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?
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Just met the organist of the #TheArchers at @holycombe whilst settling into #YurtYami… #glamping #yurtlife @bbcthearchers
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I want to be out there enjoying the nice weather, but umm… no! #TooHot☀️
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#Repost @t.e.shepherd.art • • • • • Wby everybody needs stripey badgers. My #review of #thestripeybadgerbookshop, jewel in the crown of the #YorkshireDales: https://shepline.com/2019/08/25/everybody-needs-some-stripey-badgers/ ••• See link for availability of prints and original. #bookshops #bookshopsofinstagram #bookloversguidetobookshops #illustration #amillustrating @booksaremybag @bookshopblogger
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Some bookshops feature in my Booklover’s Guide to Bookshops because I’ve known about them for years and love like old friends; some I’ve not actually visited by my co-author Erica has, and some I’ve been told about with enthusiasm. The…
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Relaxing on the Saturday night and listening to the Nina Simone Prom… #proms #NinaSimone #MississippiGodDamn????
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A year ago i swapped my conventional razor with horrendously expensive refills in favour of an old fashioned safety razor where the only waste is this small pot of metal. Not full yet but when it is I will find…
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With thanks to @laurapicklechop for the recipe, i made this rather delicious and healthy Shakshuka for dinner tonight. Apparently its normally a breakfast or lunch dish in Tunisia but it seems to do equally well as a main meal… #recipes…
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So @vnemma decided to let the chickies out in the garden. Photo 1, left to right: Scramble, Pancake, and Mrs Chirpy. #chickens???? #chickensofinstagram
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Please keep dogs on a lead, and no faster than 20mph… ???????????? #BlenheimPalace @blenheimpalace
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If I’m going to do the @cogges #ChristmasMarket then I need to extend my range of local landmarks. I may regret the number of windows and finicky bits in #BlenheimPalace… ••• #sundaystrolls???? #wewentinthefreebackdoor #illustration #amillustrating #illustratorsofinstagram
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#Repost @t.e.shepherd.art • • • • • One year old today, #thestripeybadgerbookshop is as delightful inside as the building is outside… #bookshops #bookshopsofinstagram #bookloversguidetobookshops #illustration #amillustrating #grassington #Yorkshire #yorkshiredales
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Couldn’t have put it better myself! #Repost @pintsizedfarmers • • • • • A level results? I got 3 A’s & spent 95% of my terrible “corporate” career hiding in the toilets and sob/ranting on the phone to my mum…
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#Repost @t.e.shepherd.art • • • • • Friday night sketching at the #stripeybadgerbookshop… ••• #bookshops #bookshopsofinstagram #bookloversguidetobookshops #illustration #amillustrating #grassington #Yorkshire #yorkshiredales
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#Repost @t.e.shepherd.art • • • • • The picture that almost defeated me. Oxford’s #BridgeofSighs is now finished. Prints and original are now available: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/714577204/bridge-of-sighs-oxford ••• #Oxford #landmarks #illustration #amillustrating
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#Repost @t.e.shepherd.art • • • • • Almost there. One more evening should do it… #BridgeofSighs #Oxford #landmarks #illustration #amillustrating @hertfordcollege @weloveoxford
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It’s not often that going to the theatre involves you meeting royalty on woodland paths, being locked in a meat freezer with zombies, boarding a bus with sprites, stand round a tree summoning a lover who ends up being locked…
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Listening to elevator music on our @creationtheatre cruise and waiting for the show to start… . Theatre doesn’t get weirder than this. ???????? #TheTempest #CreationTempest
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A little pre-show snacket before seeing @creationtheatre’s The Tempest in tempestuous winds… #outdoortheatre #promenadeperformance #CreationTempest
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#Repost @t.e.shepherd.art • • • • • Ah… the Bridge of Sighs… *sighs* I think it’s going okay. What do you think? . #BridgeofSighs #Oxford #landmarks #illustration #amillustrating
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Out and about in the Yorkshire Dales…
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