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 moreMon, 23:16: can’t help but feel old when I’m now #Facebook friends with the second of my first cousins once removed… :-/ #timepasses #cousins Tue, 11:17: RT @creationtheatre: Calling all budding photographers: fancy an opportunity to gain experience photographing live…
Continue readingSat, 15:48: is pleased to be reunited with my zoom lens. Now, where has that sunshine and gorgeous quality if light gone…? Sat, 22:31: has never seen The Odyssey before and will never see that production of #odysseyoxford again. @creationtheatre…
Continue readingTonight, Emma and I went to see Creation Theatre’s latest production, a co-production with The Factory. A startling original production of The Odyssey in the subterranean Norrington Room beneath Blackwell’s Bookshop in Oxford. We arrived at the bookshop itself early,…
Continue readingFri, 13:15: has just spent an enjoyable hour in Hogwarts listening to and photographing children’s writing at the Oxford Literary Festival. Fri, 19:15: Finished with Death Comes to Pemberley, by P.D. James http://t.co/dA0FSozU
Continue reading14:26 On page 222 of 291 of Death Comes to Pemberley, by P.D. James t.co/ocebN7QK # 15:31 On page 243 of 291 of Death Comes to Pemberley, by P.D. James t.co/R7WE6CRJ # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
Continue reading19:44 is shattered after spending a couple odd hours cleaning out 2 fridges and swapping them over from garage to kitchen… 15:06 wonders why I am sat inside working on my computer whilst everyone else seems to be enjoying the…
Continue reading22:47 has had an enjoyable if exhausting time at @abingdonconcert band tonight… #sightreadingistiring 15:10 @kindofpalejewel Can you squidge onto that “balcony” or is that kind of thing against regulations? 10:14 wonders why it is that whenever I write cheque it…
Continue reading20:54 @janerawson Maybe the badass ninja librarians could get the vampires to fall in line with a plot… *crosses fingers* 20:36 @janerawson Is this your next story? Can you have the badass ninja librarians fighting the werewolves of the St…
Continue reading21:29 @JeremyRawson Don’t joke! That happened to me on a tram in Budapest… 21:06 @JeremyRawson You sure you’re on the right train?
Continue reading10:56 An appropriate misprint in Bicester Olympic #Torchbearers. Hometown of Kindlington? Well they are carrying a flame! http://www.london2012.com/games/olympic-torch-relay/torchbearers/search.php?community=Bicester
Continue reading23:29 caught Ronnie attempting to open the locked cat flap from the inside… 22:10 Photographs by @sschirmacher of last night’s concert, part of the Abingdon Festival. Great night! http://fb.me/1tTD42B3H (@abingdonconcert) 19:31 inspired by the @abingdonconcert band concert last night I…
Continue readingSo, for the third year, we at Abingdon Concert Band were joined at The Guidhall in Abingdon by Wesley Smith for another evening of music. For the past two years we’ve been taking a trip through the music of movie…
Continue reading23:30 On page 215 of 291 of Death Comes to Pemberley, by P.D. James http://bit.ly/wuni33 15:27 RT @MichaelRosenYes “its a ghost,a game,a gift,a girl;leaves me agog,aghast,a-gasping,again” 11:00 considers that auto-predict is a weird thing. I type “there’s no harm in”…
Continue reading14:09 Help grow the #SaveOurNHS petition before the urgent meeting on Thursday. @38_Degrees http://38d.gs/nhs-petition 12:38 Sign to persuade the @UKHouseofLords to save the #NHS. #dropthebill Pls RT http://www.avaaz.org/en/last_chance_to_save_the_nhs/?woQmMab 12:21 @rhi_lassiter Better get your quill, ink and blotter at the ready…
Continue reading21:42 wants to know what a “near-alternative” to a step-ladder is?!? #ONS (@guardian) 20:52 has just booked tickets to see @creationtheatre‘s #Odyssey in the Blackwell Norrington Room. Should be good! 20:22 They are serving hay in a 3 star restaurant?!?…
Continue reading21:04 is glad to have discovered @HairyBikers back on TV and doing what they do best. Travelling! Welcome back boys! #HairyBikers
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Continue reading11:34 On page 168 of 291 of Death Comes to Pemberley, by P.D. James http://bit.ly/wBqna0 19:44 is wondering how much feline pressure I withstand before I cave in and feed them… #14eyesstaring 10:51 Marked as to-read: Nordic Fairies by Saga…
Continue reading21:24 is so sleepy. #Server #stress takes it out of you. This week has been mad… 🙁 20:04 @laurajane2011 Can I say that I haven’t growed up yet? 20:04 @laurajane2011 I wanted to be a famous writer… 14:34 @JeremyRawson The…
Continue readingToday has not been the best of days – a bit too frantic and stressful to be likeable. After the server migration yesterday (which went well) there was just a bit of snagging to be done on some of the…
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