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 moreAfter the crisp, sunny cold of yesterday and the gorgeous walk in the woods, today began grey and foggy and lingerd long into the day. We had a leisurely lay in before an even more leisurely breakfast. I had a…
Continue reading~ Today was the kind of winter’s day that cannot be beaten; cold and bright. It being the first day of Emma and my little mini-holiday, we had a leisurely breakfast and headed out for a walk at Burnham Beeches,…
Continue reading14:04 is sitting in The Stag after a nice walk at Burnham Beeches; just waiting for my soup of the day and crusty bread… # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter
Continue reading08:47 : according to @106jackfm if you get anyone to say 3 words: Sticky Toffee Pudding; it will sound sexy… # 11:40 Just updated my twitter background for FREE from twitrounds.com # 13:57 might have found a source of Adana…
Continue reading~ Just watched an episode of Horizon where David Attenborough told us How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth. It was bleak and the answer bleaker, and now I think I’m very depressed… ~ In lighter news, I’m on…
Continue reading10:07 is wondering what the underground fox thinks of his huge web following? 😉 /via @radiokate twitpic.com/sebvd # 12:57 RT Steady on, there’s plenty to go round! 🙂 @Mbwamwitu twitpic.com/snpyr House Sparrow a declining British species? NIMBY 🙂 # 19:35…
Continue reading~ I’ve now got a pile of Christmas letters, and a pile of Christmas cards, and list of names. All I have to do is put the three together, address, stamp and post, and I’m sorted. Sounds simple when you…
Continue reading09:10 : Bankrupt the BNP – for Free! post.ly/EJWM /via @ianshepherd @deanwhitbread # 12:35 : round-robins? The problem may lie not with the sender but with a British reluctance to tell how good life can be tinyurl.com/9338y8 # 15:11 :…
Continue readingEmma made a very good point in reply to a facebook thread this evening: The true holiday spirit is about love and kindness, not materialism and shopping. Do your best not to get caught up in the latter. This is…
Continue reading11:27 : weevils in my self-raising flour. Think I might not make mincepies with that batch… # 11:57 has realised that he has not made pastry as a married man before. Must remember to remove one’s ring first next time……
Continue readingIn typical storyteller-style, this yearâs roundup begins with a Previously on⦠moment. You will remember that last year the series ended just as the kitchen was stripped down to plaster and awaiting a new kitchen. The kitchen was fitted just…
Continue reading22:54 twitpic.com/sb3yc – You have received a new message # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter
Continue readingAfter the craziness of last night I had a much nicer AA man this morning who was not backward at coming forward about voicing his displeasure and unprofessionalism of last night’s AA man. Far from rescuing me to the garage,…
Continue reading10:54 has power again! The laptop lives again… # 18:18 is wondering why people feel it necessary to honk at you. You think I’d be giving them something to drive around by choice? # 18:20 has had it with power….
Continue readingEarlier this week I discovered that my laptop battery was dead, well 20 minutes of life with a dimmed screen, is honestly caput. So I’ve ordered a new which has been despatched today. Last night, I discovered that my power…
Continue reading16:25 RT Sounds a bit Wonderlandish to me! @nationaltrust Head Gardener washing silver birches whiter than white twitpic.com/rz7y1 # 20:23 wonders why it is that I always get inspiration at the most inconvenient of times? Umm, like driving?! # Bleated…
Continue readingI’ve started on chapter six of Mr Tumnal’s story. He sleeps in a house surrounded by a high Cotsworld stone wall, beyond which, the trams rattle through the night. Ever since holidays in Tallinn, Budapest and Timisoara, I’ dreamed of…
Continue reading09:02 twitpic.com/rtcqs – You have received a new message # 09:39 is wondering what the police were up to this morning with that road block in Old Marston? Is it now illegal to go down the back way…? # 09:43…
Continue readingThis morning proved to be damp and foggy, but no less atmospheric and inspirational, as trees loomed out of the grey mist as faded silhouettes, and a determined sun tried to break through a fractured sky. My work on Mr…
Continue reading07:11 : first frost of the year and Butthead from next door is sitting in her car with the wipers graunching past the ice. Brilliant! # 09:04 twitpic.com/rotjy – You have received a new message # 09:04 twitpic.com/rotkh – You…
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