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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On trepidation at the prospect of an online crime festival…

July 9, 2016

I remember in my first year of university (October ’96 – sweet Jesus), I decided to sign up for the student table tennis team (committed sportsman). I was advised to send an email to the Secretary of the University Table Tennis Club in order to arrange a trial. I remember staring at the person who […]

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On Brexit and the Rock…

June 17, 2016

Usually, you’d expect the younger generation to want to shake things up, whilst the older cleaves hard to the status quo. To my mind, the strangest thing about the build-up towards the EU referendum is that it has felt like the reverse. Somehow, the ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ model has sprung to life, millions of sensible Saffies […]

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A Thousand Cuts…

May 27, 2016

So Spike Book 5 is handed in and accepted, and there’s now an official UK release date – 26th January 2017. The title is A THOUSAND CUTS, and I’ve just seen an early cover… Not sure I can ‘reveal’ it here, as it may change, but rest assured that Mr Sanguinetti is fast becoming the […]

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