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 moreTue, 15:21: Maurice Sendak has gone where the wild things are. RIP \via @rhi_lassiter <– Sad times… 🙁 Tue, 23:33: On page 157 of 365 of Unrest, by Michelle Harrison http://t.co/IpluOIay Wed, 09:18: sees that the Wacom Inkling is now…
Continue readingSun, 22:13: has had a nice day in the great outdoors with @EmmaEShepherd… all ready for more #hibernation tomorrow! #weather Mon, 09:04: On page 137 of 365 of Unrest, by Michelle Harrison http://t.co/Ul4kAxqg
Continue readingSat, 14:00: http://t.co/wqSzTBXO #Kindle Sat, 15:47: On page 95 of 464 of Unrest, by Michelle Harrison: ‘You’re bloody nuts,’ said Vince. ‘And you’re a lying bitch. You… http://t.co/tjJOKs3D Sat, 19:50: 30% done with Someone Else’s Fairytale, by Emily Mah Tippetts…
Continue readingFri, 21:48: wishes that I really understood what a dangling modifier was… Sounds painful! #writing #editing #gettingthemssback Fri, 23:27: On page 30 of Someone Else’s Fairytale, by Emily Mah Tippetts http://t.co/6P7WWhUq Sat, 00:21: On page 70 of 464 of Unrest,…
Continue readingThu, 17:44: On page 28 of Someone Else’s Fairytale, by Emily Mah Tippetts http://t.co/SR8pDP10 Thu, 22:54: still can’t quite believe that we were told the flutes were perfectly in tune at band tonight. It can’t last. It probably didn’t… Fri,…
Continue readingWed, 18:31: My Head Is An Animal – one trick in and I like! #newmusic Wed, 18:53: is listening the new album from @mostersandmen. Absolutely flippin’ brilliant! Wed, 22:15: Classic mistake ever! “he wore trousers of course linen and a…
Continue readingTue, 20:57: has just 13 chapters to get back in out of 37. Progress is progress, and publication is in sight… 🙂 #thanksall Wed, 00:03: On page 39 of 464 of Unrest, by Michelle Harrison http://t.co/TB8YZXl8 Wed, 11:04: Scripting your…
Continue readingMon, 15:20: @ianshepherd First part of John Peel’s record collection goes on line tomorrow: http://t.co/3xbjEikO Mon, 15:20: First part of John Peel’s record collection goes on line tomorrow: http://t.co/3xbjEikO Mon, 19:02: was home in time to cut the grass and…
Continue readingIt’s five years to the day since I left Blackwell, replaced by a machine. At the time, it was the end of an era, but there were already seeds of change. As I put it in my ‘friends only’ post…
Continue readingSun, 12:07: A day for letting it all hang out… http://t.co/5n66pvsU Sun, 12:23: Just posted a photo http://t.co/UFPkPWoU Sun, 14:31: Little ball of fluff… http://t.co/i6MfzKg1 Sun, 20:46: has, this weekend, changed my first nappy and fed a baby til’ she…
Continue readingSat, 13:31: has just bought @MHarrison13 new book from the Indy bookstore in Bicester. Lovely cover – apparently scary contents… #newbooks Sat, 19:58: 17 chapters down, 14 to go… 🙂 #progress #editing #TheEndOfAllWorlds Sat, 20:03: Marked as to-read: Unrest by…
Continue readingFri, 17:59: Just posted a photo http://t.co/8u8vJgRC Fri, 22:47: On page 218 of 292 of The Girl With Glass Feet, by Ali Shaw http://t.co/l6aA68rH
Continue readingThu, 15:44: RT @bbcgoodnews: Remember the Swansea uni toilet sign from last week’s show?Well @Ellie_Nash83 just sent us this from a Swansea office.. …
Continue readingWed, 13:21: RT @IceFarm: Iceland’s Ring Road – The Ultimate Road Trip http://t.co/vTClfCHf #Iceland #travel Wed, 22:23: Have you downloaded Ch1 of ‘The End Of All Worlds’? You can share your comments there too… http://t.co/uYZEqo0g #FREE #kindle #epub #pdf
Continue readingTue, 18:03: Chap 1 of ‘The End Of All Worlds’ available to download FREE as #kindle #epub #pdf http://t.co/uBYYDF8V Wed, 08:43: @106jackfm My bear us called Cagu. his name stands for the Campaign for the Abolition of Growing Up. 🙂
Continue readingMon, 20:44: In honour of World Book Night, read chapter one, FREE, of my debut novel, The End Of All Worlds. Out May 2012… http://t.co/uBYYDF8V #WBN Mon, 22:56: @EMTippetts Please RT In honour of #WBL chapter one, of my debut…
Continue readingSun, 16:47: Always disappointing when you hear the thunder roll in, toy think the next one is going to be big, and then it just peters out… #thunder Sun, 17:13: RT @michele_paule: On @Oxford_Labour Super Sunday #labourdoorstep we call on…
Continue readingSat, 17:21: five years ago today I met my wonderful and gorgeous Emma in a Pizza Express. A return tonight seems appropr http://t.co/FR4u0qBj Sat, 19:37: Yum! Happy Anniversary Emma! xxx http://t.co/RB1PW6di Sat, 20:54: went to this fantastic exhibition http://t.co/BCXrNZ9j on…
Continue readingOn Saturday 21 April 2007 I met Emma fro the first time. I was one week from redundancy and being replaced by a machine at Blackwells (now Wiley) and we had been emailing, on a daily basis. Five years ago…
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