Battersea crime walk…

March 20, 2017

I’m a firm believer in the Latin phrase, ‘Solvitur ambulando’; ‘It solves itself by walking’. Whenever I get stuck on a tricky bit of plotting, I close down my computer and step out onto the streets of Battersea. I tend to take the same route each time, one that’s specially devised to get a crimewriter’s […]

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The name’s James…

March 2, 2017

This is the index of a magazine I wrote something for. I plan to drink a Martini to celebrate my new name. Though I’ll bet this never happens to Ian McEwan…

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Sunday Times review…

February 16, 2017

A thrill to appear in The Sunday Times last weekend, not least because it’s a paper my parents actually read. That said, they completely missed the review (below), and I had to phone them with a minor nudge on Sunday evening. When it comes to parental pride, we’re all just big kids, really…

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Writing Magazine interview…

January 20, 2017

As the clock ticks down towards the release of A THOUSAND CUTS, here’s an interview I did for Writing Magazine, the bestselling magazine for ALL writers (I’m quoting their tagline there, I know). You may have to twist your head to read it, as my techno skills don’t know how to rotate it. But, if […]

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A grave mission…

January 9, 2017

This is an account of a trip I made to India and Bangladesh with my father and grandfather to find the grave of my great uncle. The last paragraph was meant to be in blue as well, I think… Lewis article

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Interview with ‘The Gibraltar Magazine’…

December 27, 2016

Here’s an interview I did with the Gibraltar Magazine in advance of this year’s Gibraltar International Literary Festival… HYPE FOR SPIKE – Thomas Mogford leads ‘Sleeping Dogs’ to the GLF    

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Travel writing — the good life…

October 27, 2016

I’d never been on an official press trip until The Arbuturian Magazine invited me to go to Cyprus this month to write a travel feature. I have to say, the experience was incredibly spoiling: living it up on press status, everyone being especially nice to you in case you might write something unpleasant. I felt […]

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The festival bubble…

October 1, 2016

Just back from the Rye Arts Festival, having given a talk called ‘Murder in a Seaside Town’. The festival is brilliantly run, and there are advertisements for it all over the picture-perfect streets of Rye. Seeing ones own mug posted alongside the likes of genuine household names, it’s possible to enjoy the brief illusion (or […]

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Holidays over… dates for the diary…

August 26, 2016

There’s always a sudden surge of organisational drive once the summer holidays are over. In an attempt to harness this (it usually lasts between 6-12 hours), I list here not one, not two, but THREE forthcoming events in which I shall be participating. First up is the Rye Arts Festival. If you’ve never been to […]

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BritCrime Day in the Life…

July 23, 2016

Saturday, 9 July 2016 A Day in the Life of @ThomasMogford #BritCrime ‘Day in the life’ articles often seem to start with suspiciously early rises (‘The alarm sounds at 5am and I flip on the Gaggia…’). In my case, however, such statements are sadly legitimate. Not through any puritanical work ethic – I’d go the […]

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