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Books by Walter Mosley
Cinnamon Kiss
- Hardcover, 312 pages
All I Did Was Shoot My Man
- Hardcover, 326 pages
47
- Hardcover, 232 pages
Known to Evil
- Hardcover, 325 pages
This Year You Write Your Novel
- Hardcover, 111 pages
Little Scarlet
- Hardcover, 306 pages
Blonde Faith
- Hardcover, 308 pages
47
- Paperback, 232 pages
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
- Paperback, 277 pages
NPR stories about Walter Mosley
Author Interviews
In 'Shoot My Man,' Mosley Tells Tale Of Atonement
January 26, 2012 In All I Did Was Shoot My Man, Walter Mosley tells the story of a woman trying to get her life back on track after serving an eight-year prison sentence. Private investigator Leonid McGill knows she's innocent and tries to help her start over.
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Family Matters: Mozart's Sister, A Colonial Adoption And The Memories Of Old Men
November 9, 2011 It's all about fiction this week with a stunning magical realist debut from the young Tea Obreht, a fantastical family fable from Walter Mosley, Matt Rees' conspiracy-laden historical drama about Mozart's sister, and a haunting novel of colonialism gone awry by Swedish author Henning Mankell.
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Deceptive Diaries, Cicero's Rise To Power, And 'Committed' At Last
February 2, 2011 This week's fiction ranges from Robert Harris' take on Cicero's year as leader of Rome, to Louise Erdrich's twisted story of a marriage, to Walter Mosley's second Leonid McGill detective novel. In nonfiction, Elizabeth Gilbert gets Committed, and Michael Lewis probes The Big Short.
Author Interviews
Mosley's 'Last Days' Restores Memory, But At A Cost
December 6, 2010 Novelist Walter Mosley explains how watching his mother's experience with dementia helped him craft his latest novel, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, which asks: Would you repair your failing memory if it meant your life span would also be significantly shortened?
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'Known To Evil' Author Explores Heroes, Redemption
April 7, 2010 Walter Mosley has written more than two dozen books featuring unforgettable black characters as lovers, thugs, bad guys, good guys — and guys who are a little of each. Mosley is now lending his voice to an effort by the American Library Association to introduce young people to books with diverse authors and characters.
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What We're Reading: March 23 - 29
March 23, 2010 It took Karl Marlantes 30 years to write Matterhorn, an exhaustive and unsparing war novel. Walter Mosley takes up a new detective case in Known to Evil. Also: Dog Boy, fiction inspired by the true story of a feral child, and a new novel about gossipy parents in Brooklyn Heights.
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Easy Rawlins and the Unbearable Sadness of Being
October 10, 2007 Since 1990, faithful readers have followed the cases of Easy Rawlins, author Walter Mosley's hard-boiled, Los Angeles detective. His new novel, Blonde Faith, is the 10th book in the Rawlins series — and, Mosley says, the last.
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Stop Reading and Start Writing
April 17, 2007 Walter Mosley, author of 25 books, gives tips, tricks and practical advice for stalled writers in his new book, This Year You Write Your Novel.
You Must Read This
Mosley's Intergalactic Coming-of-Age Tale: '47'
July 6, 2006 Walter Mosley, the creator of the bestselling Easy Rawlings mysteries, has accomplished something remarkable with his young-adult novel 47, according to author Steven Barnes: "He used the struggles of one frightened boy to represent [a] common yearning."
Interviews
Easy Rawlins Is Back with a 'Cinnamon Kiss'
September 21, 2005 Famed mystery writer Walter Mosley is back with a new tale called Cinnamon Kiss. Ed Gordon talks with the author about the latest novel to feature his popular sleuth, Easy Rawlins.
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Walter Mosley: A Slave's Flight to Freedom in '47'
June 8, 2005 Karen Grigsby Bates talks with writer Walter Mosley about his newest book, 47. It's written for young adults, and mixes science fiction and magical realism to tell the story of a young slave's fight for freedom.
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'Little Scarlet': Easy Rawlins, Through the Flames
July 15, 2004 Walter Mosley talks about race, rage and redemption — all major themes of his latest Easy Rawlins mystery, Little Scarlet, set in Los Angeles during the 1965 Watts Riots. Hear the author read passages from the book, and read an excerpt.
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Author Interviews
A Portrait Of The Cartoonist And Her Mother
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel has a new memoir about her complicated relationship with her mother.
Author Interviews
A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People
Lawrence Jackson went on a quest to find his late grandfather's home in Virginia.
