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 moreChristmas Day Sunset #4 Originally uploaded by shepline on 25 Dec ’07, 4.33pm GMT PST. Christmas Day Sunset #2 Originally uploaded by shepline on 25 Dec ’07, 4.37pm GMT PST. Out in the cold Originally uploaded by shepline on 25…
Continue readingSometimes my Christmas stocking (based on my brother’s evidence, one can continue to have stockings until so long as you have children too *grins*) has been full of silliness, and sometimes practical – in 2001 I had carving knife, fork,…
Continue reading1. It feels a little empty waking up to Christmas Eve with Emma gone back home. The weather reflects my mood, engaging frost and cold and magicness is replaced by a hibernating weather of cold greyness – real Dark Comes…
Continue readingWaking up this morning it was clear and bright and frosty, but with a light mist lying in soft layers over the valleys and the hollows. We went for a walk, up along Hampton Ridge, where we had the excitement…
Continue readingThis morning, Emma and I got up and set off from hers in time for lunch at my mum and dad’s. We had a delicious rice and cheesy bake, before taking Barney for a little, local walk before returning back…
Continue reading1. For the first day of my Christmas holidays I managed to get up early, or should I say, on time for a change. I guess its an incentive thing. If what I am doing that day is either, a)…
Continue reading1. We had a really heavy frost last night, and it was absolutely beautiful across the fields and in the hedgerows on the way to work. It was damn cold though, and by the time I got to Oxford we…
Continue readingYesterday I discovered that my ebay purchase of The Church Mice Take a Break was being delivered by Next Day Special Delivery – to my parent’s address. In the end, it did arrive, at the post office, with a sorry-you-were-out…
Continue readingI’ve been reading Kate Mosse’s Sepulche – the follow-up to her debut Labyrinthe. I have to say, I’m not entirely gripped with it the story set in both current day and 1890s Southern France, but I’m sticking with it. After…
Continue readingFor the past few months I’ve been playing Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, culminating in a performance of said piece of music in Saturday’s concert. I’d never heard of this music before, but its turned up on Emma’s favourite Christmas CD,…
Continue reading1. It seems that Amazon have bought JK Rowlingâs Tales of Beedle and Bard. The reviews are quite extensive, but I havenât found the time, or sufficient inclination to read them Iâm afraid. 2. As I was leaving work today,…
Continue readingSunday 16 December 22:14 No lie-in in the life of Thomas, today. We were up with the dawn the thawing frost, and after breakfast, a quick check of the email, we were off, and back on the road, back down…
Continue readingSaturday 15 December 23:14 Saturday morning, and I woke up in Berkshire. Emma and I drove back up to Bicester, meeting up with my parents for lunch, and â umm â not much else before I had to get changed…
Continue reading1. Today was our departmental Christmas lunch, and an altogether different affair to the ones that I have been used to. In the past we have decamped work at midday for some city-centre restaurant, and there remained until the early…
Continue reading1. Firstly, I would just like to say: Happy Birthday Emma! 🙂 🙂 🙂 2. Secondly, I really wanted to give Emma a call first thing this morning and talk to her as she opened her cards. Why is it…
Continue readingSurely it canât be right that one has to defrost oneâs car at the end of the day as well as the beginning of the day? Itâs damn cold out there.
Continue reading1. Today I headed down Newbury for my Web Designer interview. So, say they were looking for several people with various levels of experience, so I thought this sounded quite good. I found the place okay, or be it on…
Continue readingA couple of monthâs ago I gave Emma her birthday present early. Sheâd just had her bike after all (a joint birthday and Christmas pressie from her folks) and so I bought her some lights for the bike. But that…
Continue readingEmma got up early this morning to go to Tesco; whilst I secreted a christmas card for her in the house for her to find later (not much later, as her eagle-eyes are keen), and began work on my christmas…
Continue readingThe coldest, bleakest, most miserable day of weather. Bella and Arthur, having breakfasted nipped out through the cat flap only to return within half an hour to lick themselves dry and curl up at opposite ends of the sofa. I…
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