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Posted on Aug 16, 2011 in Featured Authors

Walter Mosley: A Man About Mystery

Walter Mosley: A Man About Mystery

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Walter Mosley is a literary genuis.  Few can argue against that fact.  Over the course of his career, Mosley has not only earned a reputation as the one of the most prominent Black writers of our time, but also as one of the most revered voices in American mystery.

This month, in honor of Black History Month, our website featured author is none other than Walter Mosley.

Take a few minutes to honor Walter Mosley with us by visiting a few of the following websites to learn more about the man whose literary talent is absolutely no mystery.

General Information and Biographies About Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley Official Website:  http://www.waltermosley.com

In Depth Biography and Article About Walter Mosley on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Mosley

Biography of Walter Mosley on Bookbrowse: http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=636

Biography of Walter Mosley on Biography.com: http://www.biography.com/articles/Walter-Mosley-38445

Encyclopedia.com’s Walter Mosley Biography (with links to many other sources): http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MosleyW.html

An Interview with Walter Mosley:  http://www.powells.com/authors/mosley.html

Lists of Books by Walter Mosley

The titles marked with an asterisk are the titles the library currently owns.

Easy Rawlins Mysteries

  • * Devil in a Blue Dress (1990)
  • * A Red Death (1991)
  • * White Butterfly (1992)
  • * Black Betty (1994)
  • * A Little Yellow Dog (1996)
  • Gone Fishin’ (1997)
  • * Bad Boy Brawly Brown (2002)
  • Six Easy Pieces (2003)
  • * Little Scarlet (2004)
  • * Cinnamon Kiss (2005)
  • * Blonde Faith (2007)

Fearless Jones Mysteries

  • Fearless Jones (2001)
  • * Fear Itself (2003)
  • * Fear of the Dark (2006)

Leonid McGill mysteries

  • The Long Fall (2009)

Science Fiction

  • Blue Light (1998)
  • Futureland: Nine Stories of an Imminent World (2001)
  • The Wave (2005)

Socrates Fortlow books

    * Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (1997) * Walkin’ the Dog (1999) The Right Mistake (2008)

For Young Adults

  • 47 (2005)

Other fiction

  • RL’s Dream (1995)
  • The Man in My Basement (2004)
  • Walking the Line (2005), a novella in the Transgressions series
  • Fortunate Son (2006)
  • The Tempest Tales (2008)

Erotica

  • Killing Johnny Fry: A Sexistential Novel (2006)
  • Diablerie (2007)

Nonfiction

  • * Workin’ on the Chain Gang: Shaking off the Dead Hand of History (2000)
  • What Next: An African American Initiative Toward World Peace (2003)
  • Life Out of Context: Which Includes a Proposal for the Non-violent Takeover of the House of Representatives (2006)
  • For Authors, Fragile Ideas Need Loving Every Day
  • This Year You Write Your Novel (2007)

Graphic Novels

  • Maximum Fantastic Four (2005,with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby)

Films and television

  • Fallen Angels: Fearless (1995)(TV)
  • Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
  • Always Outnumbered (1998) (TV)

Additional Bibliographies

Walter Mosley Annotated Bibliography from PBS.org: http://www.pbs.org/now/arts/mosleybib.html

Video Clips Featuring Walter Mosley

 

Walter Mosley at The 2009 National Book Festival

A Mashup of Walter Mosley Interviews