1. Walter Mosley - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia FINE, David, ed., Los Angeles in Fiction A Collection of Essays from James M. Cain to Walter Mosley (Albuquerque University of New Mexico, 1995). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Mosley

Walter Mosley From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Walter Mosley Walter Mosley (born January 12 ) is a prominent American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction Mosley has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins , a black private investigator and World War II veteran living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles ; it is perhaps his most popular work. Mosley has written over 20 books in a variety of categories, including non-mystery fiction afrofuturist science fiction and non-fiction politics, and has been translated into 21 languages. Mosley's fame increased in 1992 when then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton , a fan of murder mysteries, named Mosley as one of his favorite authors. Two of his books have been made into films or television specials; his first published book, Devil in a Blue Dress , became a 1995 movie starring Denzel Washington Mosley is the winner of numerous awards, including the Anisfield Wolf Award , an honor given to works that increase the appreciation and understanding of race in America. He was a finalist for the NAACP Award in Fiction and won the 1996 Black Caucus of the American Library Association's Literary Award for RL's Dream . He was an O. Henry Award

2. Powells.com Interviews - Walter Mosley Walter Mosley, Uneasy Street On August 11, 1965, a routine traffic stop in a residential section of South Central Los Angeles known as Watts sparked the http://www.powells.com/authors/mosley.html

@import url(/css/combined_css.css); @import url(/css/sections.css); Skip navigation Browse Sections Bestsellers New Arrivals ... Kevin Young Find Books Award Winners Book Clubs Hosted Bookshelves Harry Potter ... Staff Picks Read the City Author Interviews Original Essays Fup. Store Cat. Review-a-Day ... Blog Win Free Books! Daily Dose PowellsBooks.news January 16, 2008 Archived Editions More newsletters Technica January 10, 2008 Archived Editions More newsletters PowellsBooks.kids January 23, 2008 Archived Editions More newsletters Read an original essay by Tahmima Anam and save 30% on A Golden Age Hardcover Read an original essay by Shalom Auslander and save 30% on Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir Hardcover Walter Mosley, Uneasy Street On August 11, 1965, a routine traffic stop in a residential section of South Central Los Angeles known as Watts sparked the largest riots in American history. Over the next six days, thirty-four people were killed, more than a thousand were injured, and over two hundred million dollars worth of property had been stolen, destroyed, or burned to the ground. Why did this happen? What fueled the volcanic rage that was unleashed in Watts just one year after the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act? And what were the lasting effects of the Watts riots on rapidly evolving race relations in America? These questions lie at the heart of Walter Mosley's exceptional new novel starring amateur sleuth Easy Rawlins.

3. Walter Mosley Walter Mosley is the author of the bestselling Easy Rawlins series of mysteries, the novel R.L. s Dream, and the story collection Always Outnumbered, http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/walter_mosley

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4. Walter Mosley Walter Mosley. Walter Mosley Born 12Jan-1952 Birthplace Los Angeles, CA. Gender Male Race or Ethnicity Multiracial Sexual orientation Straight http://www.nndb.com/people/614/000062428/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Walter Mosley Born: 12-Jan Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Multiracial Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Author Nationality: United States Executive summary: Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins mysteries Father: LeRoy Mosley (school custodian) Mother: Ella Mosley (school personnel clerk) Wife: Joy Kellman (m. 1987) University: BA, Johnson State College (1977) TransAfrica Forum Board of Directors FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR The Manchurian Candidate (22-Jul-2004) Official Website: http://www.waltermosley.com/ Author of books: Devil in a Blue Dress A Red Death White Butterfly Black Betty RL's Dream A Little Yellow Dog Gone Fishin' Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned Blue Light Walkin' the Dog Workin' on the Chain Gang: Shaking Off the Dead Hand of History Futureland: Nine Stories of an Imminent World Fearless Jones Bad Boy Brawly Brown What Next: An African American Initiative Toward World Peace Six Easy Pieces Fear Itself The Man in My Basement:A Novel Little Scarlet Do you know something we don't?

5. Fortunate Son By Walter Mosley Walter Mosley s novel about two boys, one ensconced in a life of privilege and the other in a life of hardship, explores the true meaning of fortune. http://contemporarylit.about.com/od/fiction/fr/fortunateSon.htm

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6. GradeSaver: ClassicNote: Biography Of Walter Mosley Walter Mosley was born on January 12, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, where his Easy Rawlins novels are set. He grew up in the Watts and PicoFairfield http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/authors/about_walter_mosley.html

My Account Home Free Online Study Guides Best Editing Anywhere Getting you the grade since 1999. Study Guides Editing Services ... Help Search: Biography of Walter Mosley (1952-) Walter Mosley Walter Mosley was born on January 12, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, where his Easy Rawlins novels are set. He grew up in the Watts and Pico-Fairfield districts of the city, the only child of a mixed-race marriage. Mosley's father was an African-American man from the Deep South, and his mother a Jew whose parents immigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe. Mosley's unique racial and ethnic heritage provided him with a multifaceted understanding of prejudice as well as the importance of cultural tradition. Both of these topics find outlets in Mosley's writings in various genres, most famously his Easy Rawlins mystery novels, beginning with Devil in a Blue Dress Mosley earned his bachelor's degree from Johnson State College in Vermont in 1977, after which he tried various jobs, including computer programming. In 1982 he moved to New York City with his future wife, Joy Kellman, a white Jewish woman. They were married five years later, in 1987. During this time, Mosley rekindled his love of reading and writing, which came to a height when he read The Color Purple Alice Walker's iconic novel about the African-American experience. He stopped working in order to attend the City College of New York and focus on literature. Mosley recounts that one day he was inspired to write a sentence about black people sitting on a porch in Louisiana. Writing this sentence so roused him that he decided to devote his life to being an author.

7. Walter Mosley --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on Walter Mosley African American author of mystery stories noted for their realistic portrayals of segregated http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9002878/Walter-Mosley

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8. Random House Audio Publishing - Walter Mosley Walter Mosley is the bestselling author of many works, including five critically acclaimed mysteries featuring Easy Rawlins; the blues novel RL s Dream, http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/catalog/author.pperl?authorid=21423

9. Simon & Schuster: Walter Mosley Walter Mosley appearances, new releases, photos, bios, news, etc. at SimonSays. http://www.simonsays.com/content/destination.cfm?tab=1&pid=328677

10. Bookreporter.com - Author Profile: Walter Mosley Walter Mosley is the author of the bestselling Easy Rawlins series of mysteries, the novel R.L. S DREAM, and the story collection ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/au-mosley-walter.asp

var gDcsId = "dcs30w0vc10000chxa0maatv9_2u6z"; Interviews Author Talk July 2002 Author Bibliography Click here to find more ... Audible.com Books by Walter Mosley BLONDE FAITH THIS YEAR YOU WRITE YOUR NOVEL KILLING JOHNNY FRY: A Sexistential Novel FEAR OF THE DARK ... FEARLESS JONES Reading Group Guides THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT BAD BOY BRAWLY BROWN WALKIN' THE DOG Walter Mosley BIO Walter Mosley is the author of the bestselling Easy Rawlins series of mysteries, the novel R.L.'S DREAM, and the story collection ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, ALWAYS OUTGUNNED, for which he received the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. He was born in Los Angeles and has been at various times in his life a potter, a computer programmer, and a poet. His books have been translated into twenty languages. He lives in New York. Back to top. AUTHOR TALK July 2002 Walter Mosley, creator of the Easy Rawlins series, has carved his own niche in the Mystery of crime fiction. In this interview, he discusses his characters' roles in portraying African-Americans and the impact of political organizations on the community as depicted in his new novel BAD BOY BRAWLY BROWN Q: Now that Easy Rawlins is back and is haunted by the voice of Mouse throughout BAD BOY BRAWLY BROWN, the question must be asked, is Mouse really dead?

11. Ready When You Are, C.B. White Butterfly, By Walter Mosley Walter Mosley is Raymond Chandler s darker cousin. Both writers set their detective stories in the mean streets of Los Angelos. http://readywhenyouarecb.blogspot.com/2007/12/white-butterfly-by-walter-mosley.h

Book Reviews, Vallejo News, Vallejo, California, Events Book Reviews and Vallejo California News and Events. skip to main skip to sidebar Ready When You Are, C.B. Book Reviews and Vallejo News Saturday, December 8, 2007 White Butterfly, by Walter Mosley Walter Mosley is Raymond Chandler's 'darker cousin.' Both writers set their detective stories in the mean streets of Los Angelos . Both created a classic hard-boiled detective character, Phillip Marlow and Easy Rawlins . Their detectives could be brothers, maybe they really are, secretly. That would not come as much of a surprise really. Maybe they are father and son. They have basically the same outlook on their work, their city and their women. They occupy bascially the same place in their respective social worlds. Easy has survived enough books to end up a family man, but he is the sort of family man I expect Phillip Marlow would have become had he ever been able to meet a woman who could live with him. In White Butterfly by Walter Mosley , we find Easy Rawlins happily married and raising two children, trying to live out a middle class dream in a nice house in a decent neighborhood in post war Watts. Soon he is involved with the police who need his help to catch a suspected serial killer. The killer, who preys on women, has just moved from black

12. Distinguished Visiting Writers Series 2006-2007 - Walter Mosley Walter mosley walter Mosley is the author of twentythree critically acclaimed novels and his work has been translated into twenty-one languages. http://www.asu.edu/piper/forcomm/dvwriters/0607/walter_mosley.html

skip to content ABOUT US Our Mission ... Video Walter Mosley Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. Reading at ASU Old Main, Carson Ballroom Admission: $10.00 Due to larger than expected sales volume, we are no longer taking phone orders for tickets. Tickets must be purchased at the door. Please plan to arrive early. These readings will sell out. Walter Mosley is the author of twenty-three critically acclaimed novels and his work has been translated into twenty-one languages. Two movies have been made from his work: Devil in a Blue Dress and Always Outnumbered . His short fiction has been published in The New Yorker GQ Esquire USA Weekend Los Angeles Times Magazine , and Savoy Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing P. O. Box 875002 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-5002 (480) 965-6018 phone (480) 727-0820 fax Contact Us Contact Webmaster Accessibility Privacy

13. Tantor Audio Books : Walter Mosley Walter Mosley is the New York Times bestselling author of twentythree critically acclaimed books, and his work has been translated into twenty-one http://www.tantor.com/AuthorDetail.asp?Author=Mosley_W

14. Walter Mosley Walter Mosley, a native of Detroit , Michigan , has a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan College of Engineering and http://www-personal.umich.edu/~wmosley/

Walter Mosley Juris Doctor and Masters Candidate Harvard Law School University of Michigan School of Information Office: 731 Virginia Park Detroit, Mi 48202 Phone: 734-972-3725 Email: wmosley@umich.edu Resume Curriculum Vitae Biography Walter Mosley, a native of Detroit Michigan , has a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan College of Engineering and is working on two other degrees: a J. D. from Harvard Law School as well as a master’s in information policy from the University of Michigan School of Information. He holds the distinction of Intel Fellow, Intel Scholar, Hewlett-Packard Foundation Research Fellow, GEM Fellow, and Microsoft Community Information Research Fellow. Mosley’s main research interest includes developing legal, regulatory, and policy frameworks and strategies for the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for profitable participation by developing Sub-Saharan African countries in the Global Information Society / Global Information Infrastructure (GIS/GII). Currently, he is working on building a policy collaboratory for civic participation in development processes by the global South, which was launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (September, 2002), in Johannesburg, South Africa.

15. Walter Mosley - Authors - Books - Fine Arts - News Diablerie By Walter Mosley BLOOMSBURY; 184 PAGES; $23.95 Diablerie is the lean, new novel by the prolific, muchadmired Walter Mosley. http://www.wikio.com/fine_arts/books/authors/walter_mosley

Search Walter Mosley All News News Blogs New tab personalize your page by selecting the info that interests you! relevance date popularity Subscribe News Fine Arts Books Authors Walter Mosley Walter Mosley To read today's news personalize this page Vote! The Dybbuk in a Blue Dress Jewschool - 01/23/2008 Tags : Actors and Actresses Authors Books Denzel Washington ... Fine Arts Walter Mosley , the Los Angeles born writer, is best known for creating Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator who, from his imaginative beat in Watts, propelled Mosley 's volumes into the hands of Bill Clinton, and into a movie starring Denzel Washington . He sat down with Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg of the Wall Street Journal to speak [...] add comment send to a friend Vote! Mosley pens last of Easy's exploits Deseret Morning News - 01/13/2008 Tags : Authors Fine Arts Best known for his series of crime novels about the exploits of Ezekiel (Easy) Rawlins, a charismatic black detective who has also been a Los Angeles real estate salesman and a janitor, Walter Mosley , who is rarely seen without his trademark fedora, has written his 10th.

16. Walter Mosley - Book Lust Walter Mosley hit the ground running with his first published Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins novel, Devil in a Blue Dress in 1990, and hasn’t stopped since. http://booklust.wetpaint.com/page/Walter Mosley

A Wetpaint Wiki Sign in to Wetpaint Welcome! Wikis are websites that everyone can build together. It's easy! Walter Mosley add a comment or review Devil in a Blue Dress Raymond Chandler Have a favorite Walter Mosley book? Recommend it! Here are the Easy Rawlins books, in the order in which you should read them: Devil in a Blue Dress A Red Death White Butterfly Black Betty A Little Yellow Dog (the prequel to the series) Bad Boy Brawly Brown Six Easy Pieces: Easy Rawlins Stories Little Scarlet Mosley has another series too, about a black bookstore owner in 1950s Los Angeles who is writing about the exploits of his best friend, Fearless Jones: Fearless Jones Fear Itself Then there are his stand-alone collections of stories and novels: Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned Blue Light The Man in My Basement (which received the 1996 Literary Award for Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association) [Excerpted from More Book Lust] Latest page update: made by bookworm Jun 15 2006, 6:33 PM EDT about this update About This Update Edited by bookworm 5 words added 3 images added 3 images deleted view changes complete history Keyword tags: book crush Book Lust book wiki Nancy Pearl ... Walter Mosely More Info: links to this page Bookmark: Del.icio.us

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18. Primer To The Mysteries Of Walter Mosley The author walter mosley was born in 1952 Los Angeles, California. He attended Goddard College and Johnson State College, and has been a computer programmer http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/mosley/mosley_walter_primer.html

The author Walter Mosley was born in 1952 Los Angeles, California. He attended Goddard College and Johnson State College, and has been a computer programmer. He is currently a professor of English at New York University. Walter Mosley's mystery novels have often been compared to those of Raymond Chandler, mainly because they share vivid settings on the seamy side of Los Angeles in the middle decades of the century, a less-than-rosy view of human nature, and tough but noble main characters in Philip Marlowe and Ezekiel Rawlins There's another similarity: like Chandler, Mosley wields elegant, economical prose to create unforgettable characters. Chief among them is series protagonist Easy Rawlins. In many ways Rawlins is a kind of black Everyman, reflecting the great migration from the South in mid-century. He grew up in Houston, fought in World War II and works hard for a better life in Los Angeles, keenly aware of the boundaries imposed upon him by racism. But Easy is no stereotype; endlessly complex, he continues to surprise and reward readers. Chandler once wrote that the best mysteries are those you would read even if the last chapter were torn out; Easy Rawlins is a character who would make you do just that. Rawlins is not a private eye; he makes his living at everything from real estate to janitorial work. He's a sometime fixer, drawn into mysteries, often against his will, because some friend or connection needs his help. Like many other Black detective/mystery authors (witness

19. Author Walter Mosley Has Plenty To Smile About He’s written everything from bestselling mysteries to a sex novel to a critique of capitalism. No wonder walter mosley has plenty to smile about. http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/books/14455/

New York Magazine The Word Skip to content , or skip to search Home This Week's Magazine Cover Archive ... Skip to content , or skip to search Search: Entire Site Restaurants Events Hotels Stores Search: Entire Site Restaurants Events Hotels Multimedia Stores Guaranteed Lowest Price! Subscribe Today! Give a Gift Welcome, UserName Edit Profile Log Out You are not logged in Log In Register Feature Free Radical He’s written everything from best-selling mysteries to a sex novel to a critique of capitalism. No wonder Walter Mosley has plenty to smile about. Add a Comment Comment Add Yours Comments ... Add Yours By Logan Hill Published Sep 18, 2005 (Photo: Ann Weathersby) R eclining in a comfortable armchair in the Patron’s Lounge of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walter Mosley is in a mellow mood. “I have the career that I’ve always wanted,” he says softly. “I’m a writer. How wonderful.” His signature fedora—today’s has a crisp silk band—hangs at an appropriately rakish angle on the chair’s arm. A huge antique African gold ring is wrapped around one finger. “Of my next five books, four of them are written,” Mosley says casually, smiling. And if you’ve ever left a novel unfinished—four of five?!—you’ll try to hate him now. At 53, when other best-selling authors might be content to coast on expectations, Mosley is merrily taking risks. Of those next five books, only one is in the mystery genre that’s made him one of the world’s most-read authors (and, famously, Bill Clinton’s favorite writer). The others include a political parable, a science-fiction fantasy, a brash nonfiction book about politics, and “a sex novel, a pornographic novel,” as Mosley calls it, that begins as a New Yorker finds his girlfriend in bed with another man—and doesn’t tell her.

20. Walter Mosely, Black Male Heroes; Smithsonian Associates Author walter mosley is a native of Los Angeles, the setting for his Easy Rawlins mystery series. His first novel, Devil in a Blue Dress, received immediate http://smithsonianassociates.org/programs/mosley/mosley.htm

FREE Streaming Real Audio! Browse Topics Current Affairs History Literature Performing Arts Home Contact Us Smithsonian Associates.org Walter Mosley Black Male Heroes Learning Links Walter Mosley Biography BookPage interview with Walter Mosley Books Fearless Jones Hardcover - 320 pages (June 2001) Walkin' the Dog Paperback - 260 pages (October 2000) INTRO PROGRAM Available on Cassette! Author Walter Mosley is a native of Los Angeles, the setting for his Easy Rawlins mystery series. His first novel, Devil in a Blue Dress , received immediate acclaim in 1990 and was the winner of the Shamus Award for Best First P.I. Novel from The Private Eye Writers of America. It also became a major motion picture staring Denzel Washington and Jennifer Beals. Other books in the series include A Red Death White Butterfly , and Black Betty During the 1992 Presidential campaign then-candidate Bill Clinton, an avid reader of mysteries, revealed that the Easy Rawlins series was his favorite. On this audio program, Mr. Mosley discusses the importance of black male heroes in literature and illustrates his analysis by reading one of his short stories featuring his new character, Socrates Fortlow.

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