We are very excited to announce that Chris will be at the Brighton International Animation Festival to do a book signing and talk. “The Brighton International Animation Festival (April 4-6, 2025) is the perfect stage for a special book signing event featuring the acclaimed animator, writer, and director Chris Shepherd. With the recent release of … Read more
We are very honoured that David Annand has reviewed Anfield Road as part of his analysis of writing a football novel in the 28th Feb issue of the Times Literary Supplement. David’s novel Peterdown won the 2022 McKitterick Prize. It’s an epic social satire set in the fictional, post-industrial British town of Peterdown, which has … Read more
To celebrate the creation of the C school in Central Saint Martins the college is having an exhibition of work by its staff and students. If you look carefully you can see Chris’s Anfield Road in the exhibition. Why not drop down and take a look? It is in the window display by the main … Read more
We had a great time at the RocknRoll Book Club last Sunday. Chris in conversation with Joe Tucker author of The Secret Painter and RnR host Mark Love. It was a great session. Joe Tucker spoke about his new book The Secret Painter. It is a memoir and biographical account centered on Tucker’s uncle, Eric … 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….
Artwork from my 1997 Channel 4 film The Broken Jaw returns home after being on display for twenty odd years at the National Science and Media Museum. The museum in Bradford had the cels on display in their animation gallery. The animation gallery came about as part of the BFI/Museum of the Moving Image/Channel 4 … Read more
It was a real honour to give a lecture to the illustration and animation students at Wirral Met. the Met is an amazing college teaching a wide range of subjects. The students I met were doing some brilliant and work. It’s a vibrant course with some great energy. So it was terrific to talk about … Read more
Chris was in Liverpool last week and spotted Anfield Road in the political bookshop News From Nowhere. This iconic bookshop was open in period in which the book is set. So it was a real thrill for us all to see it in the window! Thanks News From Nowhere. One of the best bookshops ever!
I’m very proud that Anfield Road is on Gosh Comic’s big table. There’s a few 1st editions there with some book plates. The reprint is landing so we see it back in more shops. To find out where to buy Anfield Road click here.
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
