfter the beauty of sunshine on a two-day old haw frost yesterday, today was the antithesis of winter weater: grey, cold, miserable and wet. We had a productive day though, heading out to buy party-food for tomorrow and from Lidl,…
Continue readingSo finally the day had come, and for me, months of planning finally came to fruition. I woke emej up to the 20 minute complilation of messages from her friends and family and the 3 hours of music that they…
Continue readingWed, 18:25: 38% done with Someone Else’s Fairytale, by Emily Mah Tippetts http://t.co/l62xjD5S Wed, 21:21: 39% done with Someone Else’s Fairytale, by Emily Mah Tippetts http://t.co/rsjrQGrl Wed, 23:15: Busy doing the Christmas cards… 🙂 @ Southwold http://t.co/IScOXGXR
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