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.
Read more
How would you feel if you discovered you were the imaginary creation of your best friend?
Read moreWhilst eating my muesli this morning, I heard the Today programme presenter mention an open letter from the Royal Society about new coal-powered power stations. I immediately wondered if this was anything to do with my dad and made a…
Continue readingToday has not been the best of days. It didn’t start off well; grey and damp, and so after getting wet cycling in yesterday got the bus in to work. I also wore my glasses instead of my contact lens,…
Continue readingIt is a year to the day that Em first ‘winked’ at me â that curious thing that you do on match.com to let someone you know that you are interested in them. Gorgeous and sunny and spring-like, I collected…
Continue readingI’ve been slowly running out of work over the last couple of weeks, so today I was left to tidy up a few ends and write some handover notes and submit my last timesheet before leaving my job in Academic…
Continue readingIf ever there was a day to contrast with the one before it, it would be today. It has been like a new season, let alone a new day. Warm and sunny; it has been like Spring has finally arrived….
Continue readingThere are days when there is no other way to describe it but to say that the weather was grim. Today has been just such a day. Arriving at Emma’s it is cold and grey and miserable, and a thoroughly…
Continue readingSo what does an Asset Management Coordinator do? In fairness I did have ‘some’ clue having done my research and had a chat with Ros for some ‘insider info’ on Pearson. Don’t you just love it though, when you don’t…
Continue readingIt always is the case, these days, that the more Em and I have the best of weekends, and the longer that we are together, then the harder it is the day after. Today has been a struggle. And then…
Continue readingWhat better to do on an Easter Monday, but a family outing to the seaside? We set off to Studland Beach by way of the chain ferry in Poole. From there we went to Corfe, and its castle with walls…
Continue readingSnow on Easter Sunday? Sadly, it was not proper, decent snow to have fun in as other parts of the country have had. We woke up to a slushy, drizzly snow â the kind of snow to hibernate i. And…
Continue readingA surreal experience came that evening when we all returned to Salisbury that evening to see The Other Boleyn Girl. To begin with Em and I got ourselves into hysterics before the film had begun when Em pointed out the…
Continue readingI needed a new waterproof jacket, and Emma wanted to see a bit more of Salisbury (or was it that I wanted to show it to her?), and so it was that we headed into town after breakfast. In the…
Continue readingposted a chart of her favourite songs today. I don’t think I have a favourite song per se, it changes too often. But right now, but for the last six months or so, one of my favourite songs has been…
Continue readingI’ve just watched yesterday’s episode of Delia. She has redeemed herself a little by concentrating on what you can do with pre-made sauces etc. that you can keep in the store cupboard and put together with fresh ingredients. That said,…
Continue readingIt’s a sad, sad day. Aged 54, Anthony Minghella has died. Such a fantastic talent, cut short. He will of course be remembered for Emma’s favourite film, The English Patient, but everything he touched seemed to turn to gold (okay,…
Continue reading1. Today I’ve been driving Hopcroft Holt’s shiny red Citroen C1 today, which is a ‘boy’s car’ if ever there was one â it’s a bit like a drink’s can really! My car seems to have an oil leak, so…
Continue readingMy mood is so much better. I didn’t touch the A34 today. Instead, I headed off via country lanes to check out houses in villages. First on my list was Elm Cottage in Blackthorn. Very charming house, but the village…
Continue readingI cycled further into town after work this afternoon, however have failed to buy the necessary refills for my photograph albums. I then went in search of a new waterproof, but wasn’t in a good enough mood to make the…
Continue readingA leisurely but productive morning. We had hot cross buns for breakfast and then Emma watched last night’s Grand Prix and surfed the web whilst I finished my cleaning (ran out of polish yesterday), and sorted out filing and the…
Continue readingI spent most of the morning cleaning my house, so that it would be all ready for its viewing tomorrow. Then I had my lunch â salmon fillet and vegetables, before changing into my concert garb and heading out to…
Continue reading
