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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The upside to #snow❄ in March is that you get to see shy send reclusive Fieldfares when they start to frequent your #urbangarden… #fieldfares #birds #winter #spring @chris.packham @lindsey_chapman56 @bbcspringwatch
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Mr Blackbird in the snow! #snow❄
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Happy First Day of Spring everybody! #spring #meterologicalspring #cold❄ #stormEmma #beastfromtheeast
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The #snow❄ is still barely 1cm deep and already it’s looking a lot like an exodus from Oxford… #stormEmma #beastfromtheeast
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Blizzard Tuesday… #snow❄ #cold
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Tonight’s sauteed sesame and aubergine noodle bowl was super-noodily yummy! #recipes #eatinghealthy
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Getting there… #amediting #MrTumnal2 #TheImaginaryWife
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This her on was being mobbed by Black-headed gulls.. . #winterwalks❄️ #heron #nature
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Winter Duck. We’ve missed seeing our boy for a few weeks but he still knows us and likes his food…. #duck???? #Douglasalorange
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Feeling proud of my achievement of turning around a print design job within the tightest of deadlines. Couldn’t have done it without Team Marketing but phew I’m glad this week is over… #thinkhuman @thinkhumanfest
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A bit concerned for our conductors hearing in his left ear, as the flutes and the oboes were the only section not picked out to go over bits during this… #backtothefuture
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Tea, toast, and editing. Well I do have a novel to publish in April… . #amediting #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #MrTumnal2 #TheImaginaryWife
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The Land of Green Ginger by Noel Langley, Edward Ardizzone (Ilustrator) It was the Edward Ardizzone illustrations that drew me in compulsively to this book, and they are an absolute delight – full of magic and wonder and joy. From the beginning it’s a…
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Nellie Jefferys glamour puss. Nellie Jefferys and your two and three-quarter legs you made our then five and three-quarter total of cats, complete. With your two and three-quarter legs. Free climbing was your thing (and you were good at it)…
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It’s pancake day Yes, it’s pancake day Yes, it’s p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-pancake day Well, it’s pancake day It’s really pancake day Yes, it’s p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-pancake day . #pancakeday2018????
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Getting that all important sea air…
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It looks to me that this old Victorian pub has splat-landed right on top of the older building!
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Seagulls sunning themselves..
Continue readinghttps://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/844ee30303ac48bc1394918179c4cba7/5A832B84/t50.2886-16/27530854_272244079974557_2376643389014671360_n.mp4 I don’t like to see #books???? abused but these little #flickcartoons in the corners of my #EdwardArdizzone book are actually quite delightful…
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