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 moreSuddenly, refreshingingly, autumn has arrived. We had a nice day getting the cleaning done (whilst I simultaneously made a loaf of bread and a modest 3lbs of crab apple jelly. We had a delicious mushroom, onion and cheese omelette and…
Continue reading08:27:40 @animalfinders I can believe it! What photo evidence though? We should be told… 09:19:16 is looking forward to this lunchtime’s conker match… 🙂 12:07:52 has a glorious three-er… 🙂 21:13:09 RT @ianshepherd Spotify vs. the Loudness Wars – why…
Continue reading08:27:40 @animalfinders I can believe it! What photo evidence though? We should be told… 09:19:16 is looking forward to this lunchtime’s conker match… 🙂 12:07:52 has a glorious three-er… 🙂 21:13:09 RT @ianshepherd Spotify vs. the Loudness Wars – why…
Continue readingIn honour of my last day at OUP, we held the inaugural OUP Conker Championship 2009 today, out in the main quad at lunchtime. I think we got some strange looks from people as they passed by, but we like…
Continue readingI’ve only just got to bed and I’m not at all tired. This is thanks to a half-eleven moonlit stroll through the estate with Emma in search of Bella. We did find her, at the second pass of the bushes…
Continue readingNot entirely sure how I feel about *new* Winnie-the-Pooh books, but at least they seem to have found an illustrator in Mark Burgess who can capture E.H.Shepherd’s style so marvellously… BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts & Culture | New…
Continue readingI’ve added so much to my iPod in the last year, what with adding ‘s cd collection and the wedding playlist and all, I wanted to see just what I came up with if I had a whole day on…
Continue readingIt’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. My afternoon’s work in music… Dancing Queen – Abba The Rocketeer: To The Rescue/End Title – James Horner In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel Piano Concerto in C, K467 (Andante)…
Continue readingFor year’s now I’ve had these idle dreams of how cool it would be if Oxford had trams and metros. I think it goes back to my Hungarian adventures and my love of the M1 metro in Budapest. Ever since…
Continue readingI’ve missed writing, you know, actually, creating anew a story. I did also like (for the most part) the process of editing and revisiong, but its still not the same as following your imagination and your creative mind on this…
Continue readingNow that I have begun chapter five, I am close to writing Mr Tumnal’s first meeting with Kathryn, the girl that is literally going to change his life; will rip him from his comfort zone of imaginative worlds and ficticious…
Continue readingThis time last year we were up to our ears (and beyond) in boxes, having just moved into our new house. A year on, and we had a nice leisurely time out in the garden. Emma cleaned out the chickens…
Continue reading~ I spent a good part of the day today digging up the rest of the rabbit run which the two bad bunnies hadn’t already dug up themselves so that I could lay a new course of bricks around the…
Continue readingHere be a cautionary tale to entertain a Production Editor. We got a flier through the door to say that Waitrose now deliver in our area and to tempt us there was a money-off offer. It was quite a good…
Continue reading08:36:38 @janerawson That is cool! Gives you a bit of a rush doesn’t it, like when BBC Wiltshire contacted me for permission… http://bit.ly/zd50u 09:28:51 @animalfinders This pet owner has duly nominated you in the British Pet Industry Awards. Good luck!!…
Continue reading08:36:38 @janerawson That is cool! Gives you a bit of a rush doesn’t it, like when BBC Wiltshire contacted me for permission… http://bit.ly/zd50u 09:28:51 @animalfinders This pet owner has duly nominated you in the British Pet Industry Awards. Good luck!!…
Continue readingI’ve been on the cusp of finishing up chapter four in Mr Tumnal’s story for a while now; always thinking I’m there to discover that actually there’s just that little bit further to go. This lunchtime I finally got there….
Continue readingI am now eligible for a free upgrade of my mobile. I’ve been thinking about this for a while, as the battery isn’t quite what it was on my own, and it can be sometimes a bit slow to start…
Continue readingIn the spirit of keeping the new job celebrations going this weekend we had some relaxation time down at my parents. We cracked open the Progressive bottle of champagne from two and a half years ago and which has been…
Continue readingMy wildflowershop order has harrived, and the box of bulbs are sitting my desk. I’m getting high on the scent of wild garlic… :-
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