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 moreis funny. I think the reviews were a little unfair. It is a good, enjoyable film, and I liked it. 🙂 Incidentally how many productions has Keira Knigtly been in this year? Dr Zhivago, Pirates of the Carribean, Love Actually……
Continue readingA few minor quibbles but I elsewise I liked the final installment alot – better than the Two Towers (which was in turn better than the Fellowship)…
Continue readingStarted Christmas in traditional style last night – attending carols in Salisbury Cathedral. They do it well – with two *performances* in recent years because of its popularity. The boy choir is off hidden in the quire somewhere, but they…
Continue readingThe Family Shepherd are off to see the 3 hour and 20 minute epic at 1900 hours next Saturday. More soon…
Continue readingHave the bestest of days cogenthought, it’s your birthday today!
Continue readingLooking back over the year, if you want another take on my holiday in Estonia, their is a review of it on page four of the current issue of the BTCV’s Focus on Europe. Just click on the PDF link…
Continue readingAnd so Christmas has cometh, and I would just like to wish all my lovely friends here the bestest of times over the next couple of weeks (and naturally, beyond…). This is really to say that as of tomorrow I…
Continue readingAnd so Christmas has cometh, and I would just like to wish all my lovely friends here the bestest of times over the next couple of weeks (and naturally, beyond…). This is really to say that as of tomorrow I…
Continue readingToday is my last day ever working for Content Management, the department for which I have belonged for the last four years. Next year, when I return to work to my desk, and my computer, and my (electronic) pile of…
Continue readingI have to drive past this every day to and from work. What’s more, the rest of the (not insubstantial) village is similarly decked out. Hrmm… me thinks they might be having a griswald competition…
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Continue readingMy LiveJournal 12 Days My True Love gave to me… 12 blackberrylusts a-crunching. 11 cogenthoughts a-chuckling. 10 daughterofeves a-groaning. 9 jordaaners a-singing. 8 lekythens a-dialing. 7 moonglades a-chewing. 6 oxfordslackers a-skating. 5 white rachel2205s. 4 grinning shenyas. 3 Korean…
Continue readingMy consignment of Vana Tallinn arrived today at work from these people. Two things, make this fact interesting. One is that they came very well wrapped for delivery by Parcel Force, not only in bubblewrap but also in sackfulls of…
Continue readingJanuary Floods. A new building. Kind of shakes you. February Pepper. A new cat in my life March and the backstreets of Bath awaken the photographer in me. April Blood & Fire, a novel reborn. From the pain of the…
Continue readingJanuary Floods. A new building. Kind of shakes you. February Pepper. A new cat in my life March and the backstreets of Bath awaken the photographer in me. April Blood & Fire, a novel reborn. From the pain of the…
Continue readingJust watched a drama about Samuel Pepys whilst making brandy chocolate truffles for Christmas – not the best of dramas – could have done with a bit more diarising and a little less debauchery I thought – but quite good…
Continue readingI thought I heard some strange noises coming from outside earlier. Upon coming upstairs to bed, I look out the window to discover a fridge-freezer has mysteriously appeared t’other side of the wall at the end of my garden. Hrmn……
Continue readingFound in tinyjo… The rules are, take the list, bold the things you agree with and replace those you don’t with things about yourself.
Continue readingFound in tinyjo… The rules are, take the list, bold the things you agree with and replace those you don’t with things about yourself.
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