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 more17:17 has had a very nice day at the WWT London wetland centre. Saw lots of new birds, and took way too many photographs… 🙂 # 21:40 RT Same here! 🙂 @EmmaEShepherd @wwtlondon Had a brilliant day thankyou Jamie. One…
Continue reading07:57 has checked the Gibbswatch webcams and little nests are doing just fine… # 10:42 can’t quite believe that my Dad is in the birthday honours!! Does this mean I have to kneel before him now… oh, I did anyway,…
Continue reading10:32 has a new washing machine! # 10:39 is now the proud owner of an Amazon #Kindle. Now to explore the wonderful world of eBooks… # 15:24 : get your own vial of Icelandic ash… (while stocks last…) bit.ly/c55FZq #icelandic…
Continue reading11:22 has just seen someone cycle through the foyer?!! #seeneverythingnow # 11:32 : sadly the webcam wasn’t recording for the strange #bicyclethroughthefoyer incident… # 18:53 Owowowowww! My toe hurts! And I’ve not even been supping port… #returnofthegout # Bleated on…
Continue reading11:01 is filming a caterpillar… # 12:46 is certainly getting the exercise in today. It’s hard work being a web designer, and you do get some funny looks… # 13:27 is excited about the prospect of getting a Kindle as…
Continue reading09:59 is thinking that its a pretty yucky day… # 12:17 : Amazon has just told me that a Kindle is a perfect gift for Dad. So it may be, but I want one first…! 🙂 # 14:44 : the…
Continue reading09:32 : badger cull is tragic sop to a beleaguered rural comm & defies all we have learned about science of the issue: oppose it (@ChrisGPackham) # 11:39 has just listened to @jamiecullum’s new album, The Pursuit. It’s all good….
Continue readingI am now as up to date with the typed up version of my novel as I am with the handwritten manuscript, and so can give an accurate wordcount of where I am, which is, extremely encouraging. 25701 / 80000…
Continue reading09:16 might have got a few funny looks, but has walked Bella home from her hideout! # 11:37 loves Avocets! 🙂 RT Another avocet has hatched. Keep following live on the webcams bit.ly/91uWgE #springwatch via @bbc_springwatch # 11:51 : another…
Continue readingI’m continuing to enjoy writing the story of Mr Tumnal and I am making good progress with it. Having decided to split the story into parts (probably four) I’ve now finished part one and are on the cusp of the…
Continue readingI was beginning to think it might be time to start chasing the last batch of agents whom I submitted The End of All Worlds, it being almost exactly two months since I despatched them to languish in the virtual…
Continue reading08:26 is enjoying a spot of early morning writing in the garden before going to see my Dad (and Mum) for the day… 🙂 # 16:14 thinks its time to cancel the LoveFilm membership. With the complete West Wing on…
Continue reading09:36 is listening to @ChrisGPackham’s #springwatch playlist… (@bbc_springwatch) # 15:59 : ‘the 2nd problem with floated divs is that once content runs out the div (& therefore also its bkgrnd) ends’. Yes, yes that is it! #csswoe # Bleated on…
Continue reading10:45 considers the irony that the weather dipped at the end of last week and only improved yesterday. Here’s to many more sunny days! # 19:41 RT New balls please! @bbc_springwatch Harvest mice in Leicester get tennis ball homes –…
Continue reading23:13 loves a bit of jazz, sausage and mash, of an evening. Aren’t double basses amazing? # 20:38 is glad that my Dad is back home again. 🙂 # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter
Continue reading12:47 has just ordered a new washing machine… # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter
Continue reading17:33 has had a very nice afternoon wandering around four gorgeous NGS gardens… # 20:33 has just harvested the first of this year’s herbs and hung them out to dry… # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter
Continue reading19:53 is worried for my Dad, and thinking of him. # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter
Continue reading18:23 finally finds someone who understands: @RealDMitchell talks about his haircut youtu.be/rWEa5__ROJg /via @EmmaEShepherd # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter
Continue reading11:15 RT Yay, he’s finally here! @MartinHGames I’m going to tweet SW behind the scenes all the way through. Somewhere between Heat & BBC wildlife # 19:30 is humbled by extreme generosity… # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter
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