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 moreNormally I like to plan for things. I like to know what I’m doing and when I’m doing it. That said, it is great when one does something on the spur of the moment. I’ve been wanting to see 2…
Continue readingMy Christmas tree circa 2001 has grown from just 3 feet tall to something like 9 feet now – not sure exactly but it’s definitely looking down on me now. With the nights starting to draw in, I’ve been thinking…
Continue readingLast week I got conformation that OUP have decided to extend my contract through to November. As a consequence of this my tasks have changed slightly and so, so far this week I have been surfing the seedier side of…
Continue readingWhilst cycling back to the Park & Ride tonight, I found my head buzzing with the closing scenes to chapter 12 (end of part two), so much so, that I had to sit in my car for about 15 minutes…
Continue readingFergus Drennan The Guardian Tuesday 18 September 2007, 12:00pm For our hunter-gatherer ancestors, the hedgehog was meat for the pot. Today, it is an acquired taste – acquired by combing the verges of roads. Making a meal of it: first,…
Continue readingOn Friday night, I accidentally sent Emma a text message to her landline instead of her mobile, so she got it some hours later via the robotic woman at the other end of the phone. Its funny, but obviously the…
Continue readingI’m actually leaving at 1pm this afternoon for my weekend, thanks to getting into work at 7.30 this morning! No, that’s not a sudden surge of enthusiasm and keenness for the job, but rather ‘I might as well seeings as…
Continue readingSteven Morris The Guardian Wednesday September 5 2007 The future of Lundy island as a visitor attraction and one of the remotest places in the UK to live was cast in doubt yesterday as it emerged that its only road…
Continue readingSince I have started watching Heros a few week’s ago, the question of what super power I would most like to have has naturally drifted in and out of my mind at times. I always thought that would be a…
Continue readingUsually I’ve been finding time between eating my sandwiches and reading whatever book it is I’m reading (currently the third part of Kevin Crossley-Holland’s Arthur trilogy, King of the Middle March), to get a bit of work done on revising…
Continue readingI’m beginning to get the urge to change the look of shepline. I’ve had the current style for last two years, and whilst I like the cleanness and simplicity of it, I’m starting to itch for a change… Not sure…
Continue readingThere appears to be a spate of gun crime in our town’s and cities at the moment. Just how much of it is an actual increase, and how much is the media reporting it more in light of recent events….
Continue readingI love books. I love words. I love reading, and getting lost in a good story. It’s probably one of, if not, the most fantastic ever. My regret is that I don’t read nearly enough as I would like –…
Continue readingIt’s been a funny old summer really. I’m probably one of the most optimistic people you can find, but even I’m finding the grey days and rain a bit wearsome by now. That’s not to say of course that when…
Continue readingLast night was the night of the last Blackwell Publishing summer party and/or the first/last Wiley-Blackwell Summer Party, and I had a ticket. We had this thing going in the Social Committee that committee members went in free, and if…
Continue readingRegular readers of these pages will know already of my fear of hairdressers, and having haircuts. This fear has receded somewhat (no pun intended) with the discovery of the Hair Gallery in Bicester. They are more expensive than a traditional…
Continue reading1. Okay, so when I said the flood waters were receding yesterday, that is not so true. The surge has come down the Thames and has now flooded much of Osney and Botley Road (apparently Kathy from band has spent…
Continue readingAnother month, and another VIP/Press Night, this time, possibly the last one that I will get an invite for now that I’m not arranging group tickets for the Wiley-Blackwell crew. I was a bit concerned about this one as the…
Continue readingWhilst my heart goes out to all those affected by this weekend’s flooding, one has to think that you should not be surprised when flood plains flood. After all, the event is there in the name isn’t it? I also…
Continue readingI woke reasonably early yesterday to pack for my long weekend in Norfolk and to finish reading my book in preparation for reading *that* book. Then after a quick bite to eat, I headed out onto the roads and the…
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