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 moreTwo years ago I was in Romania for the launch of Harry Potter 6 – the university town of Timisoara to be precise. On that occasion I bought the latest installment of the Hogwarts’ adventure for a little over 1…
Continue readingYught! I woke the sound of rain – heavy rain, and decided, considering the forecast to ditch my normal, trust two wheels and bus it from the park & ride. I think Iâve made the right decision. Weâre sinking into…
Continue readingIt amazes me just how many people are still using their mobiles whilst driving. I tell you, if there are any police(wo)man reading, get out there onto the Woodstock Road in Oxford. Thereâs one lady whoâs driving all the way…
Continue readingI have been (comparatively) late in coming to the phenomenon that is facebook. But now everyone seems to be on it, and whatâs more everyone seems to be on it all the time. Itâs essentially got the same buzz about…
Continue readingHad a rendezvous with Ros in the Sainsburyâs car park this evening to be handed a ticket to this yearâs Wiley-Blackwell summer party. We ended up having a bit of catch up, which included me offering congratulations to her for…
Continue readingBloody hell! My debit card has been cloned! Emma sent me a text asking me how much my contents insurance, and not being absolutely sure down to the nearest pound I logged onto smile. I found out out it was…
Continue readingToday I went to a plant centre and found an acer to go in the big pot that rhodie used to be but was now vacant due the rhodie moving on to an even bigger pot that we went to…
Continue readingThis weekend was utterly, fantastically great! 🙂 My parent’s arrived on Friday night, and on Saturday we went for a walk with Barney dog at Stowe Landscape Gardens near Buckingham (one of the Capability Brown constructed estates – there’s also…
Continue readingAfter recent laptop adventures, I have been prompted to be better at the whole âbackupsâ thing. The thing is my photography habit is literally eating disk space. I am down to my last slither of free space on the âputer,…
Continue readingThe very nice man from Dell has just left are spending barely half an hour with me. He had with him a new screen and graphics card to replace, starting off with another quick go at diagnostics, he quickly moved…
Continue readingI left my bedroom door open last night when I went to bed. At 5 o’clock in the morning, Arthur came in, but still no Bella. At 6 o’clock I got up quickly, and got ready, thinking that I would…
Continue reading1. Bella went out on Monday evening, not that there is anything surprising about that. What was surprising is that she didn’t come back; not on Monday night, not on Tuesday morning for breakfast, and not on Tuesday night for…
Continue readingRegular readers of these pages will know that I have been managing to lose a small amount of weight recently, thanks mainly to cycling (ie. an increase in exercise). I was pleased therefore, to discover today that it is not…
Continue readingFor some, Saturday 7 July 2007 was triply lucky. For different reasons, it has been incredibly lucky for Emma and me today. After the incessant rains of the last – umm – month or more, the was shining and it…
Continue readingThis is indeed true, what I say. However what is, perhaps more curiously interesting is that despite the (pretty much universal) perception that we have had a near two months of constant rain, I’m not sure if that’s been the…
Continue reading1. I got the bus in Oxford today, so I made sure I was up bang on time. There’s something very nice – very continental – about walking across St Giles, and down Little Clarendon Street in the early morning…
Continue readingThe sorting hat says that I belong in Ravenclaw! Said Ravenclaw, “We’ll teach those whose intelligence is surest.” Ravenclaw students tend to be clever, witty, intelligent, and knowledgeable. Notable residents include Cho Chang and Padma Patil (objects of Harry and…
Continue readingChapter 10 is done. The second draft is 30% complete. I am pleased. 🙂
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