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?
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Did I day that this was hard? @blackwellsoxford #bookshops #bookloversguidetobookshops #illustration #amillustrating
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Anyone notice how I’ve started at the top and working my way down to the most difficult shopfronts…? @blackwellsoxford #bookshops #bookloversguidetobookshops #illustration #amillustrating
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Possibly my most ambitious #bookshop to date. @blackwellsoxford has every chance to kill me… #bookloversguidetobookshops #illustration #amillustrating #mustnotbebeaten
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Not strictly speaking an #indiebookseller but it’s an indie chain – time to go for the BIG one… @blackwellsoxford #bookshops #bookshopsofinstagram #bookloversguidetobookshops #illustration #amillustrating
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Quality time with her boy… #cats #catsofinstagram #catsagram
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#Repost @ebbandflobookshop • • • • • ‘If you are the sort of person who feels soothed by the shipping forecast’, yes that’s me, ‘you’ll love this book about our shores.’ Couldn’t have put it better myself, thank you @guardian…
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Sunlight through flowers… #summer???? #garden
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Becoming acquainted with little miss Drífa… #bunnies???? #bunnylove❤ @drifaadals @vnemma
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Woody went speed dating today to see if we could hook him up with a new girlfriend as he has visibly been lonely and pining for Cecily. Meet the bunny formerly known as Snowflake. We’ve decided to repay the honour…
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Friday night sketching… #bookshops #bookloversguidetobookshops #amillustrating #illustration @brazenheadbooks
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Another day, another bookshop. More roof tiles… #amillustrating #illustration #bookshops #bookloversguidetobookshops @brazenheadbooks
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Roughing out the start to @brazenheadbooks in Burnham Market… #bookshops #bookloversguidetobookshops #illustration #amillustrating
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This roof is going to kill me… #Norfolk #roofs #pantiles #illustration #amillustrating #bookshops #bookloversguidetobookshops
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I guess all things considered the size of item to packaging ratio could have been a lot worse. And at least it’s recyclable…
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Making progress with @whitehousebooks tonight… #bookshops #books???? #bookloversguidetobookshops
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Mexican Sweet Potato and Black Beans, in a bowl… thank you @laurapicklechop for suggesting this one… #goodeating #recipes #eatinghealthy @deliciouslyella
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Today, @vnemma and I had to say our goodbyes to Cecily. ???? she had such a sweet nature, and always to comfort you with one of her special bunny cuddles if you’d had a bad day. Cecily and Parsely bunnies…
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What is this wet stuff on the glass? More importantly how long will it last? #rain???? #rainatlast #uksummer #heatwave
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I’ve commandeered the office fan for my own purposes as we are down on numbers today. That acceptable Yes? #work #heat #uksummer #toohot
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When @vnemma goes away for just one night I get all the attention. No, MY DINNER, gets all the attention… #thepressure ????????????????????????????
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