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 moreIt’s a blustery afternoon, too wet for gardening, so instead I set about finishing up this year’s jam making: today, strawberry jam – my favourite. Further to my experiences with the raspberry jam the other day, I make it in…
Continue readingWe haven’t been to Brill for a while and so that’s where we decided to go for a bit of a wander today. It’s been changeable weather today, and, true to form, as we arrived the rain pounded down on…
Continue reading~ It was 11 years ago that those immortal words ‘Thomas, keep on smiling and making jam…’ in a leaving card of mine. This year it seems to be a statement that is more appropriate than ever. Yes, there is…
Continue readingFurther to my visit to the NHS dentist in Bicester the other week, this afternoon I have been back there to have one my only two fillings redone. Consequently the left-side of my jaw and my tongue feels it is…
Continue readingAn infamous comment in a leaving card from the-best-temp-job-ever (sic.) in the summer of 1998 read, and I quote, keep smiling and making jam. I liked that comment, and I’ve tried to live by it ever since. There have been…
Continue readingThe last time there was a new Harry Potter film out, there was also the release of the last of the books which I was devouring. I also remember going to see The Order of the Phoenix post-interview in Didcot,…
Continue readingIt’s been one of those mornings, when, so close to finishing reading the current book, I had to make time to just sit, legs curled beneath me on the sofa, and read, and finish Helen Dunmore’s Crossing of Ingo, the…
Continue readingHow nice is it to have a relaxing afternoon, lounging around in the garden, picking fresh produce one hour and then eating it outside on the patio the next? How nice? It’s blissful. In other news, Bicester Poultry Inc. has…
Continue readingToday Em and I had a day out at the Royal Show. We were originally going to go and see ‘Auntie’ Katie do her equine thing with Spud, but as it turned out we didn’t get there in time, but…
Continue reading17:24:34 I’m #reading Crossing of Ingo by Helen Dunmore – http://goodreads.com/review/show/62484431 17:24:46 On page 164 of 432 of Crossing of Ingo by Helen Dunmore 17:42:27 @janerawson what happens on Thursday? 21:47:36 @janerawson wouldn’t it have been easier to just keep…
Continue reading17:24:34 I’m #reading Crossing of Ingo by Helen Dunmore – http://goodreads.com/review/show/62484431 17:24:46 On page 164 of 432 of Crossing of Ingo by Helen Dunmore 17:42:27 @janerawson what happens on Thursday? 21:47:36 @janerawson wouldn’t it have been easier to just keep…
Continue readingWith the holidays now firmly behind us, and Wimbledon, a thing of last week, I’ve sat myself down in my book-lined study to try and make some sort of freelance business a reality. I’m working on three projects at the…
Continue readingCome on Roddick and/or Federer, get a move on! Thomas Shepherd wants his dinner!
Continue readingIâve been enjoying the menâs final this afternoon. Actually, if truth be told, I started watching it, and then drifted away, and have drifted back. I think Iâd like Roddick to win, just because I like new people to win,…
Continue readingEmma got called out in the afternoon, so I settled back to watch the Ladies final (it being too damn hot to do anything in the garden) whilst getting creative on his laptop. Following the rather predicable result, I continued…
Continue readingEmma’s doing weekend duties at work, so my duties are to do the Saturday morning cleaning. I’ve discovered that last night’s Now Show makes a very good accompliment to cleaning duties. That said, I had moved on to the wedding…
Continue readingOkay, so they might be aggressive (in a business sense) and have a hold over me as so far as other work at OUP, but Progressive have got me some more work in the basement/dungeon/morgue †. Starting in August for…
Continue readingIt was an early start and blissfully fresh, as we set off for Wimbledon. Arriving in the car park we had a bacon butty whilst reading until the gates were open and it was time to wander down the road…
Continue readingThis is a short note to those of whom it might concern in case this is my last post in these pages. Tomorrow I am going, for the first time to Wimbledon. Tomorrow I will be slow-roasting on the south-facing…
Continue readingFinally we get rain; not much rain but some rain. I got the washing in, and then returned to the patio, outstretched my arms and felt the large, warm, droplets of water on my face. Bliss! It’s enough to make…
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