Walter Mosley

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Walter Mosley is the author of 21 critically acclaimed books and his work has been translated into more than 20 languages. His popular mysteries featuring Easy Rawlins include Devil in a Blue Dress, Six Easy Pieces, and Little Scarlet. Other works include Fearless Jones, Fear Itself, and The Man in My Basement, among others. Two movies have been made from his work including Devil in A Blue Dress and Always Outnumbered. He has won numerous awards including an O. Henry Award, a Sundance Institute Risktaker Award, and a Lifetime Achievement Award by PEN USA. Mosley created a new publishing degree program aimed at young urban residents at The City College of New York. It is the only such program in the country. Mosley served on the board of directors of the National Book Awards and presently serves on the boards of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, the Poetry Society of America, and TransAfrica. He is past-president of the Mystery Writers of America. Born and raised in Los Angeles he now lives in New York City.