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?
Read more09:04 twitpic.com/umgwh – You have received a new message # 09:22 twitpic.com/umicc – You have received a new message # 09:46 twitpic.com/umk7t – # 12:19 is working in the ghost town of a university gone on holiday. My inbox is…
Continue readingSo, another year, and another of my favourite books get the movie treatment. This time, at least, it does not look as lamentable an attempt as when Hollywood attempted to do Harry Potter on Susan Cooper Dark Is Rising. Julian…
Continue readingIt’s been a weird day at work today. The students are all off on holidays, the lecturers are all conspicuous by their absence, and much of the site, in grey gloom, resembles that of a ghost town. It’s weird working…
Continue reading23:09 is done; is ready. 🙂 # 11:33 has just realised that I’ve *helpfully* left the shopping list attached to the side of the fridge. Agghh, damnit! # 11:54 RT Weather tracker… @106jackfm The Met Office says Oxfordshire should brace…
Continue reading~ Umm, a bit of a lazy start to the day I’m afraid… *coughs* So, after breakfast I returned to my kitchen to base ice the Christmas cake to the sound of festive music on Classic FM. I’ve never made…
Continue reading12:28 is whisking; whisking the royal icing until all the strength in my right arm is gone… # 13:08 has base iced the Christmas cake. 🙂 #xmasCountdown # 14:08 : parma ham and gorgonzola cheese straws in oven… #xmasCountdown #…
Continue reading21:01 RT They did deserve it… @EmmaEShepherd: #TeamCola! 5 x Tens!!!!!! Yeay! # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter
Continue readingA year ago today I got my new kitchen, and I love it. It seems appropriate therefore that I have spent a good part of today in my kitchen. Tuned to Radio 4 dramas and comedies on the iPlayer I…
Continue reading08:46 is pleased to see *some* snow at least; though disappointed that its just a light dusting… # 12:26 : in case of bad weather this winter I’ve setup my work PC to let me LogMeIn remotely; I tested it…
Continue readingWe released the draft new Department of Psychology site today. Nicola, Sophie, and myself have been working hard produce a new department portal and navigational structure. We were always expecting this to be a back’n’forth process of agreement and changes,…
Continue reading11:32 is having fun with photoshop. 🙂 Umm, in a work sense, it should be added… # 11:57 is bemused by this year’s chart of lust? Frankly, some of them are bizarre! tinyurl.com/ycfdgxj # 15:58 is hearing lots about snow;…
Continue readingSo, cheques are to be phased out by 2018, well I guess we do use them hardly at all these days? Or do we? What about the sending of personal cheques with birthday cards, or paying for services rendered by…
Continue reading07:17 has noticed that all our cats face East to eat their breakfast. Is their some religious kitnificance to this? # 10:31 fears that I might now have an irritating, snivvly sort of cold. Bah! # 12:29 RT Cat gone…
Continue readingI am shattered. Have just completed the Christmas food shop. There was a money off voucher for Waitrose deliver in a copy of The Oxford Times that I was looking through in the staff kitchen today, so coupled with free…
Continue reading09:19 RT: @106jackfm: Love waking up to this view at this time of year. twitpic.com/tl2mi # 10:22 reads that a White Christmas is âin the balanceâ (From The Oxford Times): www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/30163/4793579 #weather #whitexmas # 12:05 has just seen Mr Tumnal’s…
Continue readingInspiration can come from the oddest places. Wildlife photographer Martin Goodey, tweeted this picture, and I immediately thought of Mr Tumnal, and his classroom windowsill with the little wren that comes and sandbaths whilst he marks books.
Continue reading20:00 has just bought The Muppets & Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody tinyurl.com/yad84b3 Buy it! Beat #xfactor # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter
Continue readingI’ve had a lovely mini-holiday these past four days. Emma and I have done some lovely thing, and of course that makes it all the harder to go back to work, even if, for me, work is something that is…
Continue readingToday I wished happy birthday to my beautiful wife. We began the day with a leisurely breakfast which I made and served up at the dinner table so that she could open some of her pressies. It was miserable weather…
Continue readingIt is the third day of our little, mini-holdiay, and the first day of Emma’s birthday weekend. Sue came over to see us for the day, and after an early lunch, we headed into Oxford. We started off the afternoon…
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