Liverpool friends, this one’s for you! Exciting news—Chris will be signing copies of Anfield Road this Saturday, 31st May at 2 PM at Forbidden Planet on Bold Street! The shop has just had a major refurb, and to celebrate, they’ve invited Chris to grace some freshly stocked books with his signature. It’s a real honour, and naturally, there’s … Read more
A Huge Thanks to Cardiff Animation Weekender! A massive thank you to Cardiff Animation Weekender for welcoming Chris—it was an incredible weekend filled with amazing films and wonderful people. The event culminated in a fascinating talk at Chapter Arts Centre about Anfield Road, featuring a special reading from the book. For those who missed it, the … Read more
Following the success of our talk and screening at the Brighton International Animation Festival, Chris is thrilled to return to another exciting event—this time at the Cardiff Animation Weekender, held at the Chapter Arts Centre. The Cardiff Animation Weekender is a vibrant two-day celebration of animation, featuring cult classics, festival favorites, and nostalgic gems. It … Read more
This weekend, I’ve been visiting some incredible bookshops and signing copies of Anfield Road. Here’s where you can find signed editions: If you’re in Liverpool or Nottingham and are after a signed copy this weekend, you know where to go! Looking ahead, we’ve got more events coming up where you can get signed copies of Anfield Road and … Read more
Frankie Lister-Fell interviewed Forbidden Planet’s Andrew Sumner about saving Mega City on Inverness Street. Which is great news and there in his hands is a copy of Anfield Road. Check out the article….
As Christmas time is here I thought it was time to share my 2010 BBC festive film Bad Night For The Blues. It stars the late great Jean Boht with Kieran Lynn. It was produced by Maria Manton, who is also no longer with us. I will be raising a glass to Maria and Jean … Read more
I just wanted to say a big thanks to everyone who came to our Bar Shorts Anfield Road book launch. I had the absolute pleasure of sharing the stage with comedy legend Alexei Sayle. You can see from the photos that I’m laughing my cake off on every picture. I’d like to thank Alexei for … Read more
Here’s some images from Thought Bubble 2024. Myself and Jaid Mindang manned a table selling Anfield Road. It was such fun. Here’s a picture round up of the lovely people we met. The ANFIELD ROAD show is in full flow. Here is what is coming up. Be great to see you at a launch event. … Read more
I am very proud to announce that ANFIELD ROAD is The Observer’s graphic novel of the month. Thanks to Rachel Cooke for her amazing review of the book. I’m really touched and amazed. You can read the review here or download a PDF below. Anfield Road by Chris Shepherd is published by Titan (£21.99). To support … Read more
Thanks for much for giving a shout out for my book Robin. It means a lot! Ive joined Bsky now. It looks like a lovely place! I”l be in conversation tomorrow with Keiran Goddard about the book at the best bookshop in London. The beloved Bookseller Crow. Tickets here. The ANFIELD ROAD show is in … Read more
