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 moreMarch 2011: Working as a Web Designer for the School of Social Sciences and Law, Oxford Brookes University; married to Emma for almost two years, living in my second (bought) house in Bicester. We have a loving menagerie of 7…
Continue readingMarch 2011: Working as a Web Designer for the School of Social Sciences and Law, Oxford Brookes University; married to Emma for almost two years, living in my second (bought) house in Bicester. We have a loving menagerie of 7…
Continue reading12:58 is reaping the rewards of a sweet smell of success; against pesky RSS feeds I am the victor – and thus I don’t care if I am mixing metaphors # 15:00 decided that a reward was owing for Events…
Continue reading12:58 is reaping the rewards of a sweet smell of success; against pesky RSS feeds I am the victor – and thus I don’t care if I am mixing metaphors # 15:00 decided that a reward was owing for Events…
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Continue reading11:26 is wrestling with RSS feeds; its the story of my life… *mutter mutter mutter* #webdesign #geeky # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading11:26 is wrestling with RSS feeds; its the story of my life… *mutter mutter mutter* #webdesign #geeky # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading23:59 wonders if it is bad to gorge oneself on pancakes and *not* give something up for lent…? # 19:13 is going to have to find an alternative route home for the foreseeable future if they do insist on closing…
Continue reading23:59 wonders if it is bad to gorge oneself on pancakes and *not* give something up for lent…? # 19:13 is going to have to find an alternative route home for the foreseeable future if they do insist on closing…
Continue reading09:15 You can blush indeed. Apparently Kathryn thinks she remembers you giving a talk at a conference she attended…! 😉 Is … j.mp/hLNr7z # 10:01 is wondering when thou gas man will cometh…? #utilities #workingfromhome # 11:52 reading about what…
Continue reading09:15 You can blush indeed. Apparently Kathryn thinks she remembers you giving a talk at a conference she attended…! 😉 Is … j.mp/hLNr7z # 10:01 is wondering when thou gas man will cometh…? #utilities #workingfromhome # 11:52 reading about what…
Continue reading14:20 : just enjoyed writing a scene in which Kathryn & Eleanor discuss Tam Lin in the same breath as the work of @janerawson & Diana Wynne Jones # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading14:20 : just enjoyed writing a scene in which Kathryn & Eleanor discuss Tam Lin in the same breath as the work of @janerawson & Diana Wynne Jones # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue readingFor much of part three of Mr Tumnal, Louis, is absent from the story. The Cold Winter is upon us, and Kathryn is being exposed to various literary popculture references. She is receiving seemingly unconnected Christmas presents from her friends…
Continue readingFor much of part three of Mr Tumnal, Louis, is absent from the story. The Cold Winter is upon us, and Kathryn is being exposed to various literary popculture references. She is receiving seemingly unconnected Christmas presents from her friends…
Continue reading22:51 has had a nice day; sunny days, and quality time in the garden making a start on the new’n’improved veg patch… #gardening # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading22:51 has had a nice day; sunny days, and quality time in the garden making a start on the new’n’improved veg patch… #gardening # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter
Continue reading20:26 feels somehow, that I should really be attending a #worldbooknight event really? If I write my book whilst watching BBC2 does that count? # 20:33 #worldbooknight programme suggests books either literary or bestseller; surely there’s a huge middle of…
Continue reading20:26 feels somehow, that I should really be attending a #worldbooknight event really? If I write my book whilst watching BBC2 does that count? # 20:33 #worldbooknight programme suggests books either literary or bestseller; surely there’s a huge middle of…
Continue readingI had a part review of the first eight chapter of Mr Tumnal from Sophie today. Whilst the first part of her critique filled me with horror: I’m enjoying your story, it’s quite a mystery. I still feel as if…
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