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, Always Outgunned, for which he received the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and, most recently, Life Out of Context, published by Nation Books. 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.

Currently

  • Get Happy

    September 16, 2009

    Americans deserve a government agency charged with fostering the pursuit of happiness.

2007

  • TransAfrica's Tribute to Ruby Dee

    December 4, 2007

    "She is our elder and our sister and our daughter. We celebrate her as we celebrate the moon: our guide through the dark, dark night."

  • Shouting Underwater

    August 23, 2007

    Two years ago, Katrina shed light on a harsh truth--we are all victims of a failed government.

  • King of Calypso

    March 15, 2007

    In praise of Harry Belafonte, on his eightieth birthday.

  • The Sounds of Silence

    January 29, 2007 Subscribe

    Voting is a privilege and a responsibility that every American bears. Allowing prisoners to vote will keep us honest.

2006

  • Show Me the Money

    December 6, 2006

    A man can be rich, but only a nation can be wealthy. And if anyone suffers from poverty, our whole country bears the shame.

  • Cultural Famine: A Cycle

    October 8, 2006

    Famine is at its worst when people waste away and die. But there is another kind of famine: the death of the human soul--the emptiness and senseless cynicism in this country that has taken up residence in our hearts.

  • A New Black Power

    February 8, 2006

    It's time to transform the two-party system into something more equitable by introducing smaller political groups based on special interests: Consider the power of a black voting bloc led by young people.

2003

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