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 more18:43:56: has had a very nice day sitting in the garden and entertaining the smallest members of the family. 22:56:56: wonders whether we won’t actually have to wait another year for more of #sherlock? What’s the guessing it will be…
Continue reading20:43:49: is exhausted. But has had a very productive days, removing bathroom doors, hanging curtains, planting corkscrew willows and relaying grass 20:47:05: would like to note that relaying of grass is to provide the bunnies with lush green grass they…
Continue reading10:44:53: is working to the music of @nouvellesvagues. Work is going well… 12:33:00: loves it when I manage to figure it out! #webwizardary #css 12:55:25: doesn’t like it so much when I break it again… #notsowebwizardary #css 13:04:30: …and fixes…
Continue reading10:50:10: is on hold with the most dreadful canned ‘pop’ music ever! I wanna vomit… 10:53:51: “Your call is important to us”? So why do rot my brin with this bilge? #BootsOpticians? FAIL… 10:57:41: “Your call is important to us”?…
Continue readingI have been challenged by Jane to come up with my Top Seven Diana Wynne Jones books – that’s seven books for seven days of the DWJ week. Seven books, I thought, that sounds easy I can come up with…
Continue reading10:11:02: wonders whether any of my publishing friends can recommend a good copy-editor who does fiction? #editing #copyediting 11:41:20: writes about Diana Wynne Jones and why she is an author to recommend to anyone who likes a good story, well…
Continue readingI’m going to write about Fire & Hemlock again, but this time from the perspective of the writer, ispired to write because of it. One of the things I love about Fire & Hemlock is its rich use of source…
Continue readingIf there is one London Olympics project for which I am truly in favour then this would be it. I’ve seen hydrogen fuel celled buses before – they’ve had them in Iceland for years – and so the news that…
Continue readingIt’s Diana Wynne Jones week this week, and I’ve been taking my time in deciding how best to celebrate this fact, and which book to review. My friend Jane has already reviewed Fire & Hemlock, my all time favourite Diana…
Continue reading10:19:23: : “Money was never the motivator for me, I want to change perceptions of the unnoticed and ignored” http://bit.ly/9Iu1sm via @amandahone 13:45:34: finds that once every so often I find the odd quotable phrase… http://amzn.com/k/1YT7BDT3T373U #Kindle 13:47:18: considers a…
Continue reading11:17:49: : P-p-p-pick up a Penguin for 75 years http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10794227 14:20:46: would like to know why the BBC found it necessary to transmit the start code for @steven_moffat’s #Sherlock 20 minutes late last night? 14:41:26: : Take part in Diana…
Continue reading11:01:49: is looking forward to the reptile hunt today at @wwtlondon. Would like to see and photograph a little water ratty too! 13:59:59: has seen slow worms and grass snakes at @wwtlondon. Little rattie still elusive… 20:56:36: has seen slow…
Continue reading10:47:17: : oh my god, there’s a rock crushing monster on site! http://161.73.114.239/view/index.shtml 20:56:26: RT @animalfinders We’re VERY pleased to say that Animal Finders is a finalist in the Pet Industry Awards 2010! http://bit.ly/ddm62b Tweets copied by twittinesis.com
Continue reading11:55:23: writing about why incinerators are not necessarily bad… http://shepline.livejournal.com/772734.html #ArdleyIncinerator 13:38:23: : on writing, and creating stories… http://amzn.com/k/20WX99QXVQ0RI #Kindle 14:18:09: : so true! “Cats don’t like change without their consent.” – Roger A. Caras via @drjungle 14:41:26: is getting…
Continue readingDespite planning permission having been rejected for the new waste incinerator it has been announced that Oxfordshire County Council have signed the contract with the developer, and I have to say that in this at least I am in favour….
Continue reading08:44:31: has been reunited with Edwig The Third… 14:26:05: “Scratch a dog and you’ll find a permanent job.” – Franklin P. Jones via @drjungle Tweets copied by twittinesis.com
Continue reading11:55:34: has received this week’s @grazedotcom box and its full of scrumptious yumminess! http://graze.com #grazewhilstyouwork 13:50:35: Get a free box from www.graze.com with this code: RVBVNP5T – healthy snacks delivered to your desk 14:10:55: wonders how could you not love…
Continue reading00:01:53: realises: if my life were a screenplay then each ep of this season would end with a reflection of the week’s events during an evening st … 00:04:57: realises: if life were a screenplay then each season ep would…
Continue reading20:18:14: has had a very nice weekend. Mum and Dad, Emma, some fantastic outdoor Shakespeare, delicious garden visit, and genealogical research… Tweets copied by twittinesis.com
Continue reading21:58:03: would like to say to all my vet and vet nurse friends out there that you are all brilliant and you do a fantastic job! Tweets copied by twittinesis.com
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