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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31°?!? This is getting utterly ridiculous… . And I bet we don’t get any of that rain… ???????? #heatwave #rainplease #uksummer
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One of the few things that you can do during a #heatwave… #amillustrating #illustration #bookshops #bookloversguidetobookshops
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Can you guess where it is yet? #amillustrating #illustration #bookshops #bookloversguidetobookshops
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Sunset over an evening’s theatre last night. .. @creationtheatre #swallowsandamazons
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Watermelon Poke Bowl to end another hot, hot weekend… #watermelon???? #seaweed #eatingveggie #eatinghealthy #bowlsofgoodness
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In Liz Lochhead’s Essentials she illustrates precisely what the importance of an #indiebookseller… #poetry #poems #Shore2Shore #CarolAnnDuffy #LizLochhead #anthologies
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He’s right, The Wardrobe is the most excellent of names for a bookshop. A place to get lost in and to inspire and store stories in… #ZaffarKunial #TheWardrobe #poetry #poems #Shore2Shore #anthologies #CarolAnnDuffy
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Swallows & Amazons Forever! And ever! Another great @creationtheatre production tonight. Perfect setting for adventure on the high seas and refreshingly true to the book! @creationtheatre #swallowsandamazons #outdoortheatre #helenedmondson
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Never seen an upside down rainbow before… #upsidedownrainbow #circumzenithalarc
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Sometimes work colleagues are just that, colleagues, and sometimes they become almost immediately proper friends who you trust and confide in. Thank you @nicolarymell, it’s been a pleasure working with you. I know we’re going to stay in touch. #friends
Continue readinghttps://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/dda4ee232951fa4de2e99dbe68c90897/5B548893/t50.2886-16/37333072_2363746396985516_5568429870972665856_n.mp4 What a joyous sight! ???????? #rain???? #raining☔ #ukheatwave
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It’s raining!!! #rain???? #raining☔ #ukheatwave
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Please let it be so… #heatwave #uksummer #raindance #letitrain
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During summer recess from band @vnemma and have been enjoying some evening walks… #summer???? #walks
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So those @rectoryfarmpyo #strawberries???? I won the other day. Yeah, those. Jam! ???????????? #keepsmilingkeeponmakingjam #strawberryjam???? #jam
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“I want to believe that [the trees] will thrive and outlive me” @thibaudherem #RaisingAForest #amreading #trees????
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Reading @thibaudherem’s #RaisingAForest and I’m wanting to gather seeds and grow my own own trees instead of just thinking that it’s not worth it… #amreading #trees????
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My first experience of #overnightoats with coconut yoghurt and chia seeds is I think a success… ???????????? @deliciouslyella #breakfast
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Went fruit picking at @rectoryfarmpyo this morning and to collect my prize of four beautiful punnets of the sweetest tasting strawberries that I won by suggesting on their Facebook page to serve them drizzled with elderflower cordial and a dash…
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