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 more1. You write novels, screenplays and TV drama, I think. Which do you prefer, and why? Now that’s a tough question. I’ve always made up stories, and tried to put them down on paper, and I guess they were short…
Continue readingI’m going to have to make a visit to London, I think, sometime before the end of the month. At ( Somerset House ) there is an exhibition of Quentin Blake’s illustrations…
Continue readingNothing is spoken, and yet everything is said. This is probably one of the best films I’ve ever seen. The lighting and textures within are evocative of the period and mirror the painting perfectly. The opening shots of vegetables cut…
Continue readingAh – Hot *Vana Tallinn* Chocolate truly is the giver of dreams and inspiration. No sooner had I smelt the sweet aroma with the essence of citrus oils within, and put my lips to its silky taste but — I’m…
Continue readingHave just played through Gallimaufry – this terms new band piece and the title track to the concert on 27 March (St Michaels Church, Abingdon – if you’re interested – part of the Abingdon Arts Festival). Anyway the point is,…
Continue reading(for writers’ and other dreamers – adapted from stelpa‘s recipe) To make this, use only the finest quality ingredients. Use the very best dark, bittersweet chocolate, and the liqueur of your choice. The recipe is for one serving, so just…
Continue readingSo the nominations have been announced, and you guessed it LotR is up there for 12 awards (although Cold Mountain is up for 13) and bound to get some of them.
Continue readingOne of my tasks for the weekend was to renevate, and tweek this site: Abingdon Concert Band in preparation to making sure it’s upto date. It now conforms to XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS 2.0, however I was wondering if…
Continue readingIt seems I’m a Democrat through and through. The question is which Bush scored as highly as 11% with me?!! Presidential Match Guide
Continue readingShort of something nice to cook, try Bara’s gorgeous recipe ( here ). A very nice meal…
Continue readingIt took a while – you can see the working – but I’m back on track. I can feel it! 🙂
Continue readingThere’s some form of alarm going off out in my street, it’s only just audible and I can’t tell which house/car it’s coming from… Ggrrrr…
Continue readingWhy do I have these thoughts in the dim light of morning? Am I eccentric or just plain weird? Today whilst driving in though the country roads between Bicester and Oxford, past villages like Merton and Ottmoor and Islip, the…
Continue readingIt’s cold, grey and wet outside … so what better time is there to plan lovely holidays for this year. I’ve perused the allotted holiday I have for this year, and I’ve come up with a plan. My big holiday…
Continue reading…such has been my swimming technique: take a deep breath, plunge my head under and swim for 3 or 4 strokes, come up for air, and start again. It got me up and down thirty or forty lengths but it…
Continue reading…but maybe, possibly by the end of this post you will be able to look back and see some thing profound. I feel a need to write something today, it being the 11 month aniversary of these pages – that’s…
Continue reading‘Twas a late night out last night as went off to the Odeon Aylesbury to see Anthony Minghella’s latest film…
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