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 more09:46 Two years ago I received a phone call from Brian offering me a job as Web Designer at @oxford_brookes. We had dinner at @TrinityBicester 🙂 # 18:10 Anyone want to lend me a few quid to buy Catherine of…
Continue reading19:14 has been reminded by fb that 2 years ago today I came up the idea for ShepVet’s Catatonic – an organic remedy for purrfect relaxation… # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading21:51 : today we said farewell to Bramble, the Shepherd family cat of 18 years. So small, but with such a big personality… # 21:57 Paperback Writer is my Beatles 1 song because it’s brilliant & I want to be…
Continue reading15:12 phoned vodafone to find out when my phone will arrive; told tomorrow… It’s just arrived! #rightlegnotknowingwhatleftlegdoing # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
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Continue reading22:46 has just ordered myself a new, proper, smartphone instead of the pretends-to-be-clever-than-it-is phone… #geeky # 23:40 : with cats *helping* you, who needs enemies? t.co/Ln8v4Zo (@SimonsCat) # 10:52 has just discovered how to save my messages off my phone…
Continue reading13:00 It’s Q&A Friday. Ask me a question and I’ll answer it (within reason!) (idea from @rhi_lassiter – seems like fun!) # 14:10 Dear Novel, It’s been a week since we last wrote together, which is too long… 🙁 #…
Continue reading23:32 is now an uncle on Emma’s side of the family. Welcome to the world little niece! 🙂 # 10:50 wonders how people can complain at the same time that energy efficient #lightbulbs are not bright enough & don’t work…
Continue reading11:44 was apparently making blackberry jam on this day 2 years ago. I need to go #blackberrying… # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading19:49 is another 4lbs lighter at the end of another week. Pickled herring obviously agrees with me! # 20:31 sharing the aubergine lasagne love… t.co/qA0uYet #recipes #lasagne # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue readingOne of my favourite recipes is my one for aubergine lasagne, and today I decided to make it in a diet-friendly way. Swapping the cheese sauce with that for a Slimming World macaroni cheese I made a rather yummy, reasonably…
Continue reading14:24 Who gives a f*** about a Wren Hoe comma? I so want Vampire Weekend to re-record a special version of their song… #writing #playlists # 16:43 Go to graze.com and use the code RVBVNP5T to get a free box…
Continue reading18:25 Hrmm, well there goes that idea. My home computer has taken a dislike to the work external hard drive… # 18:26 (contd.) I’ll have to rely on one very productive Wednesday to finish off snagging the websites in time…
Continue reading13:57 I’m 25486th on The Sunday Times Social List. Find out what you’re worth in the world of social networking. t.co/cUuG5MA #stsl # 14:09 really should get round to putting those PDF brochures live for @nickyanderton # 15:10 poses the…
Continue reading21:20 has finally got all the content (I think) in place. Just need do the snagging. Two working days & a long bank holiday w/e… No probs… # 21:34 About bloomin’ time! 7½ episodes later and we finally get an…
Continue reading07:56 So it all kicks off in Libya… Cameron leaves holiday and comes home; Gadaffi leaves home and goes on holiday for a few days… # 20:51 Girl With A Pea Earring #foodmovies (@nickyanderton) # 21:14 Interesting idea, & I…
Continue reading20:05 : very satisfyingly the chickens have just had a 14 slug kebab for dinner… #gardenpests # 21:39 : two more pounds down this week, just one to go and it’ll be a nice round stone. 🙂 # 21:58 :…
Continue reading22:32 Have you: a) seen this yet? No? Watch it. b) liked this yet? No? Like it. c) shared it yet? No? Then damn well share it t.co/IK30jsc # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading19:38 found that bbqing @EmmaEShepherd’s homemade burgers was a real pleasure! #scrummyfood #teameffort # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
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